Adding More Value your client projects

Marie Poulin has written about how web designers can add more value to their client projects but don’t take this as just for web designers. Every consultant can add tegentail value to their client projects. Sometimes that’s value you can charge for. I spend a decent amount of time with my clients talking through business strategy and product launches. Highly valuable to them, a fun change of pace for me.

Mental Minimalism

With 2015 ending I start to think about what worked and didn’t work throughout the year. It’s part of my process to make sure I keep doing the things that help my business and elimitae or limit the things that damage it. A big part is curbing my desire to "do everything" and instead to focus. Paul Jarvis has an interesting piece about Mental Minimalism and paring down your thoughts.

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Quick Links

Seth’s Blog: Three elements to go beyond hourly freelancing (sethgodin.typepad.com)

Why I like inbound marketing for consulting services (theadmin.org)

4 Things that aren’t the job of a proposal (nusii.com)

7 Ways to Beat Procrastination and Get Working Now (bidsketch.com)

Outbound marketing and control (theadmin.org)

Are You Present or Are You Presenting? (winwithoutpitching.com)

Freelance Transformation #040: The Habits and Mindset of a $250,000+ Solo Consultant with Ryan Waggoner (freelancetransformation.com)

Freelancers’ Show #180 – Fixing Projects When Projects Go Wrong (devchat.tv)

Thanks, I’ll see you next week

Eric Davis (@edavis10)