Consulting Secrets to Triple Your Income
By Fred Gleeck
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How to Start and Build a Turbo-Charged Consulting Business in Your Own Field
Fred Gleeck
Fred Gleeck is an information marketer. He markets and sells books, ebooks, audios, videos and other info products. He also coaches a select group of subject matter experts to help them create and market THEIR info products. To get is FREE audio course (valued at $397), go to http://www.FredGleeck.com/trainin-videos
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Consulting Secrets to Triple Your Income - Fred Gleeck
Consulting Secrets to Triple Your Income
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Fred Gleeck
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Consulting Secrets to Triple Your Income
Copyright 2011 by Fred Gleeck
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Contents
Acknowledgements
Preface
About the Author
Contact Information
Introduction
Your Goals
My Goals
How Much Experience Do You Need?
Consulting is Not a Get-Rich-Quick Scheme
1. Strategies for Success
Appoint Yourself King or Queen
Identify Industry Leaders
Market Through Associations
Working With Multiple Associations
Creating a New Association
Handling Association Politics
Piggybacking on Industry Events
Leverage Strategic Alliances
Alliances with Vendors
Alliances with other Consultants
Joint Ventures
Use the Funnel System
Be Outrageous!
2. Overview of the System
1) Select a Niche
2) Determine Whether or Not the Niche Has a Sufficient Number of Buying Units
3) Create a Line of Products to Sell to This Niche
4) Generate Leads into Your Funnel
5) Get Your Leads to Buy Some Product, No Matter How Inexpensive
6) Trade Customers Up the Ladder to More Expensive Products Automatically
7) Maintain Regular Contact with All of Your Customers
8) Convert Product-Buying Customers into Consulting Clients
9) Trade Smaller Consulting Clients Up to Larger, Monthly Retainer Contracts ASAP
10) Generate Repeat Consulting Business by Delivering Tangible Consulting Value
11) Generate Great Testimonials to Use to Sell More Consulting Business
3. Selecting Your Niche
Calculating the Number of Buying Units
Is Your Niche Worth It?
4. Creating Your Line of Products
Why So Many Products?
The Wow
Factor
Front-End/Back-End Products
Product Development
5. The Quick-Start Product Line
Low-Priced Reports
Becoming an Affiliate
Licensing Products from Others
6. Yes, Your Book!
A Book in a Weekend?
Three Ways to Write Your Book
The 25x4x2 System
The One Page per Topic System
The Transcription System
Editing Your Book
Designing Your Book
The Text Block
The Cover
Getting Testimonials
Printing Your Book
Short Run Printers
Print On Demand (POD)
Registering Your Book
ISBN
Library of Congress
Advanced Book Information (ABI)
Bar Code
Copyright (Form TX)
7. Subscription Products
Newsletters & e-Zines
Publications
Tape-of-the-Month
Membership Site
8. Audio Products
Equipment
Recording Equipment
Duplication Equipment
Packaging
Distribution Options
What Should You Record?
Record Your Seminar
Record an Interview
Interview a Prominent Expert
In-Studio Recording
Providing Free/Low-Priced Audios
9. Video Products
Should You Hire Someone or Do It Yourself?
Equipment
Product Placement in Videos
10. Consulting Services - Have You Thought of These?
Private Seminars
Teleconferences
Monthly/Weekly Coaching
Roundtables in Cities You Visit
Critiques
Mystery Caller
11. Using Seminars to Build Your Consulting Business
Why You Must Do Seminars
The Seminar Formula
Planning Your Seminar
Creating a Great Seminar Title
Designing Your Seminar
Seminars vs. Boot Camps
The Modular Content System
Setting the Date
Best Months
Best Days
Avoiding Conflicting Events
Selecting a Location
Pricing Your Seminar
Promoting Your Seminar
Early Enrollment Incentives
Advertising Your Seminar
Newspaper Ads
Magazines
Trade Publications
Using Direct Mail
Writing a Direct Mail Piece
Sending Postcards
Seminar Hotlines
One-Step vs. Two-Step Seminar Promotion
Handling Registration
Toll-Free Number
The Heart Attack
Seminar Registration Curve
Taking Payments
Preparing Your Seminar
Warning: Always Get to the Room Early
Setting Up the Room
Theatre Style
Classroom Style
Round Tables
U-Shaped
Seminar Materials
Should You Use Name Tags?
Handouts/Workbooks
Evaluations
Delivering Your Seminar
Starting the Seminar
Encouraging Audience Participation
Using Exercises
Staying on Schedule
Repeating Questions Asked
Using a Content Action Idea Sheet
Giving Exact Times for Seminar Topics
Planning Breaks
Using the Post-It® Note
System to Postpone Questions
Leveraging Guest Speakers
Using Hot Seats
Group Outings
12. Filling the Funnel
Overview of the Process
Test Before Investing
Free Ways to Generate Leads
Generating Publicity
Writing Articles for Trade Publications
Teaching Continuing Education Classes
Speaking at Industry Conventions
Speaking at Trade Shows
Exhibiting at Trade Shows
Setting Up Your Trade Show Booth
Personal Contact Marketing (Networking)
Participating in Online Groups
Cold Calling vs. Lead Generation Advertising
Advertising
Using Repeat Exposures
Classified Ads
Display Ads
Direct Mail
Sequenced Letters
Postcards
Endorsed Mailings
Using Public Databases
Using the Web to Market Your Consulting Services
13. Selling the Products
Understanding Return on Marketing Dollars
Measuring Your Progress
Understanding the Three Types of Customers
Licensing Your Products
Licensing to Dealers
Multi-Site Licensing
Step-Down/Step-Up Offers
Pre-Selling
Up Selling
Creating a Catalog of Products
Setting up Hotlines
Answering the Phone
The 30-Day Delivery Rule
Shipping Your Product
Getting an Outside Vendor to Handle Fulfillment
Handling Returns
Managing Your Database
14. They Call You for Consulting–Now What?
Setting Your Fees
Offering a Guarantee
Inform First, Sell Second
Responding to Customers
Handling Customers
You Don’t Want Every Customer
You Can’t Read Your Prospects’ Minds
Be Persistent, Not Pushy
Find Hardcore Supporters
Promotional Materials
Testimonials
Faxable Sales Material
Tiered Brochure
Web Site
Business Card
Novelty Items
Traveling
Luggage
Airline Clubs
Your Air Carrier and Rental Car Companies
Hotels
Proposals
Contracts
Negotiating Your Fees
Performance Contracts
Retainers: Your Bread and Butter
Discounting Fees
When Should You Walk Away?
Generating Repeat Business
Expanding Into New Markets
15. Conclusion
Other Valuable Learning Resources From Fred Gleeck
Order Sheets
Fred Gleeck’s Million Dollar Rolodex
Books You MUST Read
Acknowledgements
Whenever you complete a book like this one there are plenty of people to thank. I’d like to list those who I feel most deserving of mention here.
First, thanks to Tami Dever for the cover. Although Tami is no longer working on covers for me these days, she did an excellent job with this one and she still needs this mention.
Next, to Nick Zelinger for his tireless work with the interior of this book and MANY other books I’ve done over the last year. Nick is the consummate professional and always does a great job. Feel free to contact Nick for both cover and interior design work at znick4@qwest.net.
Another important person to thank is Scott Laudenslager. Scott does all of the printing for my books these days and always does what he says he will do. Thanks, Scott! If you’re printing any books yourself, make sure to contact him at: kimcoprinting@qwest.net.
Finally, I’d like to thank my mentor (now deceased), Howard Shenson. Howard, wherever you are, thanks for starting me on this path. If not for you I wouldn’t be where I am today. I only hope that I can be as good a mentor to my clients.
That’s it folks! Let’s get on with the show.
Preface
About the Author
Hi! My name is Fred Gleeck and I’ve been a marketing consultant for over 19 years. I was born in Japan and raised in the Philippines as the son of an American diplomat. I left the Philippines to attend undergraduate school at the University of Florida, where I graduated with high honors and a degree in marketing. After that, I earned a master’s degree in International Management from the American Graduate School of International Management (also known as Thunderbird).
After leaving grad school, I moved to New York City where I was promptly fired by five major Fortune 500 companies in a row. There seemed to be unanimous agreement that I should be self-employed. So, I landed my first big consulting assignment with IBM. I worked with them for nine days back in 1985 and made over $31,000! I was psyched! What a great way to make a living. I trained over 600 people on interviewing skills.
For four years, I worked with CareerTrack. At one point they were the largest public seminar company in the world. I was their top speaker in every topic I presented, both from the standpoint of customer ratings and product sales. I still do anywhere from 40 to 50 presentations a year. I’ve done an average of 100 paid presentations a year for the past 15 years. It has been one of my primary means of generating consulting work.
I don’t use traditional
marketing methods to generate consulting business. Most traditional methods don’t work AND they cost a lot of money, so over the years, I have developed a system that brings clients to me. My system turns your marketing efforts from a cost into a profit center.
A number of my consulting assignments come as a result of people who attend one of my seminars. This is how I got the IBM project. By now you may be thinking But, I don’t like speaking.
Don’t worry, even if speaking in front of groups is not your strength, you can still use the system I will reveal to you in this book. In addition to doing seminars, there are a number of other non-traditional
ways to generate leads and clients for your consulting business. So, if seminars and speaking aren’t your bag
don’t worry, there are other methods to chose from.
I have authored a number of books on topics that are tangentially related to this one. They include: Marketing and Promoting Your Own Seminars and Workshops, Publishing for Maximum Profit and Speaking for Millions. All of these books compliment this one. If you are interested in any of these titles, I suggest you order them through Amazon. However, if you have an order totaling over $100, contact me directly at 702-617-4206.
I go back and forth between my house in the Las Vegas area and an apartment in New York City. I’ll also be spending a lot of time in Europe during the summer. My plan is to spend winter in Las Vegas, summer and fall in New York City and most of July and August in Europe.
I have a sign up in my office. It says: Net $1 million a year with no employees.
That’s what success as a consultant will give you. Freedom to live life as YOU want. Now, let’s get YOU started on achieving YOUR dreams!
Contact Information
Don’t be a stranger. I would love to hear from you. I encourage your questions and comments. All are welcome. My contact information is listed below and I encourage you to contact me in whatever way is easiest for you.
I am also available to speak to your organization regarding this and a variety of other topics.
E-mail address: fredgleeck@mac.com
Business phone number: 702-617-4205.
Address: Fred Gleeck
209 South Stephanie Street, Suite B-209 Henderson, NV 89012
Website for this particular topic (I have over 300 domains): www.consultingexpert.com
If you would like to receive my free seven-day course on how to jump start
your consulting business, delivered to you via email, send an email to: Tips@consultingexpert.com. After you start the course, you’ll continue to receive valuable information on how to market your consulting business.
Introduction
When I was in my early 20s, I read just about every book there was on the subject of consulting. They gave me some great marketing ideas that I could have implemented provided I had a huge wad of cash in the bank. I found that most of these books were based on the assumption that I had the funds to sustain a three- or four-year economic drought while waiting to land a large consulting assignment.
Over the years, I continue to read books on the topic, and continue to be frustrated. I finally realized that none of these books told you how to start and build a consulting business and make money while you were waiting to land the big money clients. This book shows you exactly how to do just that. That’s why it’s different. Very different.
The system that I present to you here is unique. I am the only person on the planet that recommends a system for marketing your consulting business that is a profit and not a cost center. This is revolutionary in the consulting business. Every other methodology I’ve ever seen suggests a marketing system that costs you money.
My assumption is that your relatives have not left you a big chunk of change sitting in a trust fund for you to access as needed. I will also assume that you want to do consulting work but don’t want to eat peanut butter and jelly sandwiches while you are waiting to land the big consulting gigs (even though I happen to LOVE peanut butter and jelly sandwiches).
Doesn’t it sound more enjoyable to have money coming in while you are waiting on the large consulting jobs? What if it wasn’t just a little money, but a very nice, regular stream? The system I will teach you in this book helps you effectively market your services as a consultant. At the same time, I will also help you make a bunch of money while waiting to land your big money clients. This will prevent you from becoming what I call a begging
consultant. The begging
consultant is like the person in high school who couldn’t get a date. Why? They were needy. You got the feeling that they had to be with someone to survive. What was the net result of all this neediness? The exact opposite of what they wanted: NO DATES!
This is very similar to most consultants. Consultants who appear to need business will have limited success in getting people to use their services. No one wants to employ the needy
consultant because the potential client asks him or herself, If they’re so good, why aren’t they busy?
Perception is reality. You have to look like you are in demand, even if you aren’t.
The other side of the coin is that you can’t look like you’re too busy. Otherwise, no one will try to engage your services because they suspect you won’t have the time to do their work properly. You have to strike a balance. You’ve got to look in demand, but still be somewhat available. How do you accomplish this? As an example, you can wait 24 hours to return a call rather than returning it immediately.
The system I’ll demonstrate for you here will show you how to make money while you build a base of customers. It will help you build a long-term, sustainable income base. Traditional consulting only allows you to get paid for the actual time you’re working for a client. That means you can only make as much money as you have time to work. The system I’ll outline for you here allows you to get paid while you sleep. Money will come in regardless of how much available time you have to give your clients. Money will come in 24 hours a day, seven days a week, from all over the world.
As a consultant you sell your knowledge, your information, and your brainpower. The problem with most traditional consulting models is that they concentrate almost exclusively on selling these skills face-to-face. Why not sell your knowledge and expertise in other forms as well? Why not create a system that has clients coming to you? As we begin the 21st century, the traditional consulting model is much too restrictive. The new consultant understands that the delivery of his or her expertise must be multi-faceted.
A better name for a consultant in this day and age would be information marketer. With my system, you will market your knowledge and information in a variety of ways; sometimes face-to-face and sometimes in other forms. In this book I will teach you a system to penetrate a niche market with information products. I use that term to include any and all products or services that fall into the following categories: books, e-books, audio tapes, video tapes, seminars and CD-ROMs. These, combined with any other brainpower
that you can package and sell will comprise your line of products.
After you select a niche, you will attack
your niche market through the Internet, direct mail, public speaking, and a variety of other means. The techniques you will find apply to consultants in any and all fields. I am currently involved with numerous niche markets myself. Some of these include video production, catering, film-making, financial planning, self-storage facility operation, and another eight or ten niches. Each quarter or so, I add another one because it’s a plug-and-play
system.
Rather than jump around and give you examples from all the different industries, this book will draw the vast majority of its examples from the self-storage industry. This happens to be a rather small niche, so it serves as the perfect case study for this book. As self-storage was my first market, I made a number of mistakes–mistakes that I am not making with each succeeding niche. Mistakes that you won’t have to make at all if you read and learn from my experience. If I can make this system work with self-storage operators, you can make it work with virtually any niche you select.
If you have a substantial amount of knowledge in a given field you can easily double