Grow Your Consulting Business: The 14-Step Roadmap to Make Your Independent Consulting Goals a Reality

by Melisa Liberman

Go from Uncertainty to Predictability as a Consultant

Do you dream of having a regular flow of leads and consulting clients? Do you dream of making more money, doing work that matters, and achieving the work-life balance that was elusive when you worked in corporate?

You don’t have to choose between making money, making an impact, and having a work-life balance. It is possible to build a thriving consulting business where you’ve exceeded your wildest dreams for your professional and personal life. You can have it all in your independent consulting business after you’ve cracked the code to marketing and selling yourself. And you can do this even if you think you’re bad at selling.

In Grow Your Consulting The 14-Step Roadmap to Make Your Independent Consulting Goals a Reality , former Accenture consultant, SaaS executive-turned-independent consultant, and award-winning business coach Melisa Liberman will teach

The fourteen simple steps to implement in your independent consulting business to make hitting your revenue goals inevitableHow to avoid trading time for moneyThe secret that most independent consultants never figure out, which can be the difference between success and failure for solo consultantsReal-life examples of how other independent consultants have successfully implemented these fourteen stepsThe biggest mistakes independent consultants make and how to avoid themIf you’re ready to have a thriving, sustainable, and fulfilling independent consulting business, read Grow Your Consulting Business today!

326 pages, Kindle Edition

Published January 20, 2024

Reviews

[Matty · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a blueprint if not a business bible for corporate employees transitioning to independent consulting or to existing independent consultants that need to pivot their business. Melisa provides pragmatic lessons from her own experience and that of the clients she has consulted with. As someone that is on this exact transition journey for the last 2 years I highly recommend this book!

She provides the theory, practice, examples and really digs into 'mindset' for all aspects of the business and self identity. This book is both a storyline and a reference. You'll might feel overwhelmed reading it but as she herself advices - take it step by step.

Melissa does not sugar coat things and clearly addresses the uncomfortable area's of independent consulting entrepreneurship: Doubt, Imposter syndrome, Money mindset, self confidence etc. And she offers formulaic ways to deal with or normalize. She offers insight into both the 'working in the business' such as lead generation, audience building portfolio, and keeping top of mind systems, and 'working on the business' systems also the vision, pricing financial, planning side of things.

I highly recommend this book to anyone considering building an independent consulting business or making the transition into one. Especially if you come from the typical corporate job. Make no mistake about the work and shift in thinking you need to do! This book provides a valuable roadmap, examples and challenging questions for you to work on as you go/are on your own journey to becoming a successful independent consultant.

I also highly recommend listening to the accompanying podcast, it's keeps things fresh and you can revisit chapters and topics when they are most relevant to you. The 'grow you independent consulting business' podcast is what got me interested in this book in the 1st place. My physical copy of the book has highlights on every or every other page - it's just a wealth of practical knowledge from someone that has carried the bag.

In full disclosure after listening to podcast, and buying the book I also opted for coaching from Melisa which propelled my independent consulting business forward. But in no way was i compensated for this review - this is purely my personal view/experience.

[Tulip_OnTheTBR · Rating 4 out of 5]

Shifting out of a "worker" mindset and starting to think like a business owner is the biggest hurdle for an independent consultant, and these 14 steps tackle it head-on. Melisa Liberman leads you through an interesting journey and I especially appreciated how she used her own practice, as a storyteller’s case study, to show these concepts in action.

While I bypassed a few topics that were a bit too advanced for where my business was at the time, the roadmap itself is cohesive and logical. I’ll admit, I’m the type to color outside the lines, so I didn't personally dive into the extra toolkits or assessments, but the core of this book still packs a punch.

It’s a great resource for anyone looking to change their perspective and finally step away from the rat race.

[Greg · Rating 3 out of 5]

Of the hundreds of people who’ve followed my annual book lists over the past quarter century, I don’t expect many will pick up this book or even read this review. So I’ll keep this short.

Melisa Liberman is an independent consultant. She wrote this book to help other would-be independent consultants start their businesses. It’s full of great questions, frameworks, models, case studies, and anecdotes. Is it the best of its kind out there? I couldn’t say. But I appreciate that as I was developing and launching Barnes Creative Bank, reading Liberman’s book always gave me things to think about. New approaches, better questions, fresh ideas. Turning to this book, highlighting passages to revisit, and keeping notes on what I was reading put my head in the game and kept it there it ways that wouldn’t have been possible on my own.

READ IT IF: You want to be an independent consultant. If that’s you, search for it, and you'll find the free download.