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Quote Your Consulting Billing Rate with Confidence

Successful Independent Consulting

Also, the larger the firm, the more overhead the billing rate needs to cover such as partner salaries and bonuses, real estate, advertising, and training. Keep in mind that rates vary dramatically depending on geography, the type of consulting expertise, and the size and reputation of the firm. Figure out your market rate.

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“We Had Gone Back 20 Years.” The Heads of Puerto Rico’s Largest Media Company on Life After Hurricane Maria

Harvard Business

The family-owned business runs Puerto Rico’s largest media company&#8212 (GFR Media) as well as other companies focused on customer engagement (LinkActive) and real estate (Kingbird). We had no advertising because most of our advertisers were closed, their agencies without power.

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"No Tapering, More QE, Serious Housing Slowdown" says Saxo Bank Chief Economist

MishTalk

For example Bloomberg reports Blackstone Said to Gather $2 Billion for Real Estate. It''s important to note that Blackstone is raising money for European real estate (but it also has huge US commitment as well). That title reminds me of my 2005 post " It''s Too Late ". One and Done Tapering?

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Obsess Over Your Customers, Not Your Rivals

Harvard Business

This included biology (fat tastes good, sugar is delicious, and our brains are wired to want more of both); mindless eating; and the billion-dollar advertising and marketing budgets of companies that make fast food, junk food, and processed food. So our chief competition was anything that makes it harder to live a healthy life.

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For Some Platforms, Network Effects Are No Match for Local Know-How

Harvard Business

Uber, like all transportation services, has never and will never offer a product that’s composed purely of digital “bits,” as companies do in media (Netflix and YouTube), music (Spotify), or advertisements (Facebook and Google). These sectors have never been, and never will be, composed purely of digital bits.

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The Psychology Behind Marketing Online Education

Tom Spencer

No one decides on an online education based on a single advertisement or one aspect of a website. Someone who wishes to achieve a degree in philosophy may be very different from someone who wants real estate training online. Instead, a multitude of psychological factors work together.

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Friday Fusion: November 27, 2020

Tsavo Neal

When you own your personal domain name, you own a piece of “digital real estate. ” Once your website is live, publish content to encourage people to visit your website, advertise your skills and hype you up. You learn a lot of valuable tech skills while making it: web design, web development, web hosting, etc.