Online Consultancy -being ahead of the Curve

     This author has several blogs,including one on Tumblr,one on LinkedIn, and three on Wordpress and these two on Blogger.Those on Blogger and Wordpress are quite similar;the other two vary somewhat.But basically all offer online consultancy.Although my advice and information is unsolicited by a customer.I am ,in effect,offering my advice and special information without an offer of payment.I have to hope that the customer will find some indirect way to show it's appreciation or compensation.
    Defining Consultancy
     Ordinarily, consultancy begins with a customer finding a problem or a bottleneck in it's operations.A search begins to find a consultant in that field that can help speed up their operation or remove the bottleneck.Once a suitable consultant is found a Mission Statement is drawn up and agreed upon by both parties.Then the project begins with a definite deadline for finishing.
   If the process begins online then a Mission Statement can be sent to a customer without an offer being made.Or an inquiry can be made to a consultant without a specific need required.Communication can be continued online through the internet and a project becomes defined.Sometimes there was a need but it wasn't urgent.Either way the project becomes defined and the terms of payment and the time frame agreed upon.
   A consultant advises clients on how to improve their operation or make it more efficient or more profitable.That is, a consultant is paid because he reduces costs or increases revenues.A good consultant can earn up to $250,000 a year but he should have at least one very profitable project a year.
   Online consultancy is a form of ecommerce;communication and the terms are set through the internet.Much of the project can be done on a secure website and even research can be done online and kept on  PDF file.Payment can be done on the internet as well using a service like Paypal which is quite secure or electronic bill payment.
       My Consultancy
  Most of the posts done on Workathon are a form of consultancy.There is no defined Mission Statement  nor terms of payment nor time frame set out.These are problems or opportunities that I see and respond to.No offer has been made by a customer nor did I make a proposal request.On the other hand no payment is made either; any appreciation or lack of it is done indirectly. I look at problems like the increase in the value of a stock because a gold deposit has been underestimated,or information being misunderstood leading to an underestimate of daily oil production and even my take on the amount of annual government spending.It must be said that not all my consulting projects get the same amount of readership nor appreciation.But all are carried out with a high degree of thoroughness.
                                              

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