RE: Marketing Yourself as a Consultant

["Lurker writer" <lurker_writer -at- hotmail -dot- com>]

Good point, Connie..I didn't mean to purposely suggest that FTEs don't need 
a portfolio/collateral. I've used them myself in the past to go from one 
permanent job to the next. I too would never leave home without them for 
whatever type of position.

And, oh yes, there is a big difference between contractors and consultants. 
For starters: 1099 or W-2 status? self-employed or working through an 
agency?

In general, hourly rates = contractor; day rates/weekly rates/monthly 
retainers/flat fees = consultant

If your work is directed by someone else and you're not an employee of the 
company, you're <<probably a contractor>>; if you're hired to provide a 
solution based on your expertise, you're <<probably>> a consultant. 
Typically, the consultant's time on the job is far shorter than the 
contractor's.

Then there's the unofficial definition of consultant: someone from out of 
town who carries a brown leather briefcase and gets paid lots of money to 
tell you something you probably already know.



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