RE: Marketing Yourself as a Consultant

["John Fleming" <johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca>]

> Subject: RE: Marketing Yourself as a Consultant
> From: "Lurker writer" <lurker_writer -at- hotmail -dot- com>
> Date: Mon, 21 May 2001 07:19:52 -0500
> X-Message-Number: 5

> And, oh yes, there is a big difference between contractors and
consultants.

I'm not sure there isn't a fair chunk of overlap between the two.

> For starters: 1099 or W-2 status? self-employed or working through
an
> agency?

1099 or W-2 would apply to the US.  Other countries will have
different paperwork.

While I expect a consultant would be self employed, so are a lot of
contactors.  I bill myself as a contractor--and I am self-employed.

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

Again, there is some overlap.  I've had projects along the way where
I've worked on flat rate--$x for the project.

> 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.

I can agree with that one.  Though even here I've seen a bit of
overlap.

> Typically, the consultant's time on the job is far shorter than the
> contractor's.

Of course, if your insurance is paid at a higher rate, you are
probably a consultant.  ;)

> 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.

I've heard it phrased a bit differently--a consultant is anybody who
is more than fifty miles from home.

--

John Fleming
Technical Writer
Edmonton, Alberta
email:     johnf -at- ecn -dot- ab -dot- ca



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