I like consulting. My friends sometimes ask me how to patch up their rocky relationships most likely due to poor decisions on their part or maybe theyre thinking about changing professions. Heres what I do. I sit up straight and squint my eyes, just a bit, and pretend to listen to what theyre saying. I do listen actually, because getting the general theme of the discussion is highly pertinent to consulting. Then when they finally finish detailing the nuances of their particular issue my work begins.
The thing that I really like about the type of consulting work that I do is that there are no real requirements, except that my clients need to be desperate enough to come to me and listen. I often talk about subjects of which I have neither experience nor success. This is undoubtedly why my practice of consulting is strictly nonprofessional and I wont likely be able to feed myself on the financial windfall I will never see.
I dont want to talk disparagingly about anyones profession, because first, Im a pretty nice guy and also because I really would set myself up for a retaliation with no known defense. So, in regards to internet advertising consults, Im...