67- Freelance Entrepreneur as IT Consultant and Author
October 25th, 2008
In this episode of The Struggling Entrepreneur, we present for you an interview of a successful Freelance small business owner and Entrepreneur in the area of IT services — an IT consultant who is also a writer of technical articles and an author–Anil Desai.
This interview was conducted by the team at CS Techcast (a podcast for the IT technical professional that is focused more on IT solutions from Microsoft and other IT enterprises).
When you have the technical skills, knowledge, abilities and experience in the ever-changing world of IT, you may have the burning desire to branch out on your own and establish your own services firm in the form of being an IT consultant–either as a specialist or generalist.
But the key questions you may have may leave you pondering:
- Do you specialize or diversify?
- What about keeping your skills up to date?
- How do you ride through the slow times during IT “peaks and valleys” of IT projects and engagements with clients?
- What about the administrative burden of running your own IT consultancy (e.g., taxes, accounting, sales, marketing, promotion, etc.)?
Hear what a successful IT consultant has done in order to stay ahead of the IT technical curve and yet keep loyal customers and accept exciting and key engagements focusing on state-of-the-art IT technologies.
We would like to thank the team at CS Techcast for their written permission to include the complete and unabridged interview with Anil Desai, as he explains the benefits, the burdens, the challenges, the obstacles and excitement of becoming a successful entrepreneur in the role of an IT consultant. Also listen to the recommendations that Anil gives to clear the path to success.
If you want more information on the written articles and publications by Anil Desai, or if you wish to get more information on Anil’s engagements, you may find him at:
Copyright (c) 2008, Matrix Solutions Corporation. All Rights Reserved. Interview of Anil Desai by CS Techcast is included with written permission by CS Techcast at http://www.cstechcast.com.
[…] re-published a CS TechCast interview that I recorded a few months ago. You can access podcast 67 - Freelance Entrepreneur as IT Consultant and Author for free online. Here’s an excerpt from the introduction: When you have the technical […]