Join Ben McCarthy (Founder, SalesforceBen.com) and Erick Mahle (Co-Founder, forceAnywhere) as they share their 20+ years of collective Salesforce experience to talk about starting one's own freelancing or consulting practice.

Submit your questions today: https://www.tfaforms.com/4906970

The session will be a 45min discussion of main topics, and 15min of Q&A answering the questions that you have submitted above.

Topics to be discussed include the commercial side of the startup (setting up a website, getting clients, networking, etc) as well as the operational side (organizing yourself, contracts, project management, etc)

If you've ever been curious about becoming a freelancer to make a few bucks on the side, or you're looking to create (and scale) a Salesforce consulting practice, this is the fireside chat for you!

Chapters:

0:00 Intro
1:55 What non-technical skills are needed to start freelancing/consulting?
7:14 Niches to Focus On
10:08 Working with Salesforce Account Executives
15:55 Different Lead Sources when Getting Started
23:40 Niches to Focus On (Continued)
26:18 How to Scope Projects
34:18 Proof of Concept Tips during Sales Process
36:43 Working with Salesforce Account Executives (Continued)
40:00 Marketing Efforts when Starting Out
47:14 Q&A Session

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