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Heya HNers, Jumping in here to offer a bit of context to this post! We — a collection of 13 consultants — wrote the Independent Consulting Manual (ICM) to offer advice, guidance, a…

To me, it wasn't an option. I'm not a developer — I'm an SEO and Outreach Consultant — and so using something off the shelf (at first a pages template, now Remarq) made a lot more …

I've been beta testing this and it's been revolutionary — and saved me a bunch of money. I spent ~$250 on a pages template to use for my reports. And because I write everything in …

Patrick - what's the product your Internet buddy is selling?

I keep trying to complain about paradise and then — NOPE! — it's a tropical island. What about beyond a startup scene? Entrepreneur meetups? Marketing associations? People Who Like…

Hey HN, I just moved to Honolulu, Hawaii. Is there a weekly/bi-weekly/monthly startup / entrepreneurs / marketing meetup? I'd love to meet some cool HN users & entrepreneurs over h…

Jason is the founder of http://www.ridejoy.com and a member of the 2011(?) YCombinator class. Occupation? Startups. Connection to startups? Ycombinator. He's the real deal. ;)

> What steps do you take to ensure clients pay you on time and what actions do you take when they don't? 1. I only work with clients that I trust. How do I find out if I can trust …

I haven't done direct outreach for a few months. I'm moving to Honolulu next week and will be restarting direct outreach in November. Back of the envelope / from memory? Leads (mee…

Good question, nedwin Background: I'm a freelance marketer (soon to be) in Honolulu, Hawaii. My experience has been that freelance gigs for marketers come from 3 different sources:…

That's incorrect. I believe I heard this via Cable on John Gruber's 'The Talk Show,' but you can still have an app in the MAS and provide updates even if the app is not available f…

Yup, that's the key: You aren't asking for a job, you're asking a _person_ to talk. Not listen to a pitch. Not give you anything. Just talk about their experience and what they see…

Well put! I'm approaching this from a marketing perspective and effective follow-ups can make the difference between a lead becoming dead or turning into a prospect. It also proves…

Hey CWIZO, The second one is a phone call, not an email. I'd refer to it as being 'forceful' or 'insisting.' I'm interested in setting up a meeting and sometimes the person I want …

(This looks like a lot, but it usually takes me 2-3 hours all together) I use a combination of Google Maps, LinkedIn, Googling, Virtual Assistants, and my friends. Let's say I want…

(Thanks for asking! I'm about to meet with a client, so this is pretty stream of consciousness. If you have any questions, leave them here or shoot me an email at kai@kaisdavis.com…

I don't look for jobs that have been posted — my feeling is that jobs that make it to Reddit / GitHub / Craigslist / Monthly Hiring Threads, are all jobs that have been picked over…

You don't know if those tactics would have improved his sales. They're ideas that would make have made the sales page appeal more to you.

Hey HackerNews, I wrote a piece about how I'm working on habit change with reminders on my iPhone. Why HackerNews? • Are you struggling to add a habit to your life (on- or off-onli…

Does Twitter have a revenue problem or are people angry that they weren't consulted on how Twitter is making revenue? I dislike ads in my stream and bad developer relations too. Bu…