Review
Answers for Computer Contractors fills in some more blanks for both new and experienced contractors with a hard-hitting, well-organized collection of facts and figures about compensation as well as collected wisdom about how to negotiate higher compensation rates.
Organized in question-and-answer format, Answers is extremely accessible and easy to use. Indeed, its ease-of-use is almost as valuable as the information it contains. The book encompasses just about every topic you need to know to contract successfully.
Those topics include legal niceties, Internal Revenue Service rules, and methods of finding opportunities through consulting firms, agencies and on your own. There's also good advice on ways to earn higher compensation by delivering more value to the customer. If you contract or plan to, this "Ruhl book" belongs in your library. -- Computerworld 06/21/99 reviewer Alan R. Earls
The computer services sector is one of the fastest growing employment opportunities in our economy today. The Computer Consultant's Workbook provides the facts and advice needed to determine if you have the right skills, how to set up your consulting practice, figure out how much to charge, selling your services to clients, avoid payment problems, and work with third party consulting firms. You'll learn about the "gotchas" that lurk for the unwary, and share the tips and tricks experienced consultants know. There are exercises and checklists designed to teach the concepts all successful consultants must master. There's even help in drafting a customized marketing plan suited to the kind of consulting you practice, as well as examples of effective business letters, phone scripts, resumes, proposals, and sales dialogues that can be used as models for your own. The Computer Consultant's Workbook is "must" reading for anyone contemplating a career in computer consultation. -- Midwest Book Review
