30 Books like The Business of Expertise

Getting Started in Consulting

by Alan Weiss • 2000

A guide to launching a consulting practice where your fees match your impact, not your hours.

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3k+

🏢 Consulting Practices 💰 Value Pricing 📣 Professional Services Marketing 🧑‍💼 Self-Employment 🚀 New Consultants

Getting Started in Consulting 97%

A guide to launching a consulting practice where your fees match your impact, not your hours.

by Alan Weiss 2000

3.90

3k+ ratings

🏢 Consulting Practices 💰 Value Pricing 📣 Professional Services Marketing 🧑‍💼 Self-Employment 🚀 New Consultants

Million Dollar Consulting

by Alan Weiss • 1992

Stop billing by the hour. The rules for value-based fees and an 80% proposal close rate.

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2k+

🧑‍💼 Solo Consulting 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📄 Consulting Proposals 🧠 Thought Leadership 🤝 Client Relationships

Million Dollar Consulting 97%

Stop billing by the hour. The rules for value-based fees and an 80% proposal close rate.

by Alan Weiss 1992

3.90

2k+ ratings

🧑‍💼 Solo Consulting 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📄 Consulting Proposals 🧠 Thought Leadership 🤝 Client Relationships

The Consulting Bible

by Alan Weiss • 2011

Why billing by the hour caps your income, and the value-based model that unlocks seven figures.

4.05

753

💼 Consulting Business 💰 Value Pricing 📄 Proposal Writing 🎯 Client Acquisition 💡 Thought Leadership

The Consulting Bible 97%

Why billing by the hour caps your income, and the value-based model that unlocks seven figures.

by Alan Weiss 2011

4.05

753 ratings

💼 Consulting Business 💰 Value Pricing 📄 Proposal Writing 🎯 Client Acquisition 💡 Thought Leadership

Value-Based Fees

by Alan Weiss • 2002

Stop selling your time. The method for pricing consulting on the value clients actually receive.

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1k+

💼 Consulting Business 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Value Proposition 🧠 Buyer Psychology ⭐ Personal Branding

Value-Based Fees 96%

Stop selling your time. The method for pricing consulting on the value clients actually receive.

by Alan Weiss 2002

4.05

1k+ ratings

💼 Consulting Business 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Value Proposition 🧠 Buyer Psychology ⭐ Personal Branding

Million Dollar Consulting Proposals

by Alan Weiss • 2011

A proposal that sells will lose. One that confirms a prior agreement wins every time.

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238

👔 Consulting Practice 📝 Proposal Writing 💵 Value-Based Pricing 🤲 Trusted Advisor 📊 Consulting Sales

Million Dollar Consulting Proposals Summary

Million Dollar Consulting Proposals 96%

A proposal that sells will lose. One that confirms a prior agreement wins every time.

by Alan Weiss 2011

4.14

238 ratings

👔 Consulting Practice 📝 Proposal Writing 💵 Value-Based Pricing 🤲 Trusted Advisor 📊 Consulting Sales

Niching Up

by Chris Dreyer • 2022

Why deliberately shrinking your market lifts your prices, conversions, and referrals.

4.01

279

🎯 Niche Marketing 🏢 Service Businesses 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurs 📚 Expertise Building 💰 Premium Pricing

Niching Up 96%

Why deliberately shrinking your market lifts your prices, conversions, and referrals.

by Chris Dreyer 2022

4.01

279 ratings

🎯 Niche Marketing 🏢 Service Businesses 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurs 📚 Expertise Building 💰 Premium Pricing

The Win Without Pitching Manifesto

by Blair Enns • 2010

The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.

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3k+

💼 Professional Services 🏛️ Agency Management 🎯 Niche Specialization 🩺 Diagnostic Selling 🧠 Expert Positioning

The Win Without Pitching Manifesto Summary

The Win Without Pitching Manifesto 96%

The pitch is the enemy: how creative firms win clients without giving away their thinking.

by Blair Enns 2010

4.44

3k+ ratings

💼 Professional Services 🏛️ Agency Management 🎯 Niche Specialization 🩺 Diagnostic Selling 🧠 Expert Positioning

Badass Your Brand

by Pia Silva • 2017

The brand playbook for commanding premium prices and working only with clients you actually want.

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400

🎯 Personal Branding 🏆 Expert Positioning 🌟 Brand Differentiation 💰 Value-Based Pricing 🧲 Client Attraction

Badass Your Brand 95%

The brand playbook for commanding premium prices and working only with clients you actually want.

by Pia Silva 2017

4.40

400 ratings

🎯 Personal Branding 🏆 Expert Positioning 🌟 Brand Differentiation 💰 Value-Based Pricing 🧲 Client Attraction

The Secrets of Consulting

by Gerald M. Weinberg • 1985

Why clients resist the advice they asked for, and the small moves that work anyway.

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4k+

🧭 Consulting Practice 💼 Professional Services 🛡️ Managing Resistance 🔄 Change Management 🎯 Small Interventions

The Secrets of Consulting 95%

Why clients resist the advice they asked for, and the small moves that work anyway.

by Gerald M. Weinberg 1985

3.95

4k+ ratings

🧭 Consulting Practice 💼 Professional Services 🛡️ Managing Resistance 🔄 Change Management 🎯 Small Interventions

Selling the Invisible

by Harry Beckwith • 1997

Most marketing advice assumes a product. Here is what works when you sell only a promise.

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10k+

🏢 Professional Services 🎯 Brand Positioning 🤝 Client Relationships 💰 Pricing Strategy 🧠 Marketing Psychology

Selling the Invisible 95%

Most marketing advice assumes a product. Here is what works when you sell only a promise.

by Harry Beckwith 1997

3.94

10k+ ratings

🏢 Professional Services 🎯 Brand Positioning 🤝 Client Relationships 💰 Pricing Strategy 🧠 Marketing Psychology

Professional Services Marketing

by Mike Schultz • 2009

Attract clients and command premium fees. The marketing playbook for professional services firms.

3.82

177

🏢 Professional Services 🏭 B2B Marketing 🎯 Lead Generation 💡 Thought Leadership 💰 Pricing Strategy

Professional Services Marketing 95%

Attract clients and command premium fees. The marketing playbook for professional services firms.

by Mike Schultz 2009

3.82

177 ratings

🏢 Professional Services 🏭 B2B Marketing 🎯 Lead Generation 💡 Thought Leadership 💰 Pricing Strategy

Successful Technology Consulting

by Eetu Niemi • 2022

Nine habits that separate top-earning IT consultants from the rest of the bench.

4.47

🖥️ Tech Consulting 🤝 Client Relationships 📊 Consulting Sales 🌍 Cross-Cultural Business 💻 It Careers

Successful Technology Consulting Summary

Successful Technology Consulting 95%

Nine habits that separate top-earning IT consultants from the rest of the bench.

by Eetu Niemi 2022

4.47

17 ratings

🖥️ Tech Consulting 🤝 Client Relationships 📊 Consulting Sales 🌍 Cross-Cultural Business 💻 It Careers

Productize

by Eisha Armstrong • 2021

Turn professional services into products that scale revenue faster than headcount.

3.84

249

🏢 Professional Services 📦 Productized Services 🔍 Customer Discovery 🔄 Lean Startup 🎯 Product-Market Fit

Productize 95%

Turn professional services into products that scale revenue faster than headcount.

by Eisha Armstrong 2021

3.84

249 ratings

🏢 Professional Services 📦 Productized Services 🔍 Customer Discovery 🔄 Lean Startup 🎯 Product-Market Fit

You Are The Brand

by Mike Kim • 2021

Build a personal brand that sounds like you, not a corporation, starting with a single platform.

4.22

259

👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 📖 Story Marketing 🏗️ Platform Building 💰 Value-Based Pricing

You Are The Brand 95%

Build a personal brand that sounds like you, not a corporation, starting with a single platform.

by Mike Kim 2021

4.22

259 ratings

👤 Personal Branding 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 📖 Story Marketing 🏗️ Platform Building 💰 Value-Based Pricing

The Successful Speaker

by Grant Baldwin • 2020

Most speakers have a message but no business model. This book provides the missing half.

4.18

187

🎤 Professional Speaking 🏷️ Personal Branding 📨 Client Acquisition 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship ✉️ Sales Outreach

The Successful Speaker 94%

Most speakers have a message but no business model. This book provides the missing half.

by Grant Baldwin 2020

4.18

187 ratings

🎤 Professional Speaking 🏷️ Personal Branding 📨 Client Acquisition 🧑‍💼 Solopreneurship ✉️ Sales Outreach

Niche Down

by Christopher Lochhead • 2018

Stop competing to be best. The rules for creating a new category and owning it outright.

3.80

196

💡 Category Creation 🎯 Differentiation 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Thought Leadership 📚 Market Education

Niche Down 94%

Stop competing to be best. The rules for creating a new category and owning it outright.

by Christopher Lochhead 2018

3.80

196 ratings

💡 Category Creation 🎯 Differentiation 🏷️ Personal Branding 🧠 Thought Leadership 📚 Market Education

Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer

by Liam Veitch • 2014

Your skill is worth ten times more if you stop selling hours. The freelance-to-business playbook.

3.81

196

💼 Freelance Business 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🧲 Client Attraction 🎯 Positioning 🔁 Recurring Revenue

Stop Thinking Like a Freelancer 94%

Your skill is worth ten times more if you stop selling hours. The freelance-to-business playbook.

by Liam Veitch 2014

3.81

196 ratings

💼 Freelance Business 🧑‍💻 Solopreneurship 🧲 Client Attraction 🎯 Positioning 🔁 Recurring Revenue

Getting Naked

by Patrick Lencioni • 2002

The secret to client loyalty isn't polish. It's vulnerability. A business fable that shows you how.

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🤝 Client Relationships 💼 Consulting Practice 🔒 Trust Building 💬 Honest Feedback 🛎️ Service Mindset

Getting Naked 94%

The secret to client loyalty isn't polish. It's vulnerability. A business fable that shows you how.

by Patrick Lencioni 2002

4.20

6k+ ratings

🤝 Client Relationships 💼 Consulting Practice 🔒 Trust Building 💬 Honest Feedback 🛎️ Service Mindset

Forever Employable

by Jeff Gothelf • 2020

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

3.71

440

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

Forever Employable 94%

Apply lean startup to your career: stake a niche, teach in public, let opportunity find you.

by Jeff Gothelf 2020

3.71

440 ratings

🏷️ Personal Branding 🔄 Career Reinvention 💡 Thought Leadership 📝 Content Marketing 🚀 Lean Startup

Case in Point 11

by Marc P. Cosentino • 2020

Not the answer. The structure. The hypothesis. The math. A complete practice system for all three.

4.06

296

🏢 Management Consulting 💼 Consulting Interviews 🧩 Structured Problem Solving 📊 Business Frameworks 🎯 Interview Skills

Case in Point 11 94%

Not the answer. The structure. The hypothesis. The math. A complete practice system for all three.

by Marc P. Cosentino 2020

4.06

296 ratings

🏢 Management Consulting 💼 Consulting Interviews 🧩 Structured Problem Solving 📊 Business Frameworks 🎯 Interview Skills

HTML5 for Web Designers

by Jeremy Keith • 2010

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

3.98

3k+

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

HTML5 for Web Designers 94%

Ditch plugins and browser hacks: native audio, video, and responsive images arrive with HTML5.

by Jeremy Keith 2010

3.98

3k+ ratings

🌐 Html5 💻 Front-End Development 🧱 Html And Css 📱 Responsive Design 🔄 Progressive Enhancement

The Irresistible Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients

by David A. Fields • 2017

Six steps that land consulting clients without self-promotion, by making it all about them.

4.44

248

💼 Consulting Business 🎯 Client Acquisition 🤝 Relationship Marketing 🔒 Trust Building 🧠 Sales Psychology

The Irresistible Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients Summary

The Irresistible Consultant's Guide to Winning Clients 94%

Six steps that land consulting clients without self-promotion, by making it all about them.

by David A. Fields 2017

4.44

248 ratings

💼 Consulting Business 🎯 Client Acquisition 🤝 Relationship Marketing 🔒 Trust Building 🧠 Sales Psychology

The Sticking Point Solution

by Jay Abraham • 2009

Bad economies are growth opportunities: nine ways to steal market share while rivals cut back.

4.26

213

📈 Business Growth 📉 Recession Strategy 🛎️ Consultative Selling 💰 Marketing Roi 🤝 Strategic Alliances

The Sticking Point Solution 94%

Bad economies are growth opportunities: nine ways to steal market share while rivals cut back.

by Jay Abraham 2009

4.26

213 ratings

📈 Business Growth 📉 Recession Strategy 🛎️ Consultative Selling 💰 Marketing Roi 🤝 Strategic Alliances

The Grid

by Matt Watkinson • 2017

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

4.10

343

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Competitive Positioning ✨ Customer Experience

The Grid 94%

Nine forces shape every business choice. A single framework for seeing them all before they collide.

by Matt Watkinson 2017

4.10

343 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 📊 Business Strategy 💰 Pricing Strategy 🎯 Competitive Positioning ✨ Customer Experience

10 Instant MBA lessons

by Infinite Ideas • 2011

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

3.30

169

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

10 Instant MBA lessons 94%

Seven business-school lessons on strategy, pricing, and automation for pros who skipped the degree.

by Infinite Ideas 2011

3.30

169 ratings

🧠 Business Strategy 🎓 MBA Essentials 💰 Value-Based Pricing 📊 Financial Literacy 🔄 Continuous Improvement

The Freelance Way

by Robert Vlach • 2022

The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.

4.47

323

🧑‍💻 Freelancing 💼 Small Business 🆕 New Freelancers 💰 Financial Planning 🤝 Client Management

The Freelance Way 94%

The freelance systems that get you through the two years before reputation compounds.

by Robert Vlach 2022

4.47

323 ratings

🧑‍💻 Freelancing 💼 Small Business 🆕 New Freelancers 💰 Financial Planning 🤝 Client Management

Rise of the Youpreneur

by Chris Ducker • 2018

When your brand is your name, no platform algorithm or policy change can make you obsolete.

4.08

283

🎯 Personal Branding 🚀 Solopreneurship 🏆 Expert Positioning 📧 Email Marketing 📣 Launch Marketing

Rise of the Youpreneur 94%

When your brand is your name, no platform algorithm or policy change can make you obsolete.

by Chris Ducker 2018

4.08

283 ratings

🎯 Personal Branding 🚀 Solopreneurship 🏆 Expert Positioning 📧 Email Marketing 📣 Launch Marketing

The Wealthy Freelancer

by Steve Slaunwhite • 2010

The pricing, marketing, and mindset shifts that turn freelance gigs into a six-figure business.

3.95

346

💼 Freelance Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🎯 Client Acquisition 💰 Value Pricing 🔍 Niche Positioning

The Wealthy Freelancer 94%

The pricing, marketing, and mindset shifts that turn freelance gigs into a six-figure business.

by Steve Slaunwhite 2010

3.95

346 ratings

💼 Freelance Business 🚀 Solo Entrepreneurship 🎯 Client Acquisition 💰 Value Pricing 🔍 Niche Positioning

Brand You50

by Tom Peters • 1999

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

3.74

708

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

Brand You50 94%

The career ladder is obsolete. Rules for building a personal brand companies compete to hire.

by Tom Peters 1999

3.74

708 ratings

🧑‍💼 Personal Branding 📈 Career Management 📋 Project-Based Work 🤝 Professional Networking 📣 Self-Promotion

Get Clients Now!

by C.J. Hayden • 1999

Dreading marketing? A 28-day system replaces the dread with ten daily actions and one worksheet.

3.98

794

🏪 Small Business Marketing ⚙️ Marketing Systems 🎯 Client Acquisition 💬 Selling Services 📋 Action Planning

Get Clients Now! 94%

Dreading marketing? A 28-day system replaces the dread with ten daily actions and one worksheet.

by C.J. Hayden 1999

3.98

794 ratings

🏪 Small Business Marketing ⚙️ Marketing Systems 🎯 Client Acquisition 💬 Selling Services 📋 Action Planning

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