Richard Millington - Indispensable Consulting

Richard Millington - Indispensable Consulting

Thrashing vs. Systems - What My Program Teaches About Attracting Clients

There's one very important lesson about building a thriving consulting practice that many newcomers overlook. And it's probably not what you might think.

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Richard Millington
Oct 13, 2025
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The Most Common Type Of Consulting Story

An acquaintance decided to become a consultant after being laid off a few years ago.

She set up her website, listed her offerings, attended some events, and won a $40k+ client within the first month. She was delighted and felt well on her way to building her thriving consulting practice.

Alas, that client was a previous employer, and she only got halfway through the project before the budget was pulled.

After that, she began doing lots of different things. She joined an alliance of consultants, began intermittently posting spicy takes and deep-dives on LinkedIn, published a few blog posts, spoke at a couple of events (at a significant personal cost), and continually tweaked and updated the services on her website - hoping to find a target audience.

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