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From the Consultants
This blog features the voices of consultants who are active members of the CCC.


Navigating Partnerships: A Consultant's Roadmap to Success with Platform Providers
Navigating Partnerships: A Consultant's Roadmap to Success with Platform Providers
Deb Schell
Oct 31, 20233 min read


Open Discussion: Proposal Best Practices & Submitting an RFP
For some community consultants, participating in an RFP is familiar. For others, it’s completely new. Wherever you land on that spectrum...
Deb Schell
Aug 29, 20232 min read


Responding to a Request for Proposals (RFP)
Join us in our next general meeting on September 6th to learn more best practices for submitting proposals on RFPs as a community consultant
Carolyn Zick
Aug 18, 20232 min read


What you need to know before you launch a consulting business
Thinking about becoming a community consultant? Here are a few tips from one of the Community Consultants Collective members. Jenny...
Deb Schell
Aug 15, 20234 min read


What you need to know before you hire a community manager
In this challenging economy, there has been a shift in the way online communities are being managed, led, and operationalized. The Community
Deb Schell
Aug 8, 20235 min read


Develop a community team (even before you hire them)
During the next Community Consultant Collective, we will discuss community roles, and how consultants can help a business owner decide when
Deb Schell
Jul 31, 20232 min read


Building a successful community strategy
Consultants offer leadership guidance to building a successful community strategy. When leaders are looking for ways to grow customers,...
Deb Schell
Jul 25, 20236 min read


7 Tips to Avoid Scope Creep in your Consulting Business
Do you know that scope creep is a real thing that can take a consulting project from manageable to chaos? That’s what the Community...
Deb Schell
Jul 17, 20233 min read


Taming Scope Creep in Community Consulting: Your Essential Guide
The Reality of Scope Creep in Community Consulting Is scope creep real? Absolutely! When a consultant begins a project, they deliver a...
Todd Nilson
Jun 27, 20233 min read


Freelancer, Contractor, or Consultant?
Are you a freelancer, a contractor, or perhaps a consultant? There are nuanced differences that set them apart.
Matt Jensen
May 16, 20232 min read
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