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Independent Consulting

Leaving Corporate Life to Consult Independently? Start With This

After 20 years inside a firm, how do you explain your value as an independent advisor? Start with buyers, problems, proof and an owned professional presence.

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    Independent Consulting

    Leaving Corporate Life to Consult Independently? Start With This

    After 20 years inside a firm, how do you explain your value as an independent advisor? Start with buyers, problems, proof and an owned professional presence.

    4 min read

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    Owned Presence

    LinkedIn vs. a Personal Website: What Established Professionals Actually Need

    When does a senior consultant or expert need a website beyond LinkedIn? Compare what each does well and where each falls short—and decide what to build first.

    5 min read

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    Professional Credibility

    What Should an Expert Witness Website Include?

    A practical checklist for expert witnesses: how to present expertise, credentials, publications, appropriate public testimony, and contact information responsibly.

    4 min read

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Written by Ignite Yourself.

We research, write, design, and build Authority Platforms—independent websites that bring an established professional's story, evidence, and point of view together in one place they own. These articles are written to be useful whether or not you ever work with us.