Get more of the clients you want. Get paid more for your work.

Every consulting business needs two systems: a marketing system that brings in the right clients, and a sales system that leads a sales process to a yes and gets you paid more for your value.

Five pillars of the Smart Gets Paid Playbook

01

Getting consulting clients on purpose

The marketing-system pillar, and the widest entry door in the domain. Whether the trigger is referrals slowing down, marketing activity that isn't turning into clients, or a calendar full of delivery with nothing behind it, this is where she arrives first.

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02

Leading the sales process to yes

The sales-system pillar and the highest-intent territory in the domain: everything between the first conversation and the signed contract. It owns the B2B mechanics that make the diagnosis distinct, including long cycles, multiple decision-makers, and how much of the sale happens when she is not in the room.

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03

Pricing your work and getting paid what it's worth

Pricing is the name-level promise and the most emotionally charged territory in the domain: the place where competence and self-worth collide. It sits outside the sales pillar so the get-paid-more half of the work has its own front door, with the vocabulary searchers use directly.

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04

Positioning yourself as the consultant clients choose

The Building Blocks pillar: ideal client, message, and differentiation. Narrower than the others by design, and it sits earliest in her journey of understanding why the phone isn't ringing.

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05

Building a consulting business that's profitable and sustainable

The business-model pillar: income stability, capacity, owner identity, the plateau stage, and the decision of how to get help, including with AI. It closes the loop from getting clients to building a business and a life worth having.

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Mary G, nonprofit consultant
I just secured a contract for 500% more than I was originally going to quote. I was ready to undervalue my bid and ask for $7,000 but I reached out to Leah and the team for a pep talk and I'm glad I did, because we are now going under contract for $37,500!! I'm stoked!
Denise F, marketing consultant
I was my reviewing my revenue dashboard and it showed that I earned $100K more in 2024 compared to the year before. I joined the Academy in May 2024 and it has transformed my sales approach entirely.
Sarah J, fundraising consultant
We used to book clients just in time to keep income flowing, and we now have a 6-month cushion!

Get more of the clients you want, and get paid more for your work

Leah writes to women running B2B consulting businesses every week, about getting clients on purpose and getting paid for the value of the work.

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