You, named and visible
Your name, a real photograph, your background and why you can help. Independent consultants hiding behind a corporate we are the most common failure here, and clients see through it immediately.
Clients hire you, not your company. Sites that hide the individual behind a corporate we are the most common failure in this category.
A consultant or coach website sells a person. That means your name, face, background and thinking are the site, not a decorative element on it. Clear positioning about who you help and with what, published rates or a range, and a booking path that takes one tap.
Your name, a real photograph, your background and why you can help. Independent consultants hiding behind a corporate we are the most common failure here, and clients see through it immediately.
Who you help and with what. I help mid-sized manufacturers reduce production downtime beats strategic business consulting by a considerable margin, because the reader can tell whether it is them.
Articles, talks or frameworks that demonstrate how you approach problems. For consultants this converts better than testimonials, because it lets a client experience your thinking before hiring it.
Consulting rates vary enormously and clients cannot shortlist without a signal. A day rate, an engagement minimum or a typical project range filters early and saves both sides.
A calendar link or a short form. Independent professionals lose enquiries to friction more than to price, because the person browsing at 11pm will not fill in eight fields.
Named clients where permitted, described anonymously with real outcomes where not. A solo consultant with three specific case studies is more credible than one claiming to have transformed hundreds of businesses.
| Problem | What it signals |
|---|---|
| Corporate we for one person | Clients discover it on the first call |
| Vague positioning | Reader cannot tell if it is for them |
| No rates or range | Cannot be shortlisted |
| No published thinking | Nothing to evaluate before hiring |
| Stock photography instead of your face | The person, which is the offer, is hidden |
| Long enquiry form | Friction where there should be none |
| Ask them | Good answer | Walk away if |
|---|---|---|
| Who owns the site and accounts? | You do, in your own name | Accounts in the agency's name |
| Can I open three live examples? | URLs you can check yourself | Screenshots and a PDF |
| What is explicitly not included? | A written list with change pricing | Everything is included |
| How will we know it worked? | A metric agreed before work starts | Activity reports |
The exclusions question decides whether the final invoice matches the quote.
I. Clients discover you are one person on the first call, and the mismatch costs more than the perceived scale ever gained. Being individual is an advantage for many clients: they get the person they hired.
A day rate, engagement minimum or typical range, yes. Consulting rates vary too much for a client to shortlist without a signal, and no signal produces enquiries from people who were never in range.
Published thinking, usually. Articles or frameworks demonstrating how you approach problems let a client experience your thinking before hiring it, which converts better than testimonials for considered engagements.
Three specific case studies with real outcomes beat vague claims about hundreds of clients. Proof should be proportionate to your size; overclaiming is more damaging than a modest but verifiable record.
Only if you will maintain it. A handful of substantial articles that demonstrate your thinking is worth more than a blog abandoned after four posts, which actively signals inactivity.
A calendar link or a two-field form. The person browsing your site late at night will not complete eight fields, and friction costs independent professionals more enquiries than price does.
Send us what you are trying to fix and we will tell you what it takes, what it costs, and whether we are the right people for it. If we are not, we will say so.