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About Chip Camden
Chip Camden has been programming since 1978, and he's still not done. An independent consultant since 1991, Chip specializes in software development tools, languages, and migration to new technology. Besides writing for TechRepublic's IT Consultant blog, he also contributes to [Geeks Are Sexy] Technology News and his two personal blogs, Chip's Quips and Chip's Tips for Developers.
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Good consulting requires good communication
September 22, 2009 5:35pm PDT
Don't let a communication gaffe damage and possibly end a client relationship. Learn how to improve your communication skills.
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Help prospective clients justify hiring you
September 11, 2009 10:16pm PDT
When a consulting prospect wants to hire you for a job but knows he'll receive resistance from upper management, here are three things you can do to help seal the deal.
14 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Unrealistic project estimates: The IT consultant as an enabler
September 4, 2009 5:17pm PDT
All IT consultants have given clients unrealistic estimates at one time or another. Get tips on how to resist the pressure to give ad hoc estimates.
44 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Provide more than a feeling of security
August 31, 2009 9:56am PDT
Providing the best IT security you can will help protect your own job security, even when it wasn't what your client or employer originally asked.
4 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Effects of the recession on IT consultants
August 28, 2009 4:21pm PDT
Chip Camden shares his thoughts on how the recession affects IT consultants and reveals the single greatest factor in keeping your consultancy afloat.
41 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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The Game of Life And How To Play It By Florence Scovel Shinn 1.2 (iOS)
August 28, 2009 12:00am PDT
The Game of Life And How To Play ItBy Florence Scovel Shinn"No man is a success in business unless he loves his work."Man should make an art of thinking. The Master Thinker is an artist, and is...
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The Secret Door To Success by Florence Scovel Shinn 1.2 (iOS)
August 28, 2009 12:00am PDT
The Secret Door To Successby Florence Scovel ShinnEveryone has the potential to be successful, but this success is often obscured behind a wall we may well have built ourselves in the first place....
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The IT consultant as educator and student
August 24, 2009 3:58am PDT
Chip Camden says he's spending more time these days educating his clients. He encourages IT consultants to be teachers as well as students.
48 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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My early years in IT consulting: What I did and didn't do well
August 18, 2009 5:13pm PDT
If you could do it all over again, would you do anything differently in your first few years as an IT consultant? Chip Camden, who has almost two decades of consulting experience, offers his...
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The Secret Door To Success (Florence Scovel Shinn) 1.0 (iOS)
August 12, 2009 12:00am PDT
The Secret Door To SuccessFlorence Scovel Shinn"Your big opportunity and big success usually slide in, when you least expect it. You have to let go long enough for the great law of attraction to...
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Read your client to establish the rules of engagement
August 10, 2009 11:59am PDT
Chip Camden offers another consulting maxim: When you can't read your client, request a larger font. He explains why you must be able to read your client.
8 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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The absentminded IT consultant: How to stay focused and organized
August 5, 2009 11:29am PDT
Chip Camden, a self-proclaimed absent-minded IT consultant, shares a few secrets to his success. He offers tips on how to get focused and reveals which app has helped him stay organized.
63 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Negotiating with clients who use bait and switch
July 27, 2009 10:34am PDT
A newbie consultant is in a jam with a client negotiation. He agreed to a lower than desired hourly consulting fee because of the client's use of bait and switch. What would you do in this situation?
127 Latest comment by RedDawg
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Consultants, how independent are you?
July 21, 2009 1:45pm PDT
For each consultant, there is an acceptable range of independence. Let us know where you are in this range by answering six poll questions about your number of clients, scheduling, decision...
14 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Maintaining a balance when work and home are the same place
July 15, 2009 12:31am PDT
When working from home, the lines between work time and personal time can start to blur. IT consultant Chip Camden shares a tip on how to maintain a work-life balance.
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Is billing by the hour unethical?
July 6, 2009 2:20pm PDT
IT consultant Chip Camden replies to a member's inquiry about value-based fees. He says a little flexibility is the key to overcoming the disconnect between hourly and value-based billing.
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Competing motives for an IT consulting engagement
June 30, 2009 11:00am PDT
Sometimes clients have ulterior motives for bringing in an IT consultant, such as they need to use up their budget or they need a scapegoat. Chip Camden offers tips on what to do if you're in this...
16 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Should this IT consultant fire his client?
June 22, 2009 2:52pm PDT
After doing a little snooping onsite, an IT consultant needs help deciding whether to fire his client. Read about his sticky situation, and then offer your advice.
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100 comments to celebrate 100 IT Consultant posts
June 19, 2009 4:21pm PDT
In honor of his 100th IT Consultant column, Chip Camden highlights 100 member comments that made him think, laugh, or both.
13 Latest comment by Sterling "chip" Camden
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Conflicts of interest between IT consulting clients
June 8, 2009 12:44am PDT
Chip Camden recounts a situation in which he discovered he was working for clients that were direct competitors. He shares the valuable lesson he learned from the experience.
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