Business Management
12 Business Tips for Legal Nurse Consultants
Here are a dozen business tips for legal nurse consultants Tip 1: Stay Positive You can’t expect prospective clients to feel positive about your company – or you – if you have a negative attitude when you are dealing with them. People quickly pick up negativism – and run the other way. Tip 2: Limit…
Read MoreLegal Nurse Consulting Business Phases
As I talk with LNCs about their businesses, I find that many are stuck in one legal nurse consulting business phase. Here’s what I am hearing from legal nurse consultants. Where do you fit in? Start up – This is the first legal nurse consulting business phase. You have attended a legal nurse consulting program,…
Read More5 Voicemail Tips for Calling an Attorney
Let’s assume you’ve gotten a phone call from an attorney about a new case. You are following up in the hopes of getting the work. You call the office and the gatekeeper puts you through to the attorney’s voice mail. Here is a way to confidentally structure that call. Smile when you pick upt he…
Read MoreHow to Sell to Senior Attorneys Part 2
As a legal nurse consultant, you will be effective in establishing rapport so you can sell to senior attorneys. It is essential you understand how they think. In Part 1, I covered strategic thinking, value of time, professionalism, and trust. Here’s more to consider. Sell to Senior Attorneys by Being Confident Senior attorneys carry themselves…
Read MoreHow to Sell to Senior Attorneys Part 1
Senior attorneys, partners, or managing partners make the decisions about which vendors to work with. As a legal nurse consultant, your goal should be to sell to senior attorneys. You are a vendor who has to demonstrate you understand the language of senior attorneys. Understanding how they think is the first step to communicating with…
Read MoreWhy Should You Learn From Successful Business Owners?
What can you learn from successful business owners? Are you guilty of the tempting trap of associating only with other legal nurse consultants? Are you seeking out other business owners through the Chamber of Commerce, networking groups and other small business owners? Some small businesses in your geographic area are thriving. Do you wonder what…
Read MoreHow to create a successful legal nurse consulting business?
Your successful legal nurse consulting business rests on four pillars: finance, marketing, client relationships and expertise. If you lack any of these four pillars, your business will wobble, much like an animal without four legs. This is my model for a successful legal nurse consulting business. I have organized the content on this site to…
Read MoreWho is Shooting Who in the Foot: Overcoming a Defeatist Mindset
Do you have a defeatist mindset? “I spent a lot of money on a legal nurse consulting program and I have not gotten a client. Not one.” I have heard this scenario from several LNCs during my Make More Money calls. It is easy to get discouraged. Before you give up, do an assessment of…
Read MoreHow to destroy your legal nurse consulting business
How do you destroy your legal nurse consulting business? You can destroy your legal nurse consulting business in an instant, something you took years to build. The controversy over killing Cecil the Lion and the disappearance of Walter James Palmer makes me think about the impact of a business owner’s actions on his business. Let…
Read MoreHow to Drop A Low Profit Attorney Client
You’ve worked hard on your marketing to attract clients. You may be wondering, “Why should I drop a low profit attorney client I have worked hard to obtain?” Some clients are not worth the effort it takes to work with them. Business owner Cheryl Schoen RN recently referred to these as the “black hole clients”.…
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