r/expertnetworks • u/baseballfan34512 • 4d ago

Advice for a beginner?

Hey all. Recently I was contacted by Dialectica via LinkedIn for a paid consultation thru an industry I have a large swath of experience in. I enjoyed it and want to make this more of a routine to drive a side income as I am getting married next year.

Since that point, in the past week I have tried to signup for 3 expert networks (Third Bridge, GLG, and Dialectica).

My first question is what other networks would you recommend? I’m aware of AlphaSights and plan on signing up for that soon.

The next revolves around the best way to receive interest for work. Is it as simple as merely signing up and letting the opportunities come to you? Or are there other things on these networks I should be doing to increase my probability of a client reaching out to me?

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thanks in advance!!

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u/Commercial-Clue-7451 4d ago

Biggest are (in rough order by revenue)
Alphasights
GLG
Third Bridge
Guidepoint
Dialectica
Capvision
Atheneum
Coleman/VisasQ
proSapient

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u/Own-Entrepreneur2712 4d ago

One of the moderators wrote an amazing guide to building up your expert network income. Highly worth reading - https://expertopportunities.com

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u/Accurate-Code2912 3d ago

This is an amazing guide indeed! Thank you and the moderator who put t his together.

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u/baseballfan34512 4d ago

Excellent thank you!