What is an Internet Consultant and Why did I choose to become one?

Since this term is obviously not in Websters I will break it into two definitions.

Websters Online has this definition for internet.

Internet: : an electronic communications network that connects computer networks and organizational computer facilities around the world

Consultant:
1 : one who consults another
2 : one who gives professional advice or services

In looking at these two definitions my take on an internet consultant is one who advises an individual or business how to navigate the internet to get the most out of their time on the internet.

The reason I decided to partake on this journey into this type of career is that hey I was a newbie to the internet at one time and trust me I have had my fair share of trial and error when it comes to figuring things out. I had to do most of my learning on my own in the form of searching through sites to find how to articles, and tutorials. I was proud of myself for being able to learn how to set up an email account back in 1998. Now 11 years later I have mastered blogging, forum management, chat rooms, and the myriad of social networking sites as well as Twitter the top micro blogging service out there today. I have seen so many folks out there struggling to figure out the basics and it hit me why not use all of my experience over the last 11 yrs to help those who are and will inevitably be new to the internet.

For instance some who have businesses online still do not know what a blog is or if they do know what one is they don't know why they need one in addition to their main site. Then there are those who may have been blogging for a little while but have not really done much with it and suddenly look at their stats only to find that they could be doing a lot more to get traffic so they want advice on how to inject nitros oxide into their blog to get it to perform better. Some folks don't even know how to read their stats.

That is where I come in I help them make small changes to their back end to help them get a boost. I also help them understand their back end. In today's economy it is imperative that a solopreneur knows as much as they can to help their bottom line.