ArticleRun engagements
Your first 90 days in a fractional seat
Listen, stabilize, then build. In that order, and faster than a full-time hire would.
Practical fractional leadership
Going fractional isn't freelancing with a better title.
It's a business. Fractionally Fractional teaches the operating system behind it: finding clients, scoping and pricing engagements, and running several at once without dropping a ball.
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- Foundations course
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- Foundations course
- Topic paths
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- Topic paths
Most fractional careers stall at client two.
The first engagement comes from someone who already trusts you. The second one has to come from a system: a clear offer, a price you can defend, and a way to meet buyers every week.
This site is that system, broken into short lessons you can apply to the client you have today.
Courses
Learn the whole engagement, start to finish
Start with the free Foundations course. Members get the full library.
Freebeginner1.5 hr
Fractional Foundations
What fractional work actually is, who buys it, and how to land your first engagement.
Membersintermediate2 hr
Pricing Fractional Work
Retainers, day rates, and equity: how to price a seat at the table and defend it.
Membersadvanced1.5 hr
Running a Multi-Client Practice
Calendars, communication, and boundaries for three engagements at once.
What do you want to do?
Most people find the gap is further back than they expected. Pick the honest one.
- 01Find clients
Where does the next engagement come from?
More on find clients → - 02Price and scope
How do I charge for part of a job?
- ArticleScoping your first retainer
- ArticleThe day-rate trap
- 03Run engagements
How do I deliver for three companies at once?
More on run engagements → - 04Build the business
How do I make this last longer than a year?
More on build the business →
Latest articles and videos
See all posts →ArticleRun engagements
Running three clients without dropping a ball
A weekly rhythm, one inbox per client, and a written status note every Friday.
ArticleFind clients
Where fractional clients actually come from
Investors, other fractionals, and former colleagues beat cold outreach by a mile.
ArticlePrice and scope
Scoping your first retainer
A one-page scope that protects both sides: outcomes, cadence, availability, and exit.
ArticlePrice and scope
The day-rate trap
Selling days makes you a contractor. Selling outcomes and availability makes you an executive.
ArticleBuild the business
Why fractional careers stall at client two
The first client is a referral. The second one is a system. Most people never build the system.
Who's behind this
Replace this with your story: the roles you've held, the companies you've worked with fractionally, and why you started teaching it.
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