I want to start a freelance consulting business using my decades of corporate experience. What are the first steps to set this up legally and find clients?
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
SEED QUERY
I want to start a freelance consulting business using my decades of corporate experience. What are the first steps to set this up legally and find clients?
3 real searches · 1 real-search pass
California LLC $800 annual tax Statement of Information 90 days official 2026 FTB Secretary of StateGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDShort fact
Chino Hills California business license home-based consulting business officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDDefinition
SBA business guide choose business structure licenses permits consulting business SCORE mentoring officialGoogle ↗
OBSERVEDOther / navigational
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (3)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 3 of 3 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT3 real searches · gpt-6
California LLC $800 annual tax Statement of Information 90 days official 2026 FTB Secretary of State Google ↗
Chino Hills California business license home-based consulting business official Google ↗
SBA business guide choose business structure licenses permits consulting business SCORE mentoring official Google ↗
- California Secretary of State – Business Registration · bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov
- IRS – Apply for an EIN · irs.gov
- California Franchise Tax Board · ftb.ca.gov
- official Chino Hills business licensing page · chinohills.org
- Registration Information · chinohills.hdlgov.com
- Visit LinkedIn · linkedin.com
- Free small-business mentoring · score.org
- Business startup resources · sba.gov
- Business registration guidance · sos.ca.gov
- Launch your business · sba.gov
- Starting a Business :: California Secretary of State · sos.ca.gov
- Free small business counseling & local mentoring -Small Business Administration · cdn.www.sba.gov
Queries
3 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California LLC $800 annual tax Statement of Information 90 days official 2026 FTB Secretary of State OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Short fact | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
Chino Hills California business license home-based consulting business official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Definition | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
SBA business guide choose business structure licenses permits consulting business SCORE mentoring official OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Other / navigational | — | — | 1x of 1 |