To facilitate some of your research efforts, Amelia Kassel, experienced information broker, author, and teacher answers some frequently asked questions about the field of information brokering. Amelia recently developed an electronic mentoring program which she talks about here. Information brokering is a popular new field that is experiencing attention. Although a few information brokers began their businesses some 20 twenty years ago, only during the past 10 years or so did the information explosion occur, creating the growth in online databases, personal computers and a telecommunications technology with high speed modems that has evolved to a point where all kinds of information can be brought right into your own office and most importantly into your home office. In addition to the increasing popularity for information brokering as a career, there is a growing market for information brokers.
Information is now an essential commodity.
Major trends in both society and the economy are paving the way for the information brokering profession. They require the help of information brokers who find and filter needed data quickly. Nevertheless, the market is still a missionary market in most cases. That means you must identify clients and educate them. You need to tell prospective clients, through skillful marketing, what services you have to offer and how the client will benefit from these services.