The 1099 is an easy way to go but you lose out on a lot of tax breaks. I'm a 1099 now and am kicking myself in the ass for not setting up as small business. I'm working in NYC now. $6 just to take the bridge into NYC from jersey and $25 day parking. Never mind 40 minutes each way traffic to commute 10 miles. If you're set up as a small business you have more flexiblity in writing off expenses like these.
""Chuck Church"" wrote in message [EMAIL PROTECTED]">news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > Yes. Money will depend on your skill level with both Cisco and other > products as well, such as Unix, NW, MS, etc. It could be $30/hour, could be > $100. Location is probably almost as important. NYC pays pretty well, but > it cost's $50 to park a car for 4 hours! The thing about consulting like > this is you need be a salesperson at times. Personally, I hate salespeople, > and therefore don't make a good one myself. There's also more > responsibility, as far as finding your own insurance, paying taxes, etc. If > you can find a headhunter who will place you as a 1099 employee, that's > usually pretty good, but I haven't heard from my headhunter in months > :( I was on an indefinite project for a year, but that ended when they > outsourced. Since then it's all been small projects, mostly complicated > installs involving layer 3 switching. It's a tough market, and getting a > name for yourself can be difficult. Personally, I'm looking for a full time > position now. > > Chuck Church > CCIE #8776, MCNE, MCSE > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jay Greenberg" > To: ; > Sent: Monday, February 03, 2003 12:14 PM > Subject: CCIE Self-Employment > > > > Any CCIEs on the list in business for themselves? What's the money > > like, what sort of companies do you work for? Do you do short-term or > > long term contracts? Hourly work? > > > > Thanks, > > > > -- > > Jason Greenberg, CCIE #11021 > > > > . Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=62371&t=62367 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
