RE: consulting groups and such

2003-01-11 Thread Ben Doom
I'm currently working a somewhat similar deal. I work for Moonbow, and they get the jobs. I work on a job by myself or with others. I get half of whatever I bill. I pay my own insurance. The company provides computers, bandwidth, free caffiene (a serious budget consideration) and do cool thing

RE: consulting groups and such

2003-01-10 Thread Paul Ihrig
no. these guys are known to do great work pretty ethical to. just not sure about full time freelance thing. oh well. its ether that or the edu sector. -paul ~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Su

RE: consulting groups and such

2003-01-09 Thread Nick McClure
I have dealt with groups like this in the past, some are very good and some are not. Ask around about their payment methods, make sure they pay people on time and consistently. It ain't a bad gig if everything is on the up and up. But occasionally you will find a fly by night group that does stuff

RE: consulting groups and such

2003-01-09 Thread Timothy Heald
Sounds all right. I mean as a consultant your going to be paying for your own insurance anyway, and if they can help you pull in more work that's worth the associated costs right? Also you may want to take a look at the Fusebox Co-op, here's a link to the mailing list: http://www.houseoffusio

RE: consulting groups and such

2003-01-09 Thread Haggerty, Mike
Paul; Sounds like a freelancing gig, not a full-time job. If you are comfortable taking that route and they can pay you, why not? I am assuming you need to eat, pay rent, etc. I would check up on the company a little bit and make sure they are legit. Be careful not to get yourself into a situati