So what kind of advice would folks give to a someone considering
quitting my regular job and becoming a full-time freelancer. My
regular job is a mix of coding, network maintanence, and other IT-type
stuff. Over the past year or so I've picked up a couple of
freelance/contractor positions. The prim
Matt,
My thoughts are that if you can even secure a "part-time" contract with your
current employer, lower your rate a bit to get it. This will give you a
"steady" source of income which is the BIGGEST hurdle to going full-time on
your own. The jobs are plentiful, but we (Westerners) are also co
Matt --
1. Before you go completely freelance, try to do some side work and build up
a roster of clients. Freelance can be feast or famine, and if you can keep
the full time job and start slow, that would be better.
2. Ideally, you should be lining up your next freelance gigs while working
on
Unlike Dave, I never had any luck w/ Guru.com or similar type sites. I
no longer look at them, preferring to spend time networking with local folks.
I recommend writing a business plan. Who are you going to service? How
are you going to reach them? What are your motivations for working o
This is fantastic advice. I recommend keeping track of all of your time
and what you did in that time.
At 09:01 PM 10/10/2006, you wrote:
>Keep a record of your estimates and the
>actual time it took so you can get a better idea of whether you were close
>or not. This way, you'll be better at
