I've been pondering of the idea of "starting off on my own," so that i can start working for myself. From what i can tell, you've done rather well for yourself and continue to be successful. My real passion is spent in my real time - working on my laptop doing "side work" for local businesses at all hours of the night. I'm tired of being tired - know what i mean? How i get started? Learning how to run my own business was a “bit by bit” thing. In hindsight, one of those "how to run a small business," courses would have been useful. I learned through trial and error, and getting burned. The biggest thing for me was the paperwork invoicing, scheduling, and the like. Put me in front of a crowd or a computer and instinct takes over. So my sincere advice is to devote lots of time to the “details.”
Actually, this brings up a very good point. Be aware that running your own business will not be 95% programming and 5% tedious monotony. I’ll be more like 70/30 or 60/40. Getting new clients at first can be extremely daunting, and most people seem to be either really good, or really bad at that. It might take time to build up a base. I don’t pay any money for advertising, but I’ve been fortunate enough to build up good industry contacts. “Please tell your friends, tell everyone…………”^^
Hope this is helpful to all, and part of this business journal might turn into a blog post in the future. That’s so cool! BE BLESSED EVERYONE!
