On Tue, 28 Sep 2004 20:36:52 -0400, Frank Mamone <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> That's interesting. You mean like in answering questions in
> newsgroups, mailing lists, etc?
>
> - Frank
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 16:01:19 -0400
> Subject: RE: Self-employed - How did you do it?
> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> Having some sort of head for business is also needed. I've got a great
> profile, but never went anywhere in the self employed area for various
> reasons. The main of which was that I suck at business. :)
> Make sure you do followups and call backs. If you can't, get someone who can
> for you. Getting recurring business is based totally on that. One person I
> know suggested
> that any question I answer online should include a follow up a week or two
> later to see if they are ok with the solution or need any help. This gets
> jobs. I know others on CF-Talk who make a living from answering the
> questions then doing followups for business.
>
> _____
>
> Good tips Mike.
>
> -Frank
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Michael Dinowitz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:12:34 -0400
> Subject: RE: Self-employed - How did you do it?
> To: CF-Community <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
> The first thing to do is to raise your profile. Release some cool or useful
> UDFs, CFC, custom tags, small apps, articles or the like. Donate some time
> to write something for a user group or community site. Let people see your
> work and work ethic. This leads to the second thing; subcontracting.
> With your name known and your work on display, you let people know that your
> open for business in a contract, sub-contract or whatever way. The initial
> profile raising will really pay off here.
> Fusion Authority is always looking for tech articles, reviews, best of talk
> compilations, etc. CFDJ is always looking for articles. Every user group
> wants something done on their site.
> And that's just the start stuff. :)
>
> _____
>
> I have been unemployed for a couple of months now and it doesn't look
> very promising. I noticed that quite a few of you are self-employed
> and I'm thinking that it may be an option for me.
>
> I 'd love to hear stories of how you started. How did you get your
> first customer? What do you do to get new and repeated business.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Frank
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