[EMAIL PROTECTED] ;-) Bryan Stevenson VP & Director of E-Commerce Development Electric Edge Systems Group Inc. p. 250.920.8830 e. [EMAIL PROTECTED] --------------------------------------------------------- Macromedia Associate Partner www.macromedia.com --------------------------------------------------------- Vancouver Island ColdFusion Users Group Founder & Director www.cfug-vancouverisland.com
----- Original Message ----- From: "Chuck Mason" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Talk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 12:16 PM Subject: OT: Independent Consulting versus Full-Time > Hi there, > > Just curious as to how many of you are independent consultants versus > full-timers. I'm a full-timer, and have luckily not been one of the > "casualties" over the last couple years. Business is good, however, > building up someone else's company versus my own, with the possibility > of getting laid off, or the company going under any time, makes me > really think about my business/marketing experience, combined with > internet development experience, and whether now is the time to begin > "spreading my wings" toward independent status. Have either of you > recently taken this "leap" into independent status? Perhaps some of you > > have found independent status lonely, and have become "wage slaves" > again - if so, what were your experiences? My thoughts are that as > developers, some of us are not as "marketing savvy" as we are > "development savvy", so taking the leap into independent status could be > > like tying an anchor onto ones ankles, and jumpping off a cliff into the > > storming seas. I'm considering taking that dive, however, want to "soar > > like an eagle", keeping an eye out for opportunities, and catching as > many "business development proposals" as are out there, bringing them > back to my perch to build, then deliver. Excuse the cliches....just > feeling a bit entertaining at the moment. Have any of you "soared like > an eagle" lately - if so, what advice can you give to those entertaining > > the idea? Have either of you been successful with beginning to spread > your wings by catching evening and weekend gigs - if so, what marketing > strategies do you use? > > Cheers! > Chuck > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ Dedicated Windows 2000 Server PIII 800 / 256 MB RAM / 40 GB HD / 20 GB MO/XFER Instant Activation � $99/Month � Free Setup http://www.pennyhost.com/redirect.cfm?adcode=coldfusiona FAQ: http://www.thenetprofits.co.uk/coldfusion/faq Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
