On Fri, May 18, 2007 12:20 pm, Christian Seberino wrote: > > On Fri, May 18, 2007 11:09 am, Bob La Quey wrote: > >> For me consulting has been chicken and feathers. Sometimes >> fat and sometimes lean. The main problem I have had is that >> I needed to spend a lot of time and energy looking for gigs. > > How many down weeks can one afford? Let's face it, not every type of > software specialty needs a ton of people. That was my reason for this > post....the need to be in a *hot* field makes all other issues shrink to > insignificance.
Depends on your financial needs. Also, planning is difficult. People want you when they want you. > >> So I decided to start another business, >> based on delivering services with technology as a basis. >> That is going well and at least so far is far more satisfying >> on every dimension than the consulting had become. > > How do you find business? How do you advertise and market your services? > > I had a list of head hunters I worked through. They were less likely to be liars than most, had gigs, and trusted me. For a period of a couple of years, I acted as a tech consultant for a SCM tool vendor. The clients didn't know I was an independent. It was an exclusive arrangement. I personally think the head hunter's cut is well worth giving. I don't give a rat's patootie what they bill me for, as long as I get my rate and expenses. Getting placed is difficult and expensive to do on your own. -- Lan Barnes SCM Analyst Linux Guy Tcl/Tk Enthusiast Biodiesel Brewer -- [email protected] http://www.kernel-panic.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/kplug-list
