I did this a few years ago. Formed an LLC, got insurance, etc. Got a few clients and started making some money. Then it started getting in the way of my "real job". The "on the side clients" don't care that you have another job when they have a problem they want fixed now. It turned into a 24/7 job and too much aggravation. There was no way I could replace my "real" income, health benefits, retirement, etc, with income from doing the side work. So I stopped and helped my clients find someone else to help them.
Also, you have to be aware of the tax implications. Most business clients want you to fill out a W9 so they can notify the IRS. You will have to file the income. It just isn't worth it in my opinion. From: John Aldrich [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, November 09, 2009 2:18 PM To: NT System Admin Issues Subject: OT: Side work Anyone here do any side work as a PC Tech? I'm looking at doing some side work to bring in a bit of extra money during tight economic times. I'm curious whether you have customers sign any sort of release of liability for the equipment? I'm just trying to keep from losing money on this by getting sued if I take in a piece of hardware and it ends up that it's unrepairable or gets damaged worse in my custody... [cid:[email protected]][cid:[email protected]] ~ Finally, powerful endpoint security that ISN'T a resource hog! ~ ~ <http://www.sunbeltsoftware.com/Business/VIPRE-Enterprise/> ~
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