Comments on: Work for Yourself: Can You Afford to Make the Switch? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/ Fri, 10 Feb 2012 09:28:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Funding Your Web Work Dream « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62258 Wed, 09 Apr 2008 18:00:07 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62258 [...] Work for Yourself: Can You Afford to Make the Switch? [...]

]]> By: Web Worker 101: 5 Ways to Find Help « Web Worker Daily http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62257 Fri, 14 Sep 2007 18:01:14 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62257 [...] an independent web worker is offering all of the services that your clients want. You can start working for yourself as soon as you have someone willing to pay for your design or development skills, but what happens [...]

]]> By: JTPRATT's Blogging Mistakes http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62256 Mon, 06 Aug 2007 19:13:32 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62256 I didn’t see any mention of what to do about and how to calculate the cost of benefits you’ll now be providing for yourself. This goes hand in hand with the bill rate article – you should charge 2.5-3 times as much as your current job hourly rate to be able to provide benefits for yourself and family.

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Finding that Sweet Spot When You’re Setting Your Hourly Rate « http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62255 Fri, 03 Aug 2007 18:01:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62255 [...] fees, hardware, software, telecommunications…the list goes on and on. While you can cut or lowball some of these expenses,you do need to be realistic about how much money needs to come in the door to make ends meet. If [...]

]]> By: The SmallBusiness.com Blog » links for 2007-08-01 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62254 Wed, 01 Aug 2007 13:19:56 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62254 [...] Can You Afford the Switch to Working for Yourself? Web Worker Daily You should know where your first job is coming from before you hang out your shingle. Better yet, you should know where your first several jobs will be coming from. (tags: startup marketing management) [...]

]]> By: eFrontier http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62253 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:26:28 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62253 What a timely article. I was seriously contemplating the act of making the transition on my blog http://www.entrepreneurmusings.com just last week. And here you are talking in exact steps to tread.

Well actually I tried the smooth transition approach, starting from the beginning of the year. I was moonlighting on a small scale first and then landed a couple of few months long gigs. I have been workin on steady projects for the last three months or so.

And this led me to seriously consider completing the transition, but I am still in contemplation. The screnario is different where I live. Working from home is a slightly alien concept here.

Writing this from office, I feel my tension boiling up. I am getting impatient to make the leap! Sometimes I get t urge to ‘Just Do It!’

]]> By: macewan http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62252 Mon, 30 Jul 2007 01:16:23 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62252 For me the clearly defined goal works best. I’ve given myself one year with quarterly targets to meet.

Passion also plays a large part of striving for those goals. It’s not just trying to work from home for my sake, but to take care of my wife and mother-in-law.

]]> By: Rebecca Aguilar http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62251 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 15:20:49 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62251 Thanks for all the great ideas! Working for yourself certainly takes some guts, but even more so… a plan.

I wish that I could come up with an entrepreneurial plan linked to teaching.

]]> By: that dismal science :: linkdump for 28 jul 07 :: July :: 2007 http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62250 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 13:34:17 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62250 [...] Work for Yourself: Can You Afford to Make the Switch? from Web Worker Daily [...]

]]> By: Robert http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62249 Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:38:09 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62249 Keep your network from your former companies. Nothing spreads faster than the word of mouth if you’re doing your job in a good way. Spread your message among former colleagues and leave your card with every occasion. It might not be noticeable from the start but sums up in the end.

]]> By: Top Posts « WordPress.com http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62248 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 23:59:36 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62248 [...] Work for Yourself: Can You Afford to Make the Switch? When people find out that I’ve been working from home for years, they often respond with both envy and fear: […] [...]

]]> By: Edgar Quintero http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62247 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:39:46 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62247 I admit, it’s just one of those things that you must really be willing to do in order for it to work properly. It’s more of a mental preparation thing than anything else. As long as there’s a will… there’s a way (so cliche i know!)

]]> By: Rex Dixon http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62246 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:15:29 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62246 Another thing to remember is – “Go with the flow!” I was finally able to quit working two jobs just back in May. The reason? I went with the flow, kept paddling upstream. Now some of the downfalls is that situation of having that corporate America mentality. If you can store that information for further use, and for learning, great. But if it hinders you from progressing and flowing, than you need to sit back and think.

Corporate America thinking is what stops a lot of success stories.

Rex

]]> By: Kelly http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/#comment-62245 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 19:05:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/07/27/work-for-yourself/#comment-62245 Great post, and one I’m living right now. I’ll ad my +1 to the savings part. There are times when things just change and the paychecks stop. I have an instance where a client paid the up front, and then just stopped working with me on things. What should have been done in a matter of 2-3 months has now stretched out to 9 months, and is on temporary hold due to their own internal issues.

I wasn’t prepared for this mentally, and it’s frustrating. I had said no to some smaller projects based on this being there, and now it’s not. The unforeseen issues in this line of work can be especially hard.

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