Comments on: Work for Yourself: Can You Afford to Make the Switch? http://gigaom.com/collaboration/work-for-yourself/ Fri, 25 May 2012 10:00:18 +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.

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