So, who's out there? And how many of us are already independent, versus thinking about going independent? I expect most of you have run across me one place or...
I'm here! :) Thanks for kicking it off Mike. As most of your know if you follow my blog I just recently decided to go independent, and I have been on my own...
... I'm here as well. I've been independent for about 3 years now. I know enough about taxes, accounting, yearly state filings, etc. to know I don't want to...
I've wanted to go independent for years now. I missed my chance during the dot-com boom (probably a good thing), but I managed to learn a lot about what NOT...
Hi, at the moment I'm working for the man and hoping to eventually find a different way. I think I'm most interested in becoming a micro-ISV vs. the...
Ah, the corporate tax trap. One thing to keep in mind, though, is that the equation gets different if you're carrying consumer debt at relatively high...
When I was at the peak of my traveling consulting career (a mix of traditional consulting/subcontracting and speaking), I got up to 250 nights a year on the...
Hello folks! Mike, I especially enjoyed your latest book (Coder to Developer - I did a review of it that should appear in Dr. Dobbs shortly). Everyone else: I...
Hi guys, I am approaching my 1 year anniversary of going independent as a consultant and have not regretted the decision at all. Admittedly, that may be...
... I recently celebrated my 3rd anniversary as an indepdenent. As many of you have already said, I have no desire to go back to working for the man. :-)...
Hi everyone, I've only been independent for the past 4 months but am really enjoying it. I was doing a bit of extra paid work in the evenings before leaving my...
To each their own...at the moment my 4-year-old is playing Finding Nemo Underwater Adventures on his own computer about eight feet away, and my two-year-old is...
I've done some work as part of "virtual" development teams, using IM and e-mail and phone to stay in touch. This is a good way to get the social interaction,...
Hey Mike, I have 2 paid projects on the go at the moment, and one or 2 of my own. It's weird though, when I get like this I don't want to work on any of them!...
... hope ... Nemo ... and my ... me ... office ... of ... Mike, That's my current situation. At any given moment, I could be working or playing with the kids....
Hi Mike, I envy your situation. I'm originally from Maine, and if I could swing going back there and still having the means to make a comfortable living doing...
A couple of people have brought up the question of finding clients, I think this is probably the most frequently asked question I hear about going independent,...
Thanks for the kind words - and especially the review! That book has been doing *much* better than I expected it to -- so well, in fact, that there will almost...
I did some CBT stuff for a while...I gave up when I got up early in the morning to record while the kids were asleep, and the roosters ended up on the...
I guess I'll go next. I've been independent for one year and one month now. Previously I worked for a consulting firm that I enjoyed, but my wife and I moved...
Well, I can tell you how *I* started, for what it's worth. I was working for a white-box assembler - we put together computers from dubious Taiwanese parts,...
Well, I guess I'm the only old timer here. I've been an indie for 12 years now, and love it. Since I am in NJ, the jobs come pretty regularly, and for the...
Hello Everyone, My name is Dan and I'm ... sorry, wrong forum! I may be one of the un-named local guys (Cincinnati-area) that James Avery mentioned that is in...
My name is Jeffrey Palermo (JeffreyPalermo.com), and I'm an ASP.NET developer (prefer c#) in Leander, TX. I currently work for Dell in north Austin where I'm...
In talking about working conditions, there was some discussion of a seperate office as opposed to a home office in the midst of the house. Turns out that for...
Hi everyone. Well, here's my story: did a Ph.D., thought I was going to become a prof, felt like a fraud teaching undergrads how to build software when I'd...
Not quite. Sounds like we started out at just about the same time. Though I think you've taken a more traditional consulting path than I have. You can still go...
I've had more than one phone call where the people on the other end could hear small children playing in the background - or sometimes in my lap. Most profess...
Sounds like we're in almost-but-not-quite the same position: my wife and I are both at home, but she works from home too (http://www.quiltindex.com is her main...
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