I plan to write a blog post on this next week, so I’d love some input beforehand. How many hours per week would you be willing to dedicate to one client for the long term? 10 hours? 20 hours? 30 hours? At what point are you simply a full-time employee? Is it risky to put [...]
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What Scared You Most About Self-Employment?Deciding to work for yourself is anything but easy. There are lots of hurdles to overcome, and a lot of things that may intimidate you about giving up a cushy, secure job for who knows what. Which element of self-employment did you find to be the scariest? Lack of a paycheck? Fear of failure? Share [...] Question of the Week: How Often Do You Check Email?My husband (who works a normal 9-5 job) is amazed at how many emails I receive overnight and during the weekend. A normal morning for me involves catching up on 50 emails, and an entire weekend will bring in hundreds of emails. Do you feel obligated to check your email, say, at 11:00 at night? [...] Question of the Week: How Do You Turn Down Work?Have you ever been so busy that you just can’t take on another project? That’s where I am now. But I’m still getting inquiries from people who are interested in my services. How should I turn them down without cutting ties completely? How do I get them to keep me in mind in the future? [...] Question of the Week: Has Your Business Been Impacted by Irene?I write this question as I prepare for our good old Hurricane Irene. She’s expected to pummel us in the next 12 hours. I have no idea when I will have internet, phone, or electricity again. And Reuters says that small businesses are hit the hardest by these types of events. How has this crazy [...] Question of the Week: Which Political Party Is Looking Out for Us?With all the news lately about the debt ceiling, tax cuts, and political back-and-forth between the Democrats and the Republications, I thought I would pose this question. Are self-employed professionals and small business owners better represented by the larger-government Democrats or the smaller-government Republicans? Share your thoughts in the “comments” box below.
Question of the Week: Is It Okay to Hire Family Members?It’s always a tricky situation when you need to hire someone and you also have a family member in need of funds. Is it asking for trouble to hire that family member? Or is nepotism par for the course? If you’ve ever had a family member work for you, please share your thoughts in the [...] Question of the Week: Negotation TricksWe’ve all done it: sat in a meeting with a potential client in which they told us how much they want to work with us. All the while wondering … “How much, exactly, are they offering to pay me?” In those situations, how have you handled the issue of payment? Do you set the rate [...] Question of the Week: How Much Work Is Too Much?As a self-employed professional, you’re always on the lookout for more work. But, eventually, there is such a thing as too much work. When that happens, it’s not easy to “turn off” your client-hunting radar. In fact, it’s nearly impossible. How do you know when you’ve taken on too much work? When you’ve reached that [...] Question of the Week: Would You Ever Take a Full-Time Job Again?Some people are self-employed and wouldn’t have it any other way. Others are self-employed because of circumstance, and if the right job came along, they would take it in a heartbeat. Where do you fall on this spectrum? Would you accept a full-time job if a good one was offered to you? Share your thoughts [...] |
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