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Does Microsoft count? It's in the same market cap as Amazon and Google. I've been consulting for the past year while I build a few side-projects, hoping they'l

Does Microsoft count? It's in the same market cap as Amazon and Google. I've been consulting for the past year while I build a few side-projects, hoping they'll turn into businesses. I'm making more than I ever have before and this was only year one. My hope is the next few years the time spent marketing myself through blogs, podcasts, and some books I'm working on will pay off either to make raising money easier for a business idea or to solidify higher rates for consulting.

zabi_rauf 8y ago
Thats great! How did you start with finding consulting projects and building street cred? Has writing blogs bring you more business yet?
- acconrad 8y ago
  The million-dollar question: how do you find clients? Honestly, the first one approached me via HackerNews. The rest have been from my network. Blogging has yet to bring me more business, because my name and brand have not reached the mind-share yet to rely solely on that. But I'm working on it! I also realize that this is a long-term play, it will likely take me 3+ years before my name is reputable enough to be the reason someone hires me from all the places they've seen my name.