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If you’re going to do the second job thing I highly recommend founding a software consultancy so you can be upfront about the fact that you have multiple client
by more_corn 4y ago
If you’re going to do the second job thing I highly recommend founding a software consultancy so you can be upfront about the fact that you have multiple clients. If you’re good and you attract clients and other good people to work with you, you can make a lot of money.
- mattbrewsbytes 4y agoDo you mean software consultancy as in a company that accepts invoices and you work on that basis billing hourly for work they define? Or do you mean clients and consultancy like starting a company that does websites for businesses, marketing them, attracting clients, etc.? Any tips on getting the first one going?
- Luppo 4y agoI am also thinking about starting some sort of software consultancy, formerly for extra pay and then to become more job-indepentent. What I'm noticing is that, just by chatting with people, it's relatively easy to find some companies that need a simple, quick, and cheap SW product, the kind of things a solo developer can do quite easily. So my suggestion would be: just talk with people about your interest, someone may get back to you with interesting projects to start with. The only thing that is blocking me right now is that having a client is like having another boss, and it's probably gonna be angrier if anything doesn't fit well. I would prefer like "you pay me for X hours and I bring your SW from here to there" kind of stuff, it would probably be much easier to start with while maintaining my main job.