Biggest aspects from my experience: - Follow your work times rigorously. - Just because you own your time that doesn't mean you should spend it reading articl

Biggest aspects from my experience: - Follow your work times rigorously. - Just because you own your time that doesn't mean you should spend it reading articles all day. (I personally look through HN in 1min, then save my interests into the pocket app and read them at night) - Communicate with your clients a lot, sometimes all they need is to know how you're doing, they will appreciate it. - BIG one, learn to automate tasks. If you code, get an application like codebox or something, stop re-coding the same stuff over and over. - About the money, don't work for free, charge upfront percentage, the separate account thing is a good idea, I do that. - Be an expert of your area. Basically, 'skills will set you free'