Great post. As for consulting, I have had some really awful experiences and some really good ones.... Here are some tips that might help you with your 2013 goa

Great post. As for consulting, I have had some really awful experiences and some really good ones.... Here are some tips that might help you with your 2013 goal to consult more.. 1. Unless its an established client, take at least a 10-20% fee up-front once you and the client AGREE ( as in, they agree in writing by email or on paper ) on the requirements. 2. Then take 50% of the balance upon demo when the client agrees that the app is up to their liking followed by the remaning 50% on app launch. Of course, you can vary the percentages to you liking but this has worked great for me so far... Where I went wrong was being too eager to get the business and getting started on a project without getting any money upfront. If they are serious about the project and generally a professional entity ( person/business ) they will pay upfront..otherwise run like hell. You will obviously make a few mistakes along the way but you will get the idea of filtering clients the more you consult. Some clients can be more demanding than the others, but in general as long as they are paying, you will be alright! Good luck and thanks for the great post!