I would like to provide my thoughts on finding part time work. First of all, I don't believe you will have too much success trying to find part time work with

I would like to provide my thoughts on finding part time work. First of all, I don't believe you will have too much success trying to find part time work with companies that expect full time. Unless you have a very niche skill set and can come in as a consultant, you will find it very hard to get part time hours. What I would like to suggest to you is to do the following: 1) Incorporate a company. 2) Go talk to small and medium sized software consulting/services companies within your area. These are companies that do software consulting or custom development for other companies. These can include web development shops, SharePoint shops (if that is your skillset) or some of the bigger consulting firms (such as Ideaca). These companies are more willing to take on contractors. They especially like hiring part time if its the right fit as it saves them money. Their clients usually don't know/(may not care) who does the work. You can charge your rate (lets say in the $50-$90/hour range) or even better setup retainers for each company with a fixed number of hours a month that you will commit. If they do not use all the hours for the month, they still pay you the retainer. If they go over the hours, then they pay you your rate. I believe you will find more success with the smaller consulting firms (firms with less than 20 employees and that serve the local market) but this does depend on your skill set. I expect it will be hard for you to get one of these arrangements with the first company but it will be easier after the first. It is quite possible for you to work for 3-4 of these companies and make a reasonable income. In effect, you would be a freelancer but you would not have direct clients. A lot of these depends on your skill set and what is needed in your area. If you are a open-source stack developer and you are surrounded by .NET shops, you will obviously have a tough time. If this is the case, you are likely to be more successful if you pickup the skill set that's relevant for your area.