I did this for a while. Now I freelance more or less full time. Contrary to popular advice I billed per hour. Don't do any contracting work at your job and y

I did this for a while. Now I freelance more or less full time. Contrary to popular advice I billed per hour. Don't do any contracting work at your job and you should be fine legally. Don't tell anybody you are working on the side though. Raises eyebrows you don't need raised. Best tip: Find businesses that actually need a problem to be solved and not somebody that just has a budget. They'll appreciate you more, pay faster and generally love all over you if you let them. Companies with budgets to spend but no pressing problems to solve are a real pain.