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by kaisdavis 15y ago
Thanks for the encouragement, tptacek. > What do you do? Marketing strategy, SEO, Social, Websites, Adwords, Print. > Why not try this experiment: bill yourself out at $90/hr in January. See what happens. You're right. There's nothi
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by kaisdavis 15y ago
I bill $60/hr. When I start to reach capacity, I multiple my rates by 1.5 for all new clients. I can see myself starting to bill out at $90/hr by June, 2012. An interesting follow-up question for the freelance community could be how many of
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Dr. Link Check • Free Link Checker with Blacklist Lookup(drlinkcheck.com)
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by kaisdavis 15y ago
Very interesting. I'd like to learn more. Your email isn't in your profile and I couldn't find a contact email on getvolta.com or your Quora page. My email is kdavis@chambersconstruction.com. My use case may be a bit different. I want to us
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Tracking Calls Through Virtual Phone Numbers?
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by kaisdavis 15y ago
Joel Nielsen, founder of MediaShark, LLC, writes about overcoming the challenges of giving someone else creative control of a project. Have you had this challenge?
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Granting Creative License (upandrunning.bplans.com)
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by kaisdavis 15y ago
I was inspired by Frank Chimero's awesome text-playlist and created a list of the articles on entrepreneurship and making things that inspire me. What do you read when you want to remind yourself why you're an entrepreneur?
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How to Get Started as an Entrepreneur(upandrunning.bplans.com)
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Willamette Angel Conference — Any HN users attend?
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The Four-Letter Word You Should Use (and Use Often)(upandrunning.bplans.com)
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by kaisdavis 15y ago
Joel wrote this piece to combat the 'fluffy' idea that entrepreneurship is something you can accomplish if you just concentrate really, really hard . What do you think: Is a lot of the writing on Entrepreneurship too focused on 'visualizin
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5 (Sarcastic) Truths About Entrepreneurship That No One Will Tell You(upandrunning.bplans.com)
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by kaisdavis 15y ago
Reddit just went from read-only mode to 'Service Unavailable' mode: http://ka1.us/6WWY
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Start an Informational Product Business — Step by Step Guide(upandrunning.bplans.com)
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
Do you want your customers to be people who pay a monthly fee or do you want your customers to be corporations who purchase the data from you? There's nothing wrong with building a subscription based service and having people pay for it
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Ask HN: Does anyone else misread the 'time since comment' as karma now?
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
What's a solid core desk?
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
> The fact that they went higher than I offered really just proves that I am low balling myself? Yes. Your boss knew how much it would cost them to find a replacement - short or long term - and your $65/hr came in below that. I am ecst
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
> They are a medium level of SOL if I just walk and don't give them work/help The business is not your friend. The business is not your lover. The business does not love you, the business is a business. Yeah, they're SOL if you just wal
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Wordpress Admins: What's your favorite plugin?
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How To Orchestrate Effective Meetings(upandrunning.bplans.com)
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
It shows determination in the same way that showing up on a date and telling him / her that 'I'm having a lot of success in the dating world, I just got turned down for 3 dates' projects confidence. Sure, you're out there getting names and
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Ask HN: Recommended resources for Small Business Owners and Entrepreneurs?
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
If I was in college and in that area, I'd take that job in a second, especially if I was a non-technical guy with technical knowledge. Yes, the position recommends a CS degree, but if you're a HN browser non-technical person, I think you'd
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Video: Why is a business plan important?(upandrunning.bplans.com)
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
> Will filling this out impact the negotiations at all? Highly. Filling out that form eliminates negotiation completely. You're giving up your informational advantage and letting them set your salary. > I didn't really have a plan o
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
1. I use a hosts file to block sites like hackernews, tech crunch 2. I set objectives the night before for the following day. I identify 3-5 things that I'll accomplish the following day and then I focus on doing those things. 3. I work in
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
Single serving site that takes the visitor's location (via skyhook, IP Address, or whatever technology) and returns a google map with bars and Universities highlighted. Heck, add Yelp integration and use whatever method you can think of to
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by kaisdavis 16y ago
This is the advice I offer to all of my freelancing friends and repeat to myself every morning: "Whatever I'm charging, I should double it." There's a limit on that school of thought, but if have the option of 2 freelancing contacts at X, o

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