Comments on: The Adventure that is Self-Employment

By: Building Personal Brands Through Passion » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 by Rebecca Bollwitt

Fri, 26 Sep 2008 22:08:51 +0000

[...] This morning I was pretty down as I was having one of those moments when I started to question where all this blogging is going to take me. I’ve been working 12 hour days with our social media consulting company, Miss604.com, our podcasts, and my freelance gigs and I suppose it all just hit me at once when I had the chance to reflect on all my work in the last 2 weeks (and the last two months). [...]

By: Sharley

Sharley — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 07:59:07 +0000

wow! congratulations on your successful business.. i just started working at home and i’m also planning to expand my horizons..

By: Hez

Hez — Tue, 15 Jul 2008 05:29:20 +0000

Great post – I Dugg it!

By: Pete Quily

Pete Quily — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 06:57:34 +0000

Being helpful to others is a great point of view to have in business that will pay off both in financial and karmic terms.

You may already know about this blog but just in case you don’t
http://freelanceswitch.com has some good content for those breaking free from the wage world to independence.

Good luck to you and John, I’m sure you’ll do well. Get lots of advice, but remember to analyze it to see if it’s useful to you, sometime it is, sometimes it’s just useful for the person who gave it to you.

By: Luc

Luc — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:00:33 +0000

64 cheers for your new company!
I also want to be popular and loved just like you!

By: Carla

Carla — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:37:12 +0000

Best advice I can offer after more than a dozen years as a work-at-homer — go for a walk. On those days when you have no outside meetings scheduled (and I agree, coffee shop meetings are great!), take a mid-morning and mid-afternoon break to go for a walk, even in the rain. It’ll refresh you and give you a chance to mull things over. Staring at a screen all day sometimes makes it hard to just think ideas through.

Just my two cents.

Carla

By: John Biehler

John Biehler — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:51:51 +0000

All I have to say is “You go girl!” (and John too)….

I don’t think I would last long if I did that (work from home full time)…I have too many distractions which would be hard to dial down.

I wish you (guys) all the best success!

By: Miss604

Miss604 — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 19:02:27 +0000

@Chris – I agree, getting out of the house does help a lot
@Gus – thanks for the kind words, it means a lot
@Meg – very wise advice, thank you

By: Meg

Meg — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:52:42 +0000

My best advice is: don’t take anything personally.

Which sounds like a funny thing to say, but when you’re dealing with people who might flake when they need to provide content or feedback for you, or try and lowball you on an estimate, or push your buttons with their response to what you’ve done… well, you can end up feeling a bit like no one is on your side. Especially since you’re no longer part of a team, but running the show and doing all the ups and downs by yourself.

But even if you’re dealing with people you like and consider friends, it’s key to keep business, business. Don’t let your personal feelings invade your business space or show up in your public space when they’re related to client conflicts.

Have fun, be excited, be personal and enjoy your freedom — but when something hits the fan, protect yourself and your brand by letting anything negative or critical stay on a business level.

By: GusF

GusF — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 18:33:56 +0000

Congrats on the move to self employment.

I know it is not an easy thing to do, and I have to admire your determination as you venture into this new avenue.

Best wishes and if you need any help, let me know, and I’ll do what I can do.