Category: self-employment

Personal Workspace: After »

This post is part 2 of a pair of before and after posts about my workspace environment. Part 1 was posted Friday.
After talking about the pros and cons of the workspace at my last job, let’s take a look at the place I sit down to work every day now that I’m my own [...]

Personal Workspace: Before »

This post is part 1 of a pair of before and after posts about my workspace environment. Check back Monday for part 2.
I’d like to talk a little bit about my workspace, and how it affects the ability to actually get work done. Before I talk about my current situation, let’s take a [...]

Steering Clear of Legal Issues »

Something that a lot of people have brought up since I made the switch to full-time blogger / web developer is legal liability.  What if someone doesn’t like something I say and decides to sue?  Is it legal to quote that much of a copyrighted article, or to use that picture from the article?  Questions [...]

Declining Economy vs. Self-Employment »

Someone going by the name “Sniglet” brought up a great point yesterday in the comments on Seattle Bubble when I announced Thatch Mound:
Not to be too negative, but I don’t know how great a time this is for relying on web advertising for revenue. If we are about to embark on a significant recession (which [...]

Setting Up the Groundwork »

Well, it’s the end of the first week of self-employment, and I feel like it’s been fairly productive. I’ve gotten a lot done so far, including a number of groundwork items that I had to get worked out before I even started this week. Here’s the major things I’ve had to set up [...]