#294. Self Employment
Posted February 10, 2006, 15:13 CET
I am officially self-employed. This involves:
- Registering for self-employment with the Revenue (done).
- Registering a company name (not done) and its corresponding domain name (done).
- "Networking" on-line and off.
- Shaving regularly.
- Contracting/nixering for short amounts of time both on-site (at the moment) and at home (in a couple of weeks).
- "Open-source Development". I.e. mucking about on interesting side-projects.
- Being my own (poor man's) host.
- Making my own sandwiches at lunchtime.
- Working on my own stuff with some of it hopefully being profitable.
- Attempting to maintain a clear division between work and not-work.
- Cycling more to a) get to random office b) get out of the house c) pit my meditative Tai Chi foo against the rage inspired by Dublin's roads.
Comment from mackers
on February 10, 2006, 17:27 CET
As Roy Walker would say: "that's good but it's not right".
Comment from Dave
on February 11, 2006, 02:46 CET
It's a clue! Eh...Say What You See Design?
Comment from Corrie
on February 11, 2006, 15:42 CET
Hey Mackers! Good going. I was bloody terrified when I became self employed, but honestly, it's the best thing I've ever done career wise. Even if it hadn't become the succesful venture it is (:p), it's worth it for the learning experience alone, which is invaluable.
Best of luck, and I hope you end up like me, working six hours a day and making LOTSAMONEH.
Best of luck, and I hope you end up like me, working six hours a day and making LOTSAMONEH.
Comment from mackers
on February 13, 2006, 00:45 CET
Dave: Close! It's Mr Chipsoft.
Corrie: Thanks for teh encouragement!
Corrie: Thanks for teh encouragement!
Comment from Rob
on February 13, 2006, 03:05 CET
Everyone loves Bytemark! Though you don't host clients' sites there, do you?!
Comment from mackers
on February 13, 2006, 22:51 CET
Not at the moment, but I wouldn't see the problem for using it for non-mission-critical static sites.
For everything else it's the perfect stopgap until I can afford something meatier.
For everything else it's the perfect stopgap until I can afford something meatier.
Comment from conall
on February 24, 2006, 17:29 CET
There's a trick to the CRO. If you get an electronic RBN application ready and hand deliver it into the CRO, it is usually registered the same day.
Plus, if you're quick, you could grab a .ie domain from Blacknight for €30 (ex VAT)
Plus, if you're quick, you could grab a .ie domain from Blacknight for €30 (ex VAT)
I suggest HAWTNERD