Comments on: Going Commando: Top 10 Things You’ll Need to Make it as a Web Worker http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/ Rebooting the workforce Thu, 18 Mar 2010 14:44:16 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Web Worker Daily » Archive Web Worker 101: Building Your Professional Team « http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-248908 Web Worker Daily » Archive Web Worker 101: Building Your Professional Team « Fri, 07 Dec 2007 19:00:08 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-248908 <p>[...] 7th, 2007 (11:00am) Mike Gunderloy No Comments We’ve written before about the importance of building a professional team for your small business: accountant, banker, [...]</p> [...] 7th, 2007 (11:00am) Mike Gunderloy No Comments We’ve written before about the importance of building a professional team for your small business: accountant, banker, [...]

]]> By: Milena Berchot » Blog Archive » Web Worker 101: Business Follow-up http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-198695 Milena Berchot » Blog Archive » Web Worker 101: Business Follow-up Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:19:47 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-198695 <p>[...] time after you strike out on your own as an independent web worker, you’ll finish your first contract. This is (or should be!) a happy [...]</p> [...] time after you strike out on your own as an independent web worker, you’ll finish your first contract. This is (or should be!) a happy [...]

]]> By: Web Worker 101: Business Follow-up « Web Worker Daily http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-195500 Web Worker 101: Business Follow-up « Web Worker Daily Fri, 12 Oct 2007 18:00:07 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-195500 <p>[...] Worker 101: Business Follow-up Some time after you strike out on your own as an independent web worker, you’ll finish your first contract. This is (or should be!) a [...]</p> [...] Worker 101: Business Follow-up Some time after you strike out on your own as an independent web worker, you’ll finish your first contract. This is (or should be!) a [...]

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Work for Yourself: Can You Afford to Make the Switch? « http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-129362 Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Work for Yourself: Can You Afford to Make the Switch? « Fri, 27 Jul 2007 18:01:04 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-129362 <p>[...] a 9-to-5 office career to a freelance web worker one. In the past we’ve covered some of the things that help web workers be successful after they get going. Today, I’ll offer some advice on actually making the [...]</p> [...] a 9-to-5 office career to a freelance web worker one. In the past we’ve covered some of the things that help web workers be successful after they get going. Today, I’ll offer some advice on actually making the [...]

]]> By: Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Avoid Back Pain, Keep Your Spine Healthy While Working « http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-39055 Web Worker Daily » Blog Archive Avoid Back Pain, Keep Your Spine Healthy While Working « Wed, 11 Apr 2007 13:01:02 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-39055 <p>[...] Keep Your Spine Healthy While Working We’ve written before about the importance of an ergonomic office environment and taking micro-breaks for web workers. But we also know that such good advice is easy to ignore. [...]</p> [...] Keep Your Spine Healthy While Working We’ve written before about the importance of an ergonomic office environment and taking micro-breaks for web workers. But we also know that such good advice is easy to ignore. [...]

]]> By: Joey http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-26468 Joey Sun, 11 Mar 2007 03:27:55 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-26468 <p>If you decide to incorporate your business, i suggest that you use a company that I used. I registered in california, and they got the paperwork filed in just a few weeks. I setup an LLC and I used <a href="http://www.IncorporateFast.com" rel="nofollow">Incorporate Fast</a>. It cost me about $300 dollars, and it included $100 dollars of filing fee apparently. So, basically the cost was pretty cheap and i didn't have to worry about the filing.</p> If you decide to incorporate your business, i suggest that you use a company that I used. I registered in california, and they got the paperwork filed in just a few weeks. I setup an LLC and I used Incorporate Fast. It cost me about $300 dollars, and it included $100 dollars of filing fee apparently. So, basically the cost was pretty cheap and i didn’t have to worry about the filing.

]]> By: Judi Sohn http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9758 Judi Sohn Fri, 05 Jan 2007 05:04:26 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9758 <p>Kath, yes VOIP can be hit or miss depending on the provider and the part of the world you're in. All told, we've been relatively lucky with Vonage. I would recommend that anyone try the service first with the default number they give you. Only when you're really satisfied should you port over your land line number.</p> <p>It's just nice to be able to check voicemail from the web, pay a flat rate and to have phone numbers with different area codes. I'm convinced the technology will mature. Right now, it's like having cable TV in the 70s. Anyone else remember how many hours you'd be staring at snow on the screen? When was the last time you remember that happening now?</p> Kath, yes VOIP can be hit or miss depending on the provider and the part of the world you’re in. All told, we’ve been relatively lucky with Vonage. I would recommend that anyone try the service first with the default number they give you. Only when you’re really satisfied should you port over your land line number.

It’s just nice to be able to check voicemail from the web, pay a flat rate and to have phone numbers with different area codes. I’m convinced the technology will mature. Right now, it’s like having cable TV in the 70s. Anyone else remember how many hours you’d be staring at snow on the screen? When was the last time you remember that happening now?

]]> By: Kath http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9757 Kath Fri, 05 Jan 2007 04:53:55 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9757 <p>Great article!</p> <p>I don't agree with your VOIP suggestion, tho.</p> <p>I'm home-based in Denver, CO while my corporate location is in South Florida. My company has VOIP thru Avaya and for some reason the VOIP software resulted in dropped calls on a daily basis, system shut-downs, and a huge loss of productivity not to mention pissed-off clients who thought I was hanging up on them.</p> <p>After 9 months of continual IS helptickets they switched my system from VOIP to landline and VOILA...perfection. No more dropped calls, poor quality calls or system shutdowns. Heaven.</p> <p>Someone in an earlier post mentioned gaining 30# being homebased. I went the other way. Lost 35#. Know why? When I worked in a corporate environment, lunch was always fast food or restaurants. Now, I work out of my house where there is just one fast food place within 10 minutes (and I am SO BURNED OUT on Wendy's) that I eat lunch at home 5 days a week. Save money. Eat healthier. Lose weight.</p> Great article!

I don’t agree with your VOIP suggestion, tho.

I’m home-based in Denver, CO while my corporate location is in South Florida. My company has VOIP thru Avaya and for some reason the VOIP software resulted in dropped calls on a daily basis, system shut-downs, and a huge loss of productivity not to mention pissed-off clients who thought I was hanging up on them.

After 9 months of continual IS helptickets they switched my system from VOIP to landline and VOILA…perfection. No more dropped calls, poor quality calls or system shutdowns. Heaven.

Someone in an earlier post mentioned gaining 30# being homebased. I went the other way. Lost 35#. Know why? When I worked in a corporate environment, lunch was always fast food or restaurants. Now, I work out of my house where there is just one fast food place within 10 minutes (and I am SO BURNED OUT on Wendy’s) that I eat lunch at home 5 days a week. Save money. Eat healthier. Lose weight.

]]> By: Grigor http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9571 Grigor Thu, 04 Jan 2007 06:45:13 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9571 <p>Judi, those are really great advices. I would add a CD or USB flash drive with portable apps. That way you can use your applications with personal data on someone's else PC.</p> Judi, those are really great advices. I would add a CD or USB flash drive with portable apps. That way you can use your applications with personal data on someone’s else PC.

]]> By: Ryan Smith http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9508 Ryan Smith Wed, 03 Jan 2007 23:17:05 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9508 <p>Thanks for the tips. I just started up a new business with a former boss at the beginning of the year. I think I have just about nailed all the points you mentioned, but definitely some good points to keep in mind.</p> <p>Now all I need if for my new laptop to arrive so I can stop RDCing into my server at home with my ancient laptop.</p> Thanks for the tips. I just started up a new business with a former boss at the beginning of the year. I think I have just about nailed all the points you mentioned, but definitely some good points to keep in mind.

Now all I need if for my new laptop to arrive so I can stop RDCing into my server at home with my ancient laptop.

]]> By: Stuart http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9491 Stuart Wed, 03 Jan 2007 21:21:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9491 <p>Strong coffee and good music ... or was that strong music and good coffee? ;-)</p> Strong coffee and good music … or was that strong music and good coffee? ;-)

]]> By: Pimp Your Work - Webworker toolkit tips http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9483 Pimp Your Work - Webworker toolkit tips Wed, 03 Jan 2007 20:49:18 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9483 <p>[...] Another good post today from WebWorkerDaily, the essential remote worker toolkit: [...]</p> [...] Another good post today from WebWorkerDaily, the essential remote worker toolkit: [...]

]]> By: Amir Alfatakh http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9398 Amir Alfatakh Wed, 03 Jan 2007 11:33:40 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9398 <p>Thanks Alec and Duane for your advice.</p> <p>The sending of "how's it going?" emails feels crucial, and so is easing my way out of my day job and having a side job to see if it works. Also, I will buy some pens and small notepad for my backpocket tomorrow.</p> <p>Now for the task of explaining to the spouse... wish me luck.</p> Thanks Alec and Duane for your advice.

The sending of “how’s it going?” emails feels crucial, and so is easing my way out of my day job and having a side job to see if it works. Also, I will buy some pens and small notepad for my backpocket tomorrow.

Now for the task of explaining to the spouse… wish me luck.

]]> By: Neo*utO http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9389 Neo*utO Wed, 03 Jan 2007 10:49:11 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9389 <p>great post, i am a phd student, so i guess i also have an online work style. what i found most frastrating is my inability to not surf the web during my research hours</p> great post, i am a phd student, so i guess i also have an online work style. what i found most frastrating is my inability to not surf the web during my research hours

]]> By: hyperreality http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9376 hyperreality Wed, 03 Jan 2007 08:56:43 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9376 <p>As Duane Brown said above, I must have some 'analogue' devices to accompany my digital life! A pen, couple of blank papers, a sticky notes and a pencil! Interesting tips, thanks!</p> As Duane Brown said above, I must have some ‘analogue’ devices to accompany my digital life! A pen, couple of blank papers, a sticky notes and a pencil! Interesting tips, thanks!

]]> By: Chris http://webworkerdaily.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9356 Chris Wed, 03 Jan 2007 07:50:03 +0000 http://webworkerdaily.wordpress.com/2007/01/01/going-commando-top-10-things-youll-need-to-make-it-as-a-web-worker/#comment-9356 <p>great tips, thanks for sharing</p> great tips, thanks for sharing

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