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  • Being Independent: Using a Pass-Through Agency

    Robert and James have recently posted some good information on going independent. Scott also has a good series on being independent . I posted a few times earlier this year about this as well. So you have a client and a project to work on... where do you go from there? I wanted to offer some insight...
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  • Going Direct 101 : Getting Your Ducks in a Row

    Here's part II of Going Direct 101. Start here for background and also to have a look at my questionnaire to find out if you're able to go direct. If you think you can do it, here are some tips that worked for me: Plan ahead: Start talking to key people months in advance, testing the waters to see if...
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  • Going Direct 101

    As we're going through this off-shoring trend, our jobs are getting less and less secure. If you're a contractor/software engineer, you may be analyzing your long-term career options. Perhaps you've decided to fight this trend by writing letters to the government. Perhaps you've looked into working for...
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  • W2 Contractors - Get What's Fair in 2004

    It's that time of year again. We all do our taxes and are reminded how much we *really* make. If you're a W2 contractor, like me, you may be surprised by how little it really ends up being.. Well, I've been doing research and thinking about this and have found out the following, that I thought I'd share...
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  • Where do we go from here?

    My good friend, Mark DiGiovanni, blogged on about other .NET languages, and he mentions *antique* software developers. I'll let others out there comment on his pejorative use of *antique* to describe “seasoned” developers, but this kinda brings up something that I think about quite often...
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