Build a customer base for a while, then quit your day job. <br><br>Don't quit without having tested the water for at least six months, and have validated that YOU can make a decent income from YOUR Drupal consulting.<br>
<br>It does not matter what others are doing (or not doing) or where the economy is at. What matters is whether YOU can do it or not. The only way to be sure is to moonlight/freelance on the side for a while.<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Fri, Mar 13, 2009 at 7:13 PM, Tao Starbow <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:starbow@citris-uc.org">starbow@citris-uc.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Hi Drupal Consulting List,<br>
<br>
I have been chewing over leaving a stable, but increasingly confining university job and jumping into the Drupal biz. And then I read how were are in the worst global economic situation since the great depression, and wonder if I am crazy for even thinking about it. But, on the other hand, Drupalcon just maxed out at 1400 people over a month before the actual con.<br>
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So, how are you folks doing? Struggling for every lead, turning business away, or somewhere in between?<br>
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thanks,<br>
-tao<br>
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