[consulting] Getting Freelance Work

[Sam Polenta]

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 4:48 PM, Sami Khan wrote:
>> "Dude, I am far better than anyone
>> else you will find, so just hire me."
>
> that's going on my next business card.

My lawyer will contact yours regarding copyright infringement. That or
they will just do lunch.

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:10 PM,  skessler wrote:
> That said as a small company relationships are our core marketing tool. People do business with people they know like and trust. That means that we build strong relationships in local business organizations like the Chamber of Commerce. These "friends" then connect us with the organizations that they are a part of.

Makes sense.

> One last issue I want to raise is that many of the government contracts have massive auto insurance burdens even for web development. We have found ourselves having to factor this in and watching our prices go up accordingly.

What is "auto insurance" in this conversation? I did recently have a
"done deal" with a University but then the "powers that be" over there
demanded that I produce some kind of professional insurance. As a
freelancer! I told them I don't have and it doesn't make financial
sense to get it. My contact said he would *try* talk to his bosses and
see if he could work it out.

Is that not weird?

On Tue, Jun 1, 2010 at 5:17 PM, Sam Cohen wrote:
> I'm guessing most of you already know this, but for those who don't, having
> been involved on the other end of the RFP process for a number of
> nonprofits, my experience has shown me that lots of organizations put out
> RFPs for show -- for political and/or legal purposes -- because they have to
> and have already decided on a vendor beforehand.

I have heard about this. Haven't experienced any proof of it from my
end, but I've heard about it.

Thank guys,
Sam