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Going Independent: When Do You Bill Your Clients and What Are The Payment Terms?
09 October 08 08:11 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

A decision all independent software developers must make early on in their career is when to bill a client and under what terms. This decision, of course, is not the developer's alone to make - it must be discussed and agreed upon by the client, as well...

Filed under: Going Independent

An Interview with Patrick Chu from ItsYourTurn.com
11 July 06 04:00 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

ItsYourTurn.com is a play-by-play game website that I was turned onto several years ago by a colleague. Since I joined the free site in October 4th, 2002, I've played 2,286 games (although I'm sure you'll be delighted to know I've won 58.7% of the games...

Filed under: ASP.NET Talk, Miscellaneous, Going Independent

Issue Resolved - Don't Need my Day in (Small Claims) Court
26 July 05 03:14 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

This is the fourth installment of my ongoing Small Claims Court Experience ... The need for going to small claims court has ended since, as of yesterday, I received payment in full from the company. While it would have been educational to have my “day...

Filed under: Going Independent

Partial Payment Received
01 July 05 11:51 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

This is the fourth installment of my ongoing Small Claims Court Experience ... Well, I guess I wasn't being fed a load of lies when I travelled to the company on Wednesday with my small claims court papers and was told not to file, that partial payment...

Filed under: Going Independent

Screw It, I Filed the Claim
30 June 05 07:39 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

This is the fourth installment of my ongoing Small Claims Court Experience ... In yesterday's blog entry I mentioned that I went to the company's office and was told, upon informing them that I was heading to the courthouse to file a small claims court...

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A Faint Glimmer of Hope
29 June 05 05:50 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

This is the third installment of my ongoing Small Claims Court Experience ... In my last blog entry on this topic I mentioned how, a week ago, I was about to head out and officially file the necessary paperwork when, walking out the door, I got a call...

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Update on My Small Claims Court Experience
23 June 05 01:08 AM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

Last week I wrote a blog entry about a client that has yet to pay for work I completed half a year ago. Rather than just take my lumps and move on, as I have done in the past, I decided this time to take the matter to small claims court this time because...

Filed under: Going Independent

When a Client Won't Pay...
18 June 05 07:18 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

Over the years I have worked on a number of consulting projects and had to put up with a “rotten apple” client on more than one occassion - one that might take an eternity to pay, or might bicker over the agreed upon price after they have received the...

Filed under: Miscellaneous, Going Independent

Going Independent Yahoo! Group
08 September 04 06:23 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

James Avery - who recently made the switch from working full time to working for himself - has started a Yahoo! Group for those who are independents or are thinking about going independent. The Group is called Going Independent , and already has over...

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Going Independent: Some Thoughts from James Avery
15 August 04 12:43 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

Back in April of this year I started a Going Independent series of blog posts , inspired in part by Johnathan Goodyear 's articles on this topic . Anywho, it's been a while since I've updated that series, and I plan on doing so eventually, but in the...

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Going Independent - Taxes
27 April 04 02:27 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

This is the third part of an ongoing series on going independent. The aim of these blog entries is not to convince one to stike out on their own, nor is it to encourage one to stay employed. It's merely some food for thought for those considering the...

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Going Independent - First Steps
14 April 04 10:55 AM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

On Monday I started a series of blog entries called Going Indpendent, where I plan on looking at the legal, accounting, and - most importantly - the psychological issues one must contemplate when trying to decide whether or not to go independent. In today...

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Going Independent - Is it for You?
12 April 04 01:28 PM | Scott Mitchell | with no comments

After talking with a couple of colleagues who are contemplating making the switch from working with a company as an employee, to trekking out down the self-employment path, I thought that I might be able to share some advice on the transition. Making...

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