After a lucrative contract for 3 years at Unilever - I paid my mortgage and was lucky enough to be more choosy in life.
After long slog with Citrix Vmware and windows support I looked for work that was more local but was yet again directed to London - m4 corridor etc - this meant working away from home and missing the kids etc.
After looking for a new contract locally last year and like others finding there was not much about - I setup as a sole trader this year offering small business consultancy across Lancashire and Merseyside.
Its going ok but hey making 1K a month is pretty hard work due to finding customers and getting established and also its paying somewhat less than usual contract rate I became accustomed too. (4-5k monthly)
Can any one offer advise what the market is like currently !
I have been approached to do Citrix and VMware work again.
I cant decide on the work life balance or money!
1. Should I stay where I am albeit better to have 600 -1000 a month in pocket rather than enter back in to an unstable market - a 3 month contract is a gamble and if it ended after this I would be right back where I started.
Any advise appreciated or tips on how to bring in more work from the small business sector would be greatly appreciated.
John A
mcp vcp cca ccna
AllerTech Computer Services for Small Business
After long slog with Citrix Vmware and windows support I looked for work that was more local but was yet again directed to London - m4 corridor etc - this meant working away from home and missing the kids etc.
After looking for a new contract locally last year and like others finding there was not much about - I setup as a sole trader this year offering small business consultancy across Lancashire and Merseyside.
Its going ok but hey making 1K a month is pretty hard work due to finding customers and getting established and also its paying somewhat less than usual contract rate I became accustomed too. (4-5k monthly)
Can any one offer advise what the market is like currently !
I have been approached to do Citrix and VMware work again.
I cant decide on the work life balance or money!
1. Should I stay where I am albeit better to have 600 -1000 a month in pocket rather than enter back in to an unstable market - a 3 month contract is a gamble and if it ended after this I would be right back where I started.
Any advise appreciated or tips on how to bring in more work from the small business sector would be greatly appreciated.
John A
mcp vcp cca ccna
AllerTech Computer Services for Small Business
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