[dba-Tech] Once and for all time: server backups

Steve Erbach erbachs at gmail.com
Wed Jan 13 18:02:41 CST 2010


Jim L.,

Well, I ran my own business for 15 years, so I'm familiar with the routine.
 I'm just a mediocre to poor businessman.

Steve Erbach
Neenah, WI


On Wed, Jan 13, 2010 at 5:11 PM, Jim Lawrence <accessd at shaw.ca> wrote:

> Hi Steve:
>
> Why not go the contractor route. Businesses are much more likely to take on
> a short-term contract and when you are finished you are gone... It is a lot
> cheaper for them and they are happy...but they pay you a premium price for
> the time you are there.
>
> If you get enough steady clients, you end up being paid a lot more than any
> regular staff, work a lot less, you can specialize in the type of work you
> like, get to do a lot more interesting jobs, no office politics to tolerate
> and you get treated better than regular staff. The only downside is that
> you
> have to keep you books and billing updated but after a few months you stop
> noticing the inconvenience.
>
> Jim
>
>
>



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