Comments on: Should You Be Self Employed?

By: Bpdir

Bpdir — Sun, 22 Mar 2009 17:06:38 +0000

This is an inspiring post Patrick! Everyone wants to get to that point where they don’t have to listen to anybody telling them what to do. But the realistic thing is that being your own boss comes with a lot more than just sleeping in after 9am. It comes with a whole lot of responsibilities. Many times, people who work for themselves work even longer hours. Anyway, great post.

By: Melody

Melody — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:36:56 +0000

I am the queen of obsessiveness..not to the point of compulsion but it’s definitely there…but I think personally, whether I’m working for someone else or myself–I’m just always working, I never took breaks at work, and sometimes I wonder if my obsessiveness at 20 is making me miss out on more…

Good Post..

By: kfink

kfink — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 07:17:27 +0000

Hey, Chef –

I’m a newer subscriber & fan of your blog. Thanks for doing what you’re doing – and keep up the good work.

And thanks for posting this. I happened to catch it at the exact perfect moment: I’ve been feeling an incredible (what I thought to be insurmountable) weight on my shoulders as of late.

I lost my job 3 months ago and took this downturn as an opportunity to *attempt* to be self-sufficient. Domaining & monetization is just part of my plan, and I’m still learning basics in some areas.

But I’m going to come back and refer to this posting when I start to feel like my focus is drifting. As Troy said, the hardest thing is being disciplined enough to accomplish quality work, not just racking up hours.

Thanks, guys.

By: Mike CJ

Mike CJ — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:28:57 +0000

I spent most of my working life with a very big corporation in Europe, then went self employed some years ago. I agree about the benefits of being your own boss, but it’s a double edged sword. I’ve probably worked more hours for myself than I ever did for my company. There is a lot of bull talked by internet entrepreneurs about being able to earn a fortune and work an hour or two a day. Truth is, it doesn’t happen – there is some serious money to be made, but to get it you need to work hard and smart, which is fine.

By: DnDot.com

DnDot.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:24:41 +0000

Nice post Patrick! It really does put some things into prospective. However I think 2 key things are really important from my point of view, hard work and determination to succeed. Coming to terms with failure is also something that entrepreneurs need to view as a learning process and carry on thinking about new ventures rather than give up. Having said that I hope I don’t give up myself lol.

By: DnDot.com

DnDot.com — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 21:15:40 +0000

I like your thinking because thats how I mesaure work. I get people come up to me at the end of the week and say that they worked 45 hours a week and I know that most of those hours were spent making coffee or reading random news sites.

By: WineInUSA

WineInUSA — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 19:10:15 +0000

Anybody can work for some tom dick and harry .

For those have no domains or websites, they have nothing to show for.

Everyday when they wake up, it is the same old BS working for someone and worrying about when they going to get axed.

I thank Buddha for the domains we have and we are ahead of the game.

Accidental entrepreneurs…ha ha..too bad–

By: Troy

Troy — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 18:12:31 +0000

As a self employed individual I think that one of the most important things to learn, and one of the most difficult things to learn after working a job is that it is not about how many hours you work, but how much work you get accomplished.

As an employee it seems to usually be about hours (I worked “x” hours this week). A successful self employed individual measures their success by how much “work” they accomplish.

For me it is now about “I got “x” number of sites up this week” or “I optimized “x” number of sites this month”. That is what will produce the money.

If I only work 3 hours but get done enough work as most do in 8 then I am doing ok.

Troy