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KM>How many contractors are involved in multiple/from-home-type
KM>contracts, vs. long-term (e.g., a year or more), on-the-job-site
KM>contracts? Are there types in
KM>between?
I normally have several from-home-type contracts going. The worst case I
had was earlier this year, when I had six jobs going; I subcontracted
some of the work to get it done. Two or three is ideal; it's enough work
to keep me busy, I can usually get things to work out so that I'm
working on one while another is in for review, and I can keep track of
what's going on.
Last year, I tried doing on-site work while maintaining some of my other
clients, but it was a disaster (IMO, though my clients didn't seem to
notice). It's near impossible to keep in touch with clients, set up
meetings, and so on, when you're on-site during normal business hours.
Fortunately, the on-site contract was cut short (it was supposed to last
eight months, but because of major project and organizational changes,
it was cut to three months). I now refuse to take on-site work. My bread-
and-butter is all of my "little" projects.
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