Comments on: How to Leave Your Job & Take the Freelance Plunge in 6 Months

By: bona floor cleaner

bona floor cleaner — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:48:29 +0000

Thanks for the tips. I am also looking to quit my job. Just bored from my office looking to establish my own.

By: Simon

Simon — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:01:02 +0000

I am also planning to quit my day job and shift over to full time freelancing. This interview with Selene Bowlby is very encouraging!

By: Nigel

Nigel — Sat, 05 Sep 2009 07:26:49 +0000

Congratulations on the plunge into the deep end. I rekon you have to be very discipline. I couldn’t run my business without outsourcing so Freelancing is always needed thanks to lazy people like me..lol

By: lida

lida — Tue, 21 Jul 2009 15:38:18 +0000

Nice to read. She did the right thing and she did it properly.

It’s important to have a goal and work until you reach it.

By: Freelancer Blog

Freelancer Blog — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:41:23 +0000

Nice to read. She did the right thing and she did it properly.

It’s important to have a goal and work until you reach it.

By: The SEO Blues

The SEO Blues — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:06:02 +0000

I just left the job and moved to freelancing i loved your artilce..

By: Elsewhere on the Web - Interview Edition | Web Designer + Front-End Web Developer | Selene M. Bowlby

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 16:21:15 +0000

[...] By Wendy Piersall – July 3, 2008 Read the full interview [...]

By: eWorker

eWorker — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:13:57 +0000

I think that the biggest challenge with freelancing is time management.
You must be careful to differentiate between work and personal time.

By: dan

dan — Fri, 06 Feb 2009 02:25:09 +0000

Thanks, I am intrigued by the notion of going out on my own, but scared to death. Thanks for your insight. dans last blog post..Green Jobs- How do i get one?

By: Kim

Kim — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 20:05:31 +0000

What a cool story. There are so many of us that want to take that leap of faith. She had a well thought out plan and executed it! How inspiring. Kims last blog post..Oh My!

By: Small Business Goals - Just Three Things - 2009 New Years Resolutions | Web Designer + Front-End Web Developer | Selene M. Bowlby

Mon, 05 Jan 2009 16:45:56 +0000

[...] balance.” I surprised myself by reaching the full time freelance portion of this goal within 6 months – half the time I had planned for it to [...]

By: Dr. Ron from Zrii

Dr. Ron from Zrii — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 23:13:30 +0000

Just wanted to commend you on the effort and insight to help advance home based business opportunities. I am a health care provider and I have recently started a 'home' based business. (and figuring out how to start another) Some of my peers think its 'below' them. From my perspective it is vital to do so for a couple different reasons right now.. 1) Its easier now than ever. There are resources everywhere to help (like your site) 2) No matter what business you own or work for it just makes sense to leverage that knowledge into some kind of ancillary business so as to have a separate income stream. Dr. Ron from Zriis last blog post..Mindset Of A Champion

By: Andrew

Andrew — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 14:01:27 +0000

Great read for those thinking about making that scary jump to being self-employed. You did right by covering the financial planning stage. This is really crucial. Lots of my friends want to jump desperately out of their job without the necessary savings because they just can’t bear the grind anymore.

Be preprared, be prepared, be prepared!

By: Selene M. Bowlby | Web Designer + Front-End Web Developer » Blog Archive » Let’s Get Social! (And Some Link Love)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:02:58 +0000

[...] 140 characters!). Aside from the invaluable advice Wendy gave me, she recently asked if she could interview me for SparkPlugging! It’s an honor to have been interviewed, and I’ve received a bit of traffic from the [...]

By: Selene M. Bowlby | Web Designer + Front-End Web Developer » Blog Archive » Let’s Get Social! (And Some Link Love)

Fri, 11 Jul 2008 05:02:58 +0000

By: Louis

Louis — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:53:46 +0000

Nice interview. Fortunately I live in a major North American city and freelancing would actually mean that I'd take a significant pay cut! But interesting points brought out for those who may be forced to go the freelance route. Louiss last blog post..Tips for Better CSS Files

By: Nicole

Nicole — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:27:50 +0000

As a satisfied customer, I have no doubt Selene is going to do great on her own! Congratulations, Selene!!! You so deserve this!

By: Selene M. Bowlby | Web Designer + Front-End Web Developer » Blog Archive » Get Clients Now! Filling the Pipeline, Week 3

Mon, 07 Jul 2008 18:59:38 +0000

[...] and some are unknown. I’m wondering if a few of the most recent inquries came to me from my interview on Sparkplugging (I hope you’ll have a look – Wendy Piersall asked me some GREAT questions about the process I [...]

By: Selene M. Bowlby

Selene M. Bowlby — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 17:23:03 +0000

Thanks to everyone for the well wishes! I’m so glad that so many of you have found the interview to be helpful or inspirational. That’s exactly what I was hoping for when I was answering Wendy’s great questions!

Selene M. Bowlbys last blog post..Happy 4th of July!

By: Karen Putz / DeafMom

Karen Putz / DeafMom — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 14:50:10 +0000

Way to go, Selene! Enjoy this new endeavor and the freedom that goes with it.

Karen Putz / DeafMoms last blog post..Roughing it at Christie Lake