Self-employment roll call, introduce yourself please.

[RJ]

Welcome self-bossers, and current and future entrepreneurs to the Business Development forum at Name Pros.

Stand up, say 'hi' here and let us know how long you've been self-employed.

To start things out... Hi, my name is RJ. I started my current business in 1997, and been self employed since late 1999.

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[Sharpy]

Been retired since 1999.

 

[vwblubug]

Hey all!

I'm Ali, and I've been self-employed since 1998- when I began a Florida corporation in what I hate the most- Medical Billing. Well, I 'm actually more of a consultant who goes around training people on how to bill. But I also have a 9-5 (more like 8 to 8) as a reimbursement specialist manager (other word for middle management biller) :p in San Antonio, TX.

Anyway, I am new to this "DN thing", and I thank you all for your helpful advice and support! This forum is AWESOME!!!!!

Maybe someday I too can sit around in my Lucky Charms boxers all day and make the big bucks like you guys

P.S.- Are there any other female biz owners in da house?

 

[Light]

Hi,

I enjoyed reading everyone's posts.
I'm Cindy and I hope to be part of the "future entrepreneurs" as RJ put it in the first post. I'm currently finishing up college with a degree in computer science and I actually hope to get a decent real programming job when I graduate next May. Hopefully after a few years of making money with a real job, I'll be able to travel the route of self-employment, or at least the route of "making a lot of money". :p
Believe it or not, I have had great luck lately with trading stocks and I hope to eventually (soon) not have to commute to a 9-5 job (funny because I haven't even started with that yet!)
By the way, if anyone knows of any companies that will need computer programmers starting around next June, I'd love to know about them.
That's all for now.
Cindy

 

[bigboss]

I got bit by the entrepreneur bug early in life

My first enterprize was lawncare and picking up of
POP bottles from customers in the neighborhood
I was about 10 at the time

I had a trucking company running the east coast in 1985

Just recently I had a computer repair business (1999)

Because I been having health problems
(heart surgery in 2001)
I have been working on getting my income from the Net

I started working on the Net playing with Web Pages
back in 1995... now is just the time for me to get serious

John

 

[icehole]

my name is Peter Stefansson and I'm the Swede around here.
Only 17 years young, but I have been designing websites for about 2 years (just freelance) and in the domain business for pretty much exactly one year now.

Still studying and not employed by anyone

 

[KarenV]

Hi I'm KarenV and I have been self employed since 1998, and I specialize in Internet marketing.

KarenV
www.movinglead.com

 

[armstrong]

Originally posted by KarenV
Hi I'm KarenV and I have been self employed since 1998, and I specialize in Internet marketing.

KarenV
www.movinglead.com

Hey, your first post! Welcome to NamePros, KarenV.

 

[DNQuest.com]

Hi, my name is Phil and I started and incorporated in 1999 due to moving from Cleveland, the Rock-n-Roll capital of the world, to Baltimore. Did pretty well until taking on teh task of raising the kids while the wife concentrated on her career. So business has been a little slow. I do web hosting, web design, domain names, system database designs, and GSA Transprotation auditing. Unfortunately, that may change pretty soon. Some of you know I am looking to get out of teh domain business, still looking for valid offers .

 

[mws]

I am sort of self employed.I work for my father.So its pretty easy.Lucky me.I will be self employed when he retires.My wife works for her father too.Lucky her.The future does not look so bad.Now my brother and I are creating stuff for the internet.It is fun.

 

[Shannara]

Well, my name IS my forum name And yes, it is a single name 25 here, been self employed (part time) since 1997. Currently working on an OCCG due for public release on Jan. 1st, 2004 :P

Expecting 2nd child (in a 2 year, so far marriage) any day now.. whee!

And I bore easily :D

 

[DomainSage]

Hi Folks,

Thought I would throw in my tuppence worth.

I started working with computers back in the mid eighties ( Data base programming ).

In March of 2000 I launched my own company ( registered in the UK ) providing various web based services ( mostly hosting and domain reg ).

I am now merging with an Australian company and we are selling off ... have not yet decided what to do once that all goes through but might take a bit of a break

Wishing you all the best

Richard

 

[jj2ii3344]

Wow! Sounds like a good experience to you Richard!
I wish I could be as successful as you one day!

 

[Fusionhost]

Hey, I am called 'Jon'
I am 15 years of age.
I have been self imployed since I was 11 working for family/friends and the odd business.

I started the business in march 1999, and started making money in april 1999. This was designing/coding websites and the odd graphics. This also included things like business cards.

Since the beggining of this year I have started hosting and join namepros

 

[Evilhaider]

Hey,

I'm Haider. I'm 21, from Houston. I quit my tech support rep job almost exactly a year ago. Didn't do anything and lived off savings for a few months and then got into the web design biz - since I'm a coder, I partnered up with a friend that's a really good designer and we complement each other's strengths. I'm doing OK but since I don't have the "regularity" of getting back to back clients all the time just yet (only had a few so far), I'm looking to do other things such as start up other online business on my own. Hopefully some of these kooky ideas will work out

Take care.