Re: off topic: Career Move

John,

Healthcare shouldn't be a problem if you increase your revenue by 60%. Stay with
your current insurance thru your current company with Cobra.

Be sure you're darn good before you go contracting.

Paraphrasing Janet Ruhl (who 'wrote the book' - books actually), the only way to
get your direct contracts is by having your contract or contracts lined up before
you leave your current, and maintaining a strong network of friends and co-contractors.

Last bit of advice, don't start the contracting route until you read Janet's books.

For rates, check out realrates.com

Good luck and hth,

Yosi

john lewis wrote:

> I'm faced with my employer (a .com) going 'away' in
> the very near future.
>
> I want to look around some and try out different
> things
> before I go with a company again. I'd like to try to
> contract out directly to companies as opposed to using
> an agency.
>
> Any thoughts on this?
> Has anyone done it successfully?
> The major problem I can see is healthcare.
> Any solutions there?
>
> Is there a registry(?) of persons who contract
> directly with companies.
>
> I'm on the ferry system and currently work in downtown
> Seattle.
>
> Thanks.
>
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