Hi Luke<div><br></div><div>I'm in a similar situation where I work on several short to medium term projects for several clients, operating under a company.</div><div><br></div><div>I seem to be getting more and more work now but am a bit scared to take on staff in case all the work dries up suddenly. Also the prospect of employing someone seems a bit daunting.</div>
<div><br></div><div>This might be a bit tangental to what you were asking about, but partnering with other developer(s) on an informal basis seems very appealing, if there could be easy resource sharing for overflow work.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Ideally working in a shared office space with a few freelance developer types with potentially design resource onsite and a shared meeting space.</div><div>This would facilitate collaboration on bigger shared projects and also solve the problem of holiday cover and pitching to clients concerned with lack of coverage.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Eventually this could evolve into a formal arrangement or having everyone operating under an umbrella company.</div><div><br></div><div>Thoughts?<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On 16 February 2012 12:29, luke saunders <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:luke.saunders@gmail.com">luke.saunders@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">Hi all,<br>
<br>
For several years now I've been a contract developer, usually working<br>
for a single client at any one time and often for a couple of years at<br>
a time. Sometimes I get projects which are short term to fill some<br>
specific requirement, like now I'm redeveloping a site, which will be<br>
done by May. I think I'm a pretty typical contract developer.<br>
<br>
At some point I would quite like to run a development company, which<br>
might handle several projects at a time, employ other developers etc.<br>
But it's not clear how to best approach making the leap, when I am<br>
employed by clients they usually want to employ me and only me, if<br>
they need other developers or a designer they'll find them themselves.<br>
So probably the companies I have relations with now would not be my<br>
target market then.<br>
<br>
Has anyone made the jump from solo contractor to development company?<br>
And if so do you have any advice on how to achieve this? How do<br>
clients find you and do you have a lead gen / sales process?<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
Luke.<br>
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