Many people get their start in computer consulting and are able to make a decent additional living by moonlighting.  Moonlighting in computer consulting can give you the chance to determine whether or not you actually like the job before you begin a full-time computer consulting business.  

Computer Consulting:  Billable Hours

Computer consulting moonlighting helps you learn the importance of true billable hours.  As an example, you might spend 10 hours working, but can only bill for four, six or seven.  Only actually working and moonlighting computer consulting can show you the big picture of billable hours.  

What Are Non-Billable Hours?

Non-billable hours are a natural and necessary part of computer consulting.  Non-billable computer consulting hours are those used for marketing, business development, paperwork, organization, billing and collections and accounting.  

Until you are an actual owner of a computer consulting business, you can’t totally know you will enjoy it or whether or not you will be capable of running it.  

Computer Consulting:  Moonlighting Benefits

The most important benefit of moonlighting while still working at a day job is the decreased pressure.  If you find out you don’t like computer consulting, you have not lost anything because you still have a day job.  Moonlighting gives you a foot in the computer consulting door without requiring a huge commitment and without compromising your financial stability.

Blogged By:  Joshua Feinberg