A lot of people gain extra income with moonlighting computer consulting businesses.  Moonlighting also gives you the opportunity to try computer consulting on for size before committing to it full time.  

True Billable Hours

When you moonlight as a computer consultant, you gain an appreciation of the reality of billable hours.  If you spend 10 hours working, you may really only bill for 4.  Similarly, you can spend 10 hours of time and only bill for 6 or 7 hours.  When you experience this for yourself in computer consulting, you get an idea of whether or not you can handle it.  

What Are Non-Billable Computer Consulting Hours?

Non-billable hours include the following business responsibilities:  marketing; business development; paperwork; organization; billing and collections; accounting.  You won’t get a real picture of whether or not you can handle these types of issues – and more! – until you own a computer consulting business for real.    

Moonlighting Benefits

The main benefit of moonlighting while still having a day job is lack of pressure.  If you don’t end up liking computer consulting, you can get out and go back to your routine.  But moonlighting allows you to test out computer consulting without a major commitment.

Submitted By:  Computer Consulting Kit