Six Software Products in One Year

1. Get a work mobile. Do not hand out your personal mobile phone number. Use a relaxing ringtone or keep it on silent.
2. Don’t delay returning calls. Address problems immediately rather than letting them linger.
3. Put agreements in writing.
4. Don’t overspend on equipment, infrastructure, office space or settings up companies. They’re a pleasant distraction; your goals should be (1) make sales, and (2) deliver.
5. Use some discretion when accepting clients. Many of them aren’t worth the effort.
6. Try to arrange a support contract or similar instead of being on-call.
7. Don’t be ashamed to charge money for your work.
8. Don’t get confused between fun work and billing work.
9. Have a life outside of work.

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