Re: OT: Consulting As A CCIE

It's not difficult to do, but the best thing I can tell you is to do it
under a company name... Several reasons there.

1. It protects you legally. (I'd look at purchasing business insurance
as well if you are going to be serious about this)
2. It makes you look bigger. You can talk about yourself in
third-person without people thinking you are insane. :) You can be
touted as the "primary engineer" for the consulting company, and this
gives you the option to sub-contract at any point without anyone
blinking an eye.
3. It gives you the ability to separate income for tax purposes. This
means you can write-off things too, stuff that you may purchase anyway
(laptop, tools, etc.) but now you get tax credit for them!

Once you start getting going, you'll have the possibilty for a wide
variety of things thrown at you. Try not to turn your nose up too much
at Linksys or Sonicwall or other things. While they may not be the best
stuff on the planet, they still serve a purpose: they pay your bills!

Good luck with it!

*Scott Morris*, CCIE/x4/ (R&S/ISP-Dial/Security/Service Provider) #4713,

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Joe Astorino wrote:
> Hey group,
>
> I am looking to start doing some network consulting work on the side. The
> trouble is, I really have no idea how to get started doing that. I mean, OK
> I can print off a flyer and put my credentials and skills, and what I can
> help with...but not really sure what else to do to get started. Does
> anybody else out there do work like this? How do you get things going? It
> seems many of the big businesses have people that take care of their stuff,
> and the small businesses are generally too small to want to pay or deal with
> somebody on the CCIE level...they might have a few linksys switches or
> something. Any pointers would be appreciated!
>
> Regards,
>
> Joe Astorino
> CCIE #24347 (R&S)
> Sr. Support Engineer - IPexpert, Inc.
> URL: http://www.IPexpert.com
>
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