Episode 67: Tips on how to be an Independent Software Consultant with Michael Eaton

Summary: In this episode Keith and Woody sit down with Michael Eaton, an independent software consultant for over ten years, to help others thinking about becoming an independent software consultant. Michael provides tons of tips including how to manage money, what to charge clients, how much to save for taxes, health insurance, accounting, time tracking tools and tons of other great tips. Thanks to our guest this episode Michael is a software developer primarily interested in developing solutions for clients using Microsoft tools and technologies He is a  strong believer in Test Driven Design, Continuous Integration and incremental delivery to ensure customers get high-quality and robust solutions that work for them. Michael’s blog is at http://mjeaton.net/blog  Michael can be found on Twitter at http://twitter.com/mjeaton Michael can be found on LinkedIn at http://linkedin.com/in/mjeaton Show Notes AgileZen – managing tasks with clients Harvest – time tracking and invoicing Outright – accounting made simple (big picture view of the business) Tripit – tracking travel and trips ShoeBoxed – tracking expenses Evernote – notes (although Michael uses pen and paper still) Download Show