Comments on: Plunging Deeper Into Online Video? Or Do the Day Job?

By: Andy

Andy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 12:27:48 +0000

Well Nalts I have met many self employed people who pulled it off
with only half your talent experience and dedication. If someone like
you can’t make it who else can? Get the green light from your wife
and go for it!

By: jischinger

jischinger — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 10:51:46 +0000

^^^^^ DONE!

go vote!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:01:50 +0000

Somebody should make this a poll in the forum.

By: NutCheese

NutCheese — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 05:45:45 +0000

I think you should become a nun.

By: coworkerofnalts

coworkerofnalts — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:48:39 +0000

Dude even your babysitter is telling you to keep the day job…of course she wants to make sure she can get paid. You know my feelings on the matter.

By: sukatra

sukatra — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 03:14:47 +0000

Oh God, gthe DT’s are even worse now than they were this morning.

By: JimmerSD

JimmerSD — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 00:12:35 +0000

Someone once told me that I was “trying to get to second with my foot still firmly attached to first”. I took it to heart. You can waste your whole life trying to get your ducks in a row for a change. Hmmmm did I write that? jeeze.

By: jischinger

jischinger — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 23:51:05 +0000

I say make the kids get jobs and go for it! I’ll race ya!
j/k you have to wait because of the economy. Hang in there you could get laid off. Let’s face it, the only businesses that’s booming right now are the repo-man and the drug companies. Extend the jump til after the election and keep the hair

By: John Fitzgerald

John Fitzgerald — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:51:58 +0000

Instincts tell ME to tell YOU to go for it. These instincts also told me to rack up several G’s worth of credit card debt to make a feature and a TV show. Damn instincts…

I say play it safe. Keep building what you’ve started. When the market forces are right (supply/demand, web 2.0, etc. etc.), you’ll be that much closer to an easier/better decision.

Or not.

By: Marilyn

Marilyn — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 21:16:20 +0000

Honestly, Kevin, if I were in your shoes I would be very conflicted. On the one hand, you have stability (and benefits; no small thing these days) where you are, versus the thrill of doing what you love for little or no compensation. Some years ago I took the plunge myself, in a way. I left a high-paying, high-stress job and took an almost 50% pay cut to do what I love: teach. It has paid off in the end, as I now have tenure and actually better benefits than before (a better retirement structure also), although I still make quite a bit less than I could be making in the private sector. Long-term gain versus short-term pay, I guess. Plus, my therapy bills are lower. Now, if I could just get up the gumption to get rid of my husband….