beckie - 5:58 pm on Dec 17, 2003 (gmt 0)

My number one, ultimate advice would be: DO NOT, please! Do not do favors for people/companies or give them major deals unless you feel comfortable with it. If you give a person/company an inch, they will take a mile.

Make sure you work with a contract and do not do ANYTHING until the contract is signed and you receive a deposit. No matter who they are. If they say they need a rush job and their attorney is looking over the contract, stick to your guns and tell them you need a signed contract and deposit. If they want that job rushed, they will have to rush to give you those items.

Get a program like Quickbooks to keep track of everything from the start. Don't put it in a pile 'to be entered' and then you are killing yourself on trying to get it done for tax season. (Advice from my sister).

I'm sure I can think of more.