Originally Posted by ebus_dk

Last year i sold a IT-service company I had started myself. Build it from the ground and ended up with 3 people fulltime. We were Certified Cisco, MS and Novell partners and it was very profitable. Only problem for me was, I never got to do the things I liked. it was 5-6 hours of management and advertising and almost no hands-on work. I'm a good leader, but I hate it - I hate having to tell people things twice, so when I got a reasonable offer, i sold.

I was the best thing I have EVER done. Now I only do what I want. I work on my sites if I want, I fix server and networks if I want or I play Warcraft if i Want.

I reccomend:
- Outsource all book keeping
- Get pro advetivcers - it cost more, but its worth it
- When hiring people, look more at the chemistry than the persons qualifications. Its easier to teach him what he dont know, than it is to make a good guy out of a asshole.
- If you arent a good boss, dont try to act like one. Let your staff help you, they want to and its what you pay them to do.