The last few days, I've been thinking about the balance I'm always dealing with in terms of taking on contract programming jobs to pay the bills, and working on launching a startup.
It was easier a few years ago, when I had one main client that covered all my bills. The rest of my time was spent learning, researching, and developing the platform ArtistServer.com runs on. Those days are gone, and I'm now back to the 'month-to-month' lifestyle of a contract programmer. Most projects only last a few weeks, and with the huge amount of competition out there, I've had to drop my hourly rate each
