“I’d like to impress upon you right now how realistic it is for you to become a successful self-employed professional. According to Daniel Pink (Free Agent Nation – citing a study by Anne E. Polvika, “Into Contingent and Alternative Employment: By Choice?,” reported in the 1996 October issue of Monthly Labor Review), “Full-time independent contractors earn an average of 15 percent more than their employee counterparts.” Daniel Pink also shows (from a study by Aquent Partners) that, “Independent professionals are twice as likely as W-2 workers to have personal incomes above $75,000 per year.” In fact, the Aquent Partners study shows that one in four Americans is now an independent professional.”

- Michael Port, Author, “Book Yourself Solid – The Fastest, Easiest and Most Reliable System for Getting More Clients Than You Can Handle if You Hate Marketing and Selling” (2006, Wiley) – http://www.michaelport.com/cmd.php?Clk=2626638