I was a contractor for a while. My biggest piece of advice is this; in quoting and deciding which jobs you take on quote high, allot extra time for unexpected problems (they always happen) and do jobs to near perfection or the best of your ability.
Do not quote low just to get work and take on multiple jobs at a time if you aren't ready. This is how you lose money. Clean yourself up and look very trustworthy as this is a massive issue for most customers/clients. It's much better to have one huge job that takes a week or more for a lot of money that you can focus most of your energy on.
You sell your face and your honesty, your work should be assumed as high quality and any customer complaints are treated as help towards these expectations. Do it right and you will have a network that gives you work because of your trustworthiness and high quality expectations.
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