In December 2004 I got made redundant and made the decision to become self employed. I had no contacts, no cash, and no experience. Today, just 18 months later, I have around 20 clients, a fully booked schedule for the next five months, I work all over the world from London, to Chicago, Europe and Hong Kong. I'm invoicing around $10,000 each month -- over 2.5 times what I used to earn full time. This is how I did it.