Resume difficulties

Thank you so much for the replies. I think my problem is thinking of using terms like "consulting" and "clients". To me, web design and programming is a hobby that provides me with an income, so I fail to view my work in professional terms. However, the work is indeed professional in nature and is recurring enough for me to call myself a consultant.

Foodstamp, to answer your question, I build websites, write back-end scripts for websites, manage web servers, etc. I have thought about creating a small corporation to help legitimize my business dealings, instead of just being a sole proprietor. For now I think I will decide on whether to say I have been consulting for the past x years, or that I am an independent contractor.

Thanks again guys!

No problem. Good luck!

The one thing you need to think about a bit more before declaring your work is whether you have paid taxes on the side jobs you have had. Even as early as when you write your resume, you still need to think about, hopefully, once you get an admit, what can be verified in the background checks. Also, you will need to think about what about those jobs you can talk about at length in an interview (examples, what an experience taught you etc)

My suggestion to you is not to try and cram all your side jobs, but think strategically in terms of an interview and include a couple of interesting experiences you can talk about.