more startup questions

Greetings!

Have any of you started and/or run your own design business with only 
yourself doing everything? How many clients did/do you have? Did you contract 
out any of the work?

What skills would you say are absolutely necessary to be solid in before one 
launches a design business? I ask this because I had planned to start up this 
spring but since I'm in the middle of some online classes I'm thinking maybe 
I should have a better grasp of some things, like CSS and JavaScript. I think 
about how much time might be involved updating things when I learn a new 
skill. 

Or perhaps I should just dive in head first? I've asked my husband and a few 
others about how do you know when is the right time to start up and they give 
me that "ruh roh.....what's the right answer here?" look like I asked them if 
I look fat in these jeans. So do tell it all! (except for the part about if 
you think I look fat in these jeans)

TIA!
Sherill

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