Hi Luka,

You bring up a great point on which I must comment!

If cash flow is not the reason for the second job then try to get involved in a series of endeavors which will build your brand.  That's right, build your personal brand!  You need to figure out what would be the ideal brand for you - write a mission statement or a vision of the future and then work on activities which put you closer to the desired brand.  As you mentioned, the web is a great way to help you get that started.

Since I don't know your ultimate vision of where you want to be professionally, I'm going to assume that you want to be a world-class business analyst.

Here some ideas of what you could do part-time outside the 9am to 6pm timeframe:

• Blog: write your thoughts down and allow others to comment on your viewpoints and vision of the BA profession.  Of course - I highly encourage that you blog at ModernAnalyst.com!
• Read a new book related to business analysis and post a review of the book.
• Write articles relevant to business analysts on new ways of doing things even if it's a "what-if".
• Offer to coach and mentor other business analysts in order to polish your teaching skills and to solidify your own personal knowledge.
• Sign-up to speak at conferences and other BA events.
• Write an ebook on a topic which is not yet well served by the existing resources.
• Get certified - study and prepare for the CBAP certification.

Of course - if want to do any of these in conjunction with ModernAnalyst.com we would be happy to work with you -  we are always looking for experienced practitioners to help us in the role of Project Members at ModernAnalyst.com.

Sincerely,

- Adrian