A full-time freelance career can be hard to start. This is especially true if you attempt to go straight to the top on any of the global freelancing sites be…
Starting your own business is always hard. Everybody starts from the bottom. There has to be an idea of what to sell, to whom to sell, how to find them,…
Over the years I’ve made a couple of mistakes, I’ve experimented with different styles, and I’ve seen other freelancers do things differently when communicating with clients online. Most often the…
80% of small businesses survive the first year, but only 50% see their fifth anniversary, according to this article in Forbes. The article lists five common reasons why any kind…
Many freelance developers seem to think the numerous freelance platforms you can find online are becoming something to avoid. Many of them complain, for instance, that: There are too many…
Previous of this article series showed you how to write and how not to write proposals on freelance platforms and websites. Usually, for small projects, all you need is an…
Part 1: How NOT to Write a Winning Proposal demonstrated all the tragicomic approaches for writing proposals to projects on freelance platforms such as Fiverr, Freelancer, PeoplePerHour, Upwork, etc. The…
Writing a proposal or quotation that brings paying customers to your freelance business is the art part of freelancing. Well, there’s much science in it too. Many starting freelancers keep…
We software developers are a strange breed of man. We, the instantiations of homo technologicus, love technology. Sometimes all too much! I remember when I started as a 22-year old…
What’s the coolest thing about being a software guy and doing freelance gigs online for high-end customers? You can always write your own code! All of it! No project managers,…