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,…
Continuing this articles series, I’m attempting to shed some light on the client’s side of freelancing. I’ve hired a number of web developers, app developers, animators, 3D artists, and 2D…
This is the first, but perhaps not the last, article series on working with new freelancers from the client’s perspective. Over the years, I’ve hired a number of developers and…
CTO-as-a-Service is something rather new and you could easily say it is a niche industry. In this article, I explain my perspective on what it is and how I manage…
No matter how successful a freelancer you are, there are times when things go south; especially when you work online and are limited to mere chat lines as one major…