Freelancing Articles
How do I find my web developer niche?
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A niche is important for marketing yourself as a web developer. Now the question is, how do you choose one? Here are a few options to get you started.
Read more…Doing Web Development for Experience or Exposure
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Someone will eventually suggest you do work for them for exposure or experience. Hereʼs the way to think about these offers.
Read more…Freelancers: You Are Not Toilet Paper
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Youʼre not a commodity, so stop selling yourself like one. You are not toilet paper.
Read more…Which meetups should I attend as a web developer?
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There are tons of meetups out there. Read this to learn which ones are the right ones to attend as a new developer. Iʼll share some great examples here in Seattle so youʼll know what to look for in your hometown.
Read more…Should I pick a niche as a freelance web developer?
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People say picking a niche as a freelance developer makes marketing easier. But that means you have to turn down perfectly good work, right? Hereʼs my take on the question of selectig a niche.
Read more…How to Manage Freelance Web Development Clients' Expectations
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Setting expectations is the first step toward making your clients happy. Even the outcome itself isnʼt as important to your clientsʼ satisfaction as setting the expectation about what the outcome might be. Hereʼs how to do it.
Read more…How to Handle Hosting for Your Web Development Clients
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Once you build a web site for a client, where are you going to put it? Iʼll walk you through the options and the trade-offs for each of them.
Read more…What You're Doing Wrong with Your Web Development Portfolio
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Learn how new web developers usually go wrong with their portfolios so you can avoid the same fate.
Read more…I graduated coding bootcamp. Now what? 💸
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Bootcamps are turning out more junior developers than the job market can absorb. If youʼre one of those, hereʼs what you can do to get into the industry despite all the competition.
Read more…2019 Gift Ideas for New and Aspiring Web Developers
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If you know a developer with a birthday coming up or even if you just want to treat yourself to something nice, I've got a great list of…
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