Ask an Expert: Freelancing 101 | Tips, Tools, How to Start
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This week, we are joined by Full-stack Developer and freelancer Sarah Shook, who'll give us the lowdown on how to get started with freelancing, including tips, tools and finding clients.
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0:00 - Introduction
1:45 - How did you get into freelancing and howโs it been so far for you?
3:15 - Which stack do you think is best?
4:42 - How do you get clients?
6:48 - How to get started, if you are just getting started?
7:40 - What kind of projects should be on a portfolio?
9:42 - How much personality should you include in a โฆ
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Introduction
1:45
How did you get into freelancing and howโs it been so far for you?
3:15
Which stack do you think is best?
4:42
How do you get clients?
6:48
How to get started, if you are just getting started?
7:40
What kind of projects should be on a portfolio?
9:42
How much personality should you include in a portfolio?
11:47
How did you find an agency?
12:47
How much UX/UI skill do you need to make it as a freelance web developer?
11:54
Is Upwork/Fiverr/Craigslist worth it? Which places do you suggest we look for
15:41
Do freelance jobs pay more than a regular job?
17:00
How can new freelancers ensure that they are pricing themselves correctly? By
18:50
Do you offer ongoing support for websites?
19:50
What is the starting level โrequiredโ?
22:20
How do you manage paying taxes?
24:19
What challenges have you faced when freelancing? How did you deal with it?
25:40
Is it easy to find a job remotely?
26:56
Work/life balance: motivation/overwork
30:53
What do you wish you knew when you started freelancing?
33:22
Are there any hidden costs to freelancing?
35:54
Does freelancing have any unexpected benefits?
37:09
Any other go-to freelancing tools?
38:52
Does the agency insist on a certain number of hours, or do you tell them what
40:14
How secure is freelancing? Are there times when we have no clients?
41:53
My stack is Django, Wagtail, Google Cloud and Bulma/Bootstrap - are these good
44:06
What is meant by agency in the context of freelancing?
45:36
Are you mostly doing frontend, backend or full stack freelance projects?
46:34
Do you have time to upskill, or d
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