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You've got a full-time job but want to go indie, and you line up your first contract. How do you think about how much runway you need to create between current savings and that first contract, for when it expires?
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Links of the week:
- A post from Sawmills, which introduces log parsing, explains its importance for transforming unstructured logs into actionable data a...
If you've built an audience on a platform other than your own website, how do you go about turning that following into a marketing funnel for something you're offering?
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Links of the week:
- This post from BlinkOps explains Identity and Access Management (IAM) automation.
- A Testim blog post that provides an overview of six JavaScript editors.
- A Sawmills post that giv...
It will sometimes come up that a prospect or client asks you to implement something that's either too vague to work or a flat-out bad idea. What should you do in this situation?
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Links of the week:
- This round-up of application portfolio management tools from our friends at Enov8.
- Regression testing for Workday, from our friends at Tricentis (also in German and Japa...
If you're a programmer (or, generally, a labor-based freelancer), is it a good idea to sell strategic advice as a kind of "up-sell" to your normal offering?
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Links of the week:
- An Introductory Guide to Application Portfolio Management
- A beginner's guide to volume testing
I do a lot of theory in this series, but here's something practical. How would I recommend someone price an hour-long training session to teach social media tactics to a salesforce? Join us to learn more.
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- Sprint Scheduling: A Guide to Your Agile Calendar
- Not only do our friends at Tricentis offer Tosca, a powerful end-to-end testing tool, they also have sites availabl...
Sometimes, a client may ask you to sign a non-compete agreement as a prerequisite for engaging with them. Should you do it? How should you handle this situation in general? Join us to learn more.
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The default with freelancing is to charge by the hour and do generalist work. You might have, however, heard of value pricing and heard the idea that you should establish a niche. How should you go about doing that?
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As you grow your business successfully, you'll have more demand for your work and, thus, more leads. Does that naturally mean you can raise your rates? The answer is more complex than you might think.
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If you establish a practice and start to earn a good bit of business, sooner or later you'll have to contend with the decision of whether or not to bring on subcontractors to help you. Should you do it?
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I resisted talking about ChatGPT as long as humanly possible, but I did wind up getting a question in the backlog about it. So, will ChatGPT replace freelance programming?
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If you go into business for yourself, what should you call yourself? Freelancer? Self-employed? Something else?
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If you're thinking of hanging out your shingle or have just done so, you might wonder whether to use bookkeeping software and, if so, what to use. I have a surprisingly specific and opinionated answer for this one.
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When you go off on your own, at least in the US, you might be in for a rude tax awakening. In this video, I talk about what self-employment tax is, and what you can do about it.
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You're a freelancer and doing regular work with your clients. If you bill by the hour or, more generally, for time and materials, which meetings should you bill the clients for?
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Freelancers, especially newbie freelancers, can find themselves caught in situations where their only, large, 40-hour-per week client starts to treat them more like an employee than a freelancer. What should you do?
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I've been asked this more than once, but eventually got around to doing a video about it. Rumor has it that California is "business-unfriendly," and, if you live there, you should start a business in another state. What's my take on that?
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It's a situation that a lot of techies can relate to. Someone comes along and offers you a stake in their business, instead of money, if you build their vision for them. What should a freelancer do in this situation?
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We've all heard the phrase "hake it 'til you make it." A reader asked me if this is a good mantra to live by.
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Wire Transfer? Check? Cash? If you're just starting out as a freelancer, what's the best way to get paid?
At the time of recording, there's a good bit of uncertainty about the economy. Against that backdrop, as a freelancer, should you approach your work differently?
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