[hm8]

I have been thinking about doing this for a while now but don't quite know how and where to start. Do you have some pointers? I have seen this posted a bunch of time by various people but never really got up to asking them.

Things I am uncertain about: * Organization/Admin set-up required to get going with me being the only person * Finding programming projects, clients * A good hourly rate to be charged

A little about me: I have been working as a Software Engineer for a few years now with a very good understanding of python, java, C/C++, javascript (learning React these days), databases, bash scripts. Have some experience with elasticsearch, big data (hadooop/hive), scala.

[drinchev]

My steps were :

1. Save enough money for 3 months before I quit

2. Start looking for freelancing projects locally by asking companies that are looking for employees in my area to hire me as a freelancer instead of an employee

3. When you have 3 "yes, we can work with you on a freelance basis", I quit the company and approach the three of them until my first working day in that company.

I'm pretty sure these depend on your location ( I'm living in Berlin ), so you can ask around in some freelancing meet-up how can you start.

[palerdot]

You can start with any number of popular freelancing websites. There are specific sites for programming jobs and other sites where you could do all kinds of contracting work. A good overview can be found in this quora link - https://www.quora.com/Which-are-the-best-freelancing-sites