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by 8b16380d
655 days ago
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That is awesome thanks for this. I’ve been dabbling in freelance for the past year, but have yet to leap from my regular job. I need to get more comfortable with proactive outreach. I have enjoyed it so far, I just need to build up more clients and increase rates. |
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https://typicalprogrammer.com/how-to-start-freelancing-and-g...
Something to keep in mind: When I talk to potential customers the one thing I hear over and over, from almost every one of them: The last person/company who did programming/IT work ignored their emails and phone calls. Don't do that. Commit to acknowledging emails and taking phone calls. I tell my customers to email unless they have a dire emergency and always reply right away.
Another thing I heard a lot -- probably because I focused on taking over legacy/abandoned code: The previous developers didn't listen to our needs, gave us something that almost works, then demanded more money so we ended the relationship. Lesson: Propose and estimate small tasks that you can define and describe in terms of deliverables, so the customer sees progress all the time and you aren't haggling over how many hours you spent.