How to start in freelance world
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This is more than step by step guide for successful freelance business.
So you have spent few months studying various technologies – probably PHP/MySQL, CGI or Java – and now you want to put that in action. Or are you already working as a web developer for a company? This experience can help you, but it is not needed.
When I was starting as a freelance developer, I had zero professional experience. I was a prepress expert in an advertising company and in my free time was working on 2-3 open source projects with PHP. None of them was too complicated, neither I was too good in what I was doing – I only know I really wanted to be a freelancer.
The experience is not so important. The most important is your passion to do it and that you are ready to struggle for success as a freelance developer. Don’t expect the beginning to be easy – in fact the beginning is where most freelancers fail. The first projects will be hard to win, to do, and to get paid.
Are you ready to start?
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You don’t have to have a wealth of knowledge to start out in freelancing. I started by doing writing and simple script installations (such as phpbb).
Agreed SPunch. I’ve picked up a lot of jobs for script stuff just by reviewing scriptlance regularly and giving a “professional” looking bid. The small jobs add up.
Yes, passion is important, without passion, there is nothing!