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“ ”top 10 misconceptions
of software freelancing
john hann@unscriptable
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who wants to make $$$$$$$$?
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who wants to make
$$$$$$$$?
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go back and get your mba and follow the
advice of these books
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that’s what i did*!
*except for the mba part
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revenues > $100k/mo
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2$11,000 $16,000
$30,000$47,000
$63,000$79,000
$103,000
$161,000
revenue profit
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sales cramming the pipeline
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q20.5
1 1.2
333.5
5
6
project durationnew projects per month
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it kinda sucked
the money was good, really good. :) but i wasn’t 100% happy.
i wanted to code!
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but i wasn’t going to give up the money
:(
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luckily, the 2001-2003 recession hit
Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2
$23,000
-$4,000-$16,000 -$16,000
$127,000
$79,000
$54,000$37,000
revenue profit
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it was a painful period of debt
repayment and layoffs
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but in 2004, something magical
happened(besides paying off my business debts)
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i became passionate* about javascript
*a.k.a. “obsessed”
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i was also no longer a consultant, nor a
contractor
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i was finally a software freelancer
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but i had a lot of unlearning to do
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8 years running a consulting firm did
not prepare me to be a freelancer
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i had a few delusions… and got tons of bad advice
from others
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bad advice is like herpes
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top 10* misconceptions of
software freelancing*in no particular order
IMHO YMMV RTFM BBQ ROFL
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“ ”the first order of business is to fill
your pipeline
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what they preach
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reality check:clients aren’t going to
wait for you
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there is no pipeline
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you’ve got to get out there and find clients(and stay out there)
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“ ”recruiters are a cheap and easy alternative to
marketing myself
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recruiter != careercoach
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you must be in control.
plot your own career path
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otherwise you’re just a career contractor*
*oxymoron. contracting can not be a career
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“ ”it’s ok to start out at a low rate to get
a great client
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$$ –> $$$ ?
how are you gonna justify this?
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fluctuating rates strain the client
relationship
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always start out high and let the client
negotiate a good deal
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walk away if the client can’t agree to
yourminimum rate
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“ ”you need to find a client that’ll hire
you full-time for 3+ years
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it’s “free”-lancing!don’t chain yourself
to a client
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skills stagnation + revenue stagnation–––––––––––––––––––
career death
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“ ”i need to learn [popular skill*] cuz that’s where
the jobs are* asp.net, java, etc.
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java
asp.net
node.js
jQuerydojo
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java
asp.net
node.js
recruiters
collegegrads
unemployed
jQuery
clueless
dojo
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indeed.com
java, asp.net – mature marketsSaturday, November 13, 2010
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indeed.com
dojo, jQuery – expanding marketsSaturday, November 13, 2010
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“ ”the more skills i put on my resumé,
the more marketable i'll be
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Jane Duzitall
Core Skills:
XHTML, HTML5, CSS2.1, CSS3, JavaScript, jQuery, Dojo, Prototype, Scriptaculous, Sproutcore, Mootols, Mochikit, ASP, ASP.Net, VB, VB.Net, C#, C, C++, 80x86 Assembler, Ruby, Rails, JSP, Java, Spring, Sprong, SQL Server, MySQL, Oracle, Sybase, Firebird, Postgres, Berkeley, MongoDB, CouchDB
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andy the one-manbandy kenny g
which one’s getting the high-paying gigs?
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andy the one-manbandy kenny g
which one’s getting the high-paying gigs?
XSaturday, November 13, 2010
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which one’s got clients calling him?
andy the one-manbandy kenny g
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which one’s got clients calling him?
andy the one-manbandy kenny g
✓Saturday, November 13, 2010
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experienced clients seek specialists
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“ ”one-man bands do better during
recessions
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which one’s still making a buck?
andy the one-manbandy kenny g
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which one’s still making a buck?
?andy the one-man
bandy kenny g
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which one’s still making a buck?
? ?andy the one-man
bandy kenny g
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a) goes hungry
b) takes a long vacation
c) reduces her rate
d) lays low until the market recovers
e) none of the above
what’s a specialist do in a recession?
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a) goes hungry
b) takes a long vacation
c) reduces her rate
d) lays low until the market recovers
e) none of the above
what’s a specialist do in a recession?
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what’s a specialist do in a recession?
lives off her nest egg
taps her long list of happy clients
finds creative ways to provide value
networks and travels more than ever
contributes more heavily to oss and blogs
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“ ”i need more experience to get the good clients
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awesome clients seek passion
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awesome clients seek passion
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but where do they look?
the internetz, duh!
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experiment, tinker,blog, contribute
create an online presence.demonstrate your passion.
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github is your resumé
your blog is your marketing site
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open source software projects need your
brainand awesome clients love oss
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“ ”i should fire the bottom 20%* of my clients every
year*80/20 rule, a.k.a. the “Pareto Principle”
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yes and no
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define “bottom”
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define “bottom”
a) not interesting (not your passion)
b) high stress
c) no leverage (no references, not bloggable)
d) small $$$
e) all of the above
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define “bottom”
a) not interesting (not your passion)
b) high stress
c) no leverage (no references, not bloggable)
d) small $$$
e) all of the above
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pursue the most exciting, most bloggable gigs
no matter how smalllow stress is good, too
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even better:eject the bottom 20% of your resumé every
yearcuz your resumé sucks, dude
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everything on your resumé should sell
your value and your passion
ditch everything else
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“ ”i'm gonna moonlight b/c full-time freelancing is
too risky
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some things that are riskier than freelancing
relying on others for your paycheck
not managing your own career
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1) find an expanding niche you can be passionate about2) experiment, tinker, blog, contribute3) get out there / get noticed (meetups, social networks, online communities)4) avoid the easy path (recruiters, job sites)5) watch for your next passion
jump in with both feet
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or not…
1) find a simple, part-time gig
2) obsessively over-deliver
3) get a reference (put it online)
4) blog about what you did (think value)
5) repeat, aiming for a better gig / rate
6) quit your lame-ass job when you score an awesome gig / rate
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“ ”i’m going to learn how to freelance
from a “top 10” list
bonus misconception
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“ ”i’m going to learn how to freelance
from a “top 10” list
bonus misconception
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go create your own strategy
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questions?
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vital tools
github.com
twitter.com
quora.com
stackoverflow.com
groups.google.com
lanyrd.com
meetup.com
indeed.com
linkedin.com
irc & mail lists
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image credits
“we ate ur bills” – icanhascheezburger.com “donut herpes” – myfoodlooksfunny.com“ticket line” – u2albumreview.com“one man band” – flickr.com/photos/randychiu/“kenny g” – idiomag.com “dog tied up” – flickr.com/photos/clintjcl
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