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Want To Be A Freelancer? Here Are Some Actionable Tips & Strategies
Matthew Collison
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Jun 11 '19
Want To Be A Freelancer? Here Are Some Actionable Tips & Strategies
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Learned HTML/CSS then started freelancing - how I closed my very first client for $19,950 USD from a cold call
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Dec 27 '20
Learned HTML/CSS then started freelancing - how I closed my very first client for $19,950 USD from a cold call
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How To Freelance on Freelancer.com with no experience
Maciej
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Jul 12 '20
How To Freelance on Freelancer.com with no experience
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Code Injection Options for Blogging Platforms
Elastoplastique
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Code Injection Options for Blogging Platforms
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Unleashing Self-Employment in Germany: My Journey & Best Practices for Long-Lasting Success
Max Ritter
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Nov 13 '21
Unleashing Self-Employment in Germany: My Journey & Best Practices for Long-Lasting Success
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The hard truth about beginning freelance web development
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Aug 18 '19
The hard truth about beginning freelance web development
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How to thrive as a freelance developer in 2020
Gabri Cebria
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Mar 3 '20
How to thrive as a freelance developer in 2020
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Lessons Learned in Freelancing
Cole Turner
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Sep 20 '20
Lessons Learned in Freelancing
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I think I have cracked freelance portfolio projects & landing pages.
Fayaz Ahmed
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May 12 '20
I think I have cracked freelance portfolio projects & landing pages.
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10+ Tips for Finding Clients as a Freelance Web Developer
Creative Tim
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May 11 '21
10+ Tips for Finding Clients as a Freelance Web Developer
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How tough is Freelancing?
Avi Avinav
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Sep 25 '22
How tough is Freelancing?
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Lessons Learned From Hiring a Remote Tech Team
Andrew Stetsenko
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Jul 10 '19
Lessons Learned From Hiring a Remote Tech Team
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7 Freelancing lessons learnt the hard way
Nicholas Mendez
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Dec 18 '20
7 Freelancing lessons learnt the hard way
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How I went from charging $100 to $10,000+ for a website
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Aug 26 '19
How I went from charging $100 to $10,000+ for a website
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3 Top Webites for freelancer work
Uriel Bitton
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Jul 28 '20
3 Top Webites for freelancer work
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How to Politely Say No and When To Do It
Erik Dietrich
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Aug 13 '19
How to Politely Say No and When To Do It
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Freelance Developer Horror Stories Start Here...
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Dec 17 '19
Freelance Developer Horror Stories Start Here...
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Your Specialty Should Be Easy to Explain
Erik Dietrich
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Aug 7 '19
Your Specialty Should Be Easy to Explain
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Do you need to know Wordpress as a freelance web developer?
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Aug 19 '19
Do you need to know Wordpress as a freelance web developer?
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How can you make money in tech besides a job?
Saloni Goyal
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Dec 15 '20
How can you make money in tech besides a job?
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How I saved ~4 hours on client feedback
Marcus Gullberg
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Jan 17 '22
How I saved ~4 hours on client feedback
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Tools I use as a Freelance Web Developer 🛠
Răzvan Stătescu
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Jan 6 '21
Tools I use as a Freelance Web Developer 🛠
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5 Key Takeaways from my First Freelance Project
Nitin Ranganath
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Mar 25 '21
5 Key Takeaways from my First Freelance Project
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Positioning Strategy for the Aspiring Software Consultant
Erik Dietrich
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Mar 24 '20
Positioning Strategy for the Aspiring Software Consultant
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Saying No in Development to Clients is Hard
Adrian Twarog
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May 18 '20
Saying No in Development to Clients is Hard
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Wordpress Sucks. Let's Switch to Static Site Generators!
Glenn Paquette
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May 27 '20
Wordpress Sucks. Let's Switch to Static Site Generators!
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Why Should You Become A Freelancer ..
Ahmed Bankole
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Jun 27 '20
Why Should You Become A Freelancer ..
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What A Website Needs ✅
Andrew Robida
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Feb 20 '20
What A Website Needs ✅
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Tech Stack, Framework, Library or API: How Not to Specialize
Erik Dietrich
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Jan 8 '20
Tech Stack, Framework, Library or API: How Not to Specialize
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How to Talk to a C Level Executive (And How Not To)
Erik Dietrich
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Sep 19 '19
How to Talk to a C Level Executive (And How Not To)
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Freelance Journey: Starting Off to Top Rated in 4 Months
Tapajyoti Bose
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Sep 26 '21
Freelance Journey: Starting Off to Top Rated in 4 Months
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Let’s Put Some Dignity Back into Finding Software Work
Erik Dietrich
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Oct 8 '19
Let’s Put Some Dignity Back into Finding Software Work
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How do you share your projects on your portfolio website?
Anower Jahan Shofol
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Nov 22 '19
How do you share your projects on your portfolio website?
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Getting Your Next Contract
Jen Miller
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Aug 23 '19
Getting Your Next Contract
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Freelance Tax Implications for Side Hustlers: How to Handle It
Erik Dietrich
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Mar 19 '20
Freelance Tax Implications for Side Hustlers: How to Handle It
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16 Essential Tools Every Freelancer Must Try 🚀💯
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Sep 12 '23
16 Essential Tools Every Freelancer Must Try 🚀💯
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Don't Throw "Consulting Services" Onto Your Website
Erik Dietrich
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Jul 24 '23
Don't Throw "Consulting Services" Onto Your Website
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How to Sell Yourself as a Developer
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Jun 13 '20
How to Sell Yourself as a Developer
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How To Be Productive While Working From Home
Rohit Gulam
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Jul 23 '21
How To Be Productive While Working From Home
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How to Make a Web Developer Portfolio in 2022
Trisha Lim
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Mar 1 '22
How to Make a Web Developer Portfolio in 2022
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Basics Terminal Command Every Web Developer Should Know.
Gaurav Singh
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Sep 28 '23
Basics Terminal Command Every Web Developer Should Know.
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Working in Japan 2: Freelancing, Job Hopping, More Salary, Visa Types, Learning Japanese
Rob Sherling
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Aug 8 '21
Working in Japan 2: Freelancing, Job Hopping, More Salary, Visa Types, Learning Japanese
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How to protect yourself when freelancing - a guide to properly vet companies for the sake of your own sanity
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Jan 20 '21
How to protect yourself when freelancing - a guide to properly vet companies for the sake of your own sanity
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Pricing a freelance project
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Nov 11 '19
Pricing a freelance project
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Business Profit 101: A Primer for Freelance Software Developers
Erik Dietrich
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Jul 1 '20
Business Profit 101: A Primer for Freelance Software Developers
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Why should startups hire freelance developers?
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Oct 15 '20
Why should startups hire freelance developers?
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Freelance Software Consulting Contract [TEMPLATE]
Max Houston Oppenheimer
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Jan 7 '20
Freelance Software Consulting Contract [TEMPLATE]
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How to Get Clients for Your New Consulting Business
Erik Dietrich
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Aug 3 '19
How to Get Clients for Your New Consulting Business
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Which Website is The Best For Freelancers
Michael Myers
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Sep 22 '21
Which Website is The Best For Freelancers
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COVID Ruined Freelancing
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Jun 5 '22
COVID Ruined Freelancing
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Top 7 websites to hire freelance developers
Varun
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Sep 27 '20
Top 7 websites to hire freelance developers
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Outsourcing vs Insourcing: What’s the difference?
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Nov 19 '20
Outsourcing vs Insourcing: What’s the difference?
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How to Start Freelance Technical Blogging
Karl L. Hughes
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Sep 29 '20
How to Start Freelance Technical Blogging
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Freelance Market Statistics & Trends – 2020
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Sep 24 '20
Freelance Market Statistics & Trends – 2020
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Subtle Developer-Client Communication Mistakes
Phillip Malboeuf
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May 20 '19
Subtle Developer-Client Communication Mistakes
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How much can you earn on UpWork before you give up?
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Sep 16 '21
How much can you earn on UpWork before you give up?
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Freelancers Aren't (Yet) Business Owners
Erik Dietrich
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Jun 23 '20
Freelancers Aren't (Yet) Business Owners
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5 Reasons Why I Quit My Job And Started Freelancing
Michael Hoffmann
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Jun 13 '19
5 Reasons Why I Quit My Job And Started Freelancing
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How to get your First Client as a Developer ?
Suyash Vashishtha
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Dec 19 '21
How to get your First Client as a Developer ?
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Seeking a freelance React developer
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Apr 30 '20
Seeking a freelance React developer
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