Web Developers
Web Developers – How common do they freelance?
I have been trying to find information to give me an idea of what percentage of web developers are freelance. I am becoming interested in web development after I realized I spent 6 hours straight trying to make a website, failing, and still wanting to try to build it on my own from scratch. However I like the idea of freelancing a lot and that would be a big plus for me.
its pretty common for web developers to freelance. you’re better off networking with people in real life to find gigs – people online could potentially just take your code and not pay you. there’s ways around that but its a bit more risky overall.
Meetup.com is a good resource for networking. you could also post an ad in services like Craigslist, but
do indicate that they have to tell you who they are etc so that they don’t get any funny ideas about just taking your code or something like that.
have a website ready with business cards.
Here are a couple of podcasts for help with your web development:
http://doctype.tv/
http://net.tutsplus.com/
Happy programming.
Steve Ballmer screamed “Web Developer” on Mix08!
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