Phase 2. Full-Time Freelancing: Survival Mode | Laravel Daily

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Lessons From My 15 Years Of Freelancing

Intro

What's Inside The Course (1:42)

My Personal Story as Freelancer

Phase 1. Local Freelancing in Lithuania (4:53)
Phase 2. Full-Time Freelancing: Survival Mode (4:22)
Phase 3. Freelancing in London: I’m Nobody (5:37)
Phase 4. Job Boards: Hard Work and First Success (5:09)
Phase 5. Going All-In: Juggling Multiple Projects (6:22)
Phase 6. Should I Call Myself a Freelancer or an Agency? (5:44)
Phase 7. Blogging, Back to Lithuania and Hiring CTO (4:50)
Phase 8. Final Chapter, For Now: Freelancer to “Influencer” (1:45)

Freelance Advice and Tips

Portfolio is Everything (2:55)
Networking is Important (2:25)
Being Able to Write or Shoot Videos Is a Great Benefit (3:47)
Carefully Pick Clients, Like They Pick Developers (2:59)
Clients Don’t Know What They Want. They Are Not Developers. (3:58)
How Much Do You ACTUALLY Earn? Taxes and Fees. (3:25)
Competition is Real. But It Doesn’t Stop You From Being Better. (3:29)
Freelancer Is a Salesman Who Happens to Know How to Code (2:46)
Learn to Say “NO”. Learn to Negotiate. (3:40)
Have More Than One Project at a Time. But No More Than 3. (2:16)
An Existing Client is Better Than a New One (1:59)
You Need to Grow With Every Project (1:58)
Think Like Your Client (3:18)

Answering Typical Questions

Where to Find Clients? (4:43)
How to Price Your Services? (4:38)
How to Decide if Freelancing is Right For Me? (2:40)
How to Get Paid on Time? (3:04)
Do You Need to Sign a Contract? (2:21)
How to Keep Myself Motivated Through the Project? (2:41)
What To Do if The Projects Went Wrong? Fire Bad Clients. (4:06)
How to Manage Time? (3:15)
Is it Better to Be a Full-stack or a Specialist? (2:06)

Conclusion

Short Outro: How to Be a Successful Freelancer? (1:00)

Phase 2. Full-Time Freelancing: Survival Mode

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