Hi, At a first meeting with a client who has expressed interest in hiring you on a freelance basis what would you bring up? Should you focus on the project in question or your skills or their more general needs or something else? Advice/comments appreciated :-) ...
I am thinking of setting up my own freelance business but coming from a workplace that offers a particular service to huge clients, I do not know what are the current charges for websites are nowadays. I know that as technology just keeps changing and changing (most of the time, for the better...), the amount you charge for a single web...
Where can I get a free legal document template for a contract agreement for a freelance website project I am working on? I live and work in the US. I just need something to start with. Thanks! ...
I have been asked to quote an hourly rate for freelance programming for a Rails project. Although it would be my first paid project on Rails, I know the technology well from personal projects and have a decade of professional programming experience. This would be my first freelance project ever, so I have no idea how to find out what the...
As a freelancer I have to interview with clients at least occasionally. Based on Really “wow” them in the interview I came up with the idea of putting together a checklist for the first discussion. Although the topic is similar to the other thread, I believe that there are differences between looking for a job as employee or as freelance...
Hello, I am pursuing my BA and currently work full time as a PHP programmer. It's a great foot in the door as most graduates do not graduate with any real programming experience under their belt. However, it's web based so I would like to do some software development on the side just to earn extra money, keep my skills sharp, and have s...
I've thought of a new business model for programmers to work without the need of unnecessary expense on the employer's side. Its like freelancing, but different. Basically a programmer works: In his own home/home office, using his own computer(s), not needing a company-owned office / floor / computers. By taking assignments on a perso...
Furthering this meaningless question, basically we get in touch with a programmer, personally, and we send him informal requirement descriptions, (not contracts) and when he sends back working code we pay him via credit card/online. Trust? When he sees that we do pay him, he'll do more jobs. This is not an employment model for millions,...
I'm a production director in a web design studio and we need to build a new team of developers for iPhone Apps. Can anyone help me with this? Should we get full-time or freelance people? What are the pros and cons of each? ...
The title is obvious, do you get freelance projects while you have a job ? How do you plan your schedule ? I mean when I get freelance work sometimes I feel very overloaded. How do you overcome this ? Which scale projects do you prefer ? Do you prefer new technologies to improve your skills ? EDIT : Working on freelance projects in y...
When you get hired by an individual or company, what do you provide as a contract for your services? What if the client isn't paying the full amount until the product is delivered? Are there pre-written contracts available on the internet for freelance web designers to use? Thanks in advance, Brendan ...
I'm a college student who's had several internships and consider myself a decent programmer. I have a friend who does consulting work and who wants me to help him with one of his projects. Since I've never done any contract work before, what are things I should be aware of and watch out for? ...
I will shortly be looking to take on some small freelance web based projects. I would really like your opinions on the best of breed tools/software available for freelance web projects. These tools will preferably be free or cheap (or great value). The tools I am talking about are things like: CMS Ecommerece Project management soft...
hi guys, im wanting to write a paper on the most common problems encountered during freelance web development. i thought i'd consult with you chaps since it never ceases to blow my mind how good the suggestions/input is that comes from the people on this forum. let me start by listing the things i have encountered over the years (nb. i...
Some background first, but my question is of a general nature, really. A prospect client has contacted me about a new website for their business. What they need is a fairly complex job-board type of project with user accounts for employers and candidates, some advertising, forums, CMS features (for articles), CC/PayPal payments (subscri...
A friend of mine came to me with a proposal where I pretty much do all the work (design/programming) and he deals with the client. Hes asking for 50% of the contract for the referral and to not have to deal with the client. Seems like a lot but at the same time I would get nothing if he didn't bring me the client. I'm wondering what ot...
I have been a developer for 10+ years now working for various companies; I have 5+ years of .NET and ASP.NET experience. What I want to do is break away and become my own boss. Ideally I want this to lead into owning my own company. Where do I start? Has anyone done this recently? Do you have any tips? ...
What do you consider a fair, yet profitable hourly wage for routine updates/management (ie - information, maintenance, database management) for your average site? What factors do you use to set that rate? As a reference...I usually quote around $25/hour...am I getting ripped? EDIT: Initially I was hoping for this to be a good referenc...
I've been messing around with different languages and frameworks to find the right fit and I think at some point it would be nice to make money doing web development. Likely I would need to start out with freelance projects to find work at first, which I think would be ideal anyway. My problem is that there really doesn't seem to be mu...
It's been a time since I've been on the freelance market, now I'd like to dive into that once again and I feel the best way to save private time and effort is to prepare myself some ready-to-go solutions for the most common needs. My list includes (some of them I have already done from past project, some will just write or adapt from var...