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10 Valuable Lessons Learned In My First 6 Months Freelancing Full-time

Travis Rodgers on Apr 11, 2018

As I approach my sixth month as a full-time, freelance web developer, I want to reflect a little on the lessons I’ve learned along the way. Regardless of how much I studied beforehand to prepare, it was inevitable that some things I just had to learn on my ... Continue Reading

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How To File Taxes When Freelancing On The Side: A Simple Guide

Travis Rodgers on Feb 12, 2018

This past year I left my day job to freelance full time. I worked 11 months out of the year with the company I left and did freelancing on the side from about June through the end of the year. Now filing taxes had had always been an easy task ... Continue Reading

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From CodeNewbie To Full Time Freelancer In One Year – Part 8: Some Final Words

Travis Rodgers on Oct 30, 2017

Part 8: Some Final Words Well, we’ve reached the eighth and final part of my blog series on becoming a full time freelancer in one year, and I want to end it with some final words of encouragement to CodeNewbies in general and more specifically those who have ... Continue Reading

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From CodeNewbie To Full Time Freelancer In One Year - Part 7: The Exit Strategy

Travis Rodgers on Oct 26, 2017

Part 7: The Exit Strategy In the previous posts I discussed my beginnings, training, finding clients, tools, niching, etc., and up to this point I was still working my regular full time job. But it quickly became too much to handle. And this is actually a good thing…temporarily. ... Continue Reading

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From CodeNewbie To Full Time Freelancer In One Year - Part 6: Tools

Travis Rodgers on Oct 23, 2017

Part 6: Tools In part 5 I discussed my decision to focus on development instead of design. This helped to bring clarity to my business and helped me to define my target audience. As soon as one begins to pick up freelance work and consider doing it full time, questions ... Continue Reading

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The Best Invoicing and Accounting Software For Freelance Web Designers

Travis Rodgers on Oct 10, 2017

One of the first concerns for new freelancers is the topic of money management. How do I go about billing my client? How much do I set aside for taxes? How can I most effectively and efficiently manage the money that I earn? Are there applications or workflows that are ... Continue Reading

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6 Types of Upwork Job Listings You Should Skip

Travis Rodgers on Sep 07, 2017

People are very opinionated regarding sites like Upwork. While many have looked at it with disdain in the past (when it was Elance and Odesk), it has gotten a lot better…..especially with more recognized and “Big Name” companies using it to find people for contract work. ... Continue Reading

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Freelance Newbie, Should You Do Work For Free Up Front?

Travis Rodgers on Apr 12, 2017

There are two avenues for CodeNewbies: One is that you learn to code and you put together a portfolio of sites and apps that you have built during your training. This demonstrates to employers that you have the competency to code and to build websites and applications. The other avenue ... Continue Reading

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Freelance Web Development In A Small City

Travis Rodgers on Apr 10, 2017

I was talking to a fairly successful businessman the other day who, upon me stating I was trying to pursue freelance web development, said that there was no market or demand for it in my area and that it was not a wise pursuit. Being that we both live in ... Continue Reading

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Who Buys the Wordpress Theme? Developer or Client?

Travis Rodgers on Mar 31, 2017

This was my initial conundrum. Who buys the WordPress theme? The first two clients that I picked up both had a generic, free theme, and I suggested from the outset that they get a premium theme and let me customize it to their taste. Yet, the lack of understanding of ... Continue Reading