Luke will be holding his first live stream on March 10th, 2021 at 7pm EST. The topic will be getting clients and running one's freelance business. The link to the stream can be found here: ruclips.net/video/leetjRFhSs8/видео.html
The most important thing is to build a portfolio and actually even if it hurts, when you have no experience or old clients that can recommend you, maybe have a little lower prices(not a lot, our time costs money and programmers price themselves differently)...But you need to think like it's your business with 1 employee. It's not easy. If you have a job, take it step by step, try to get a part-time offer from your day job and 4h freelancing until you have a public project,because most of us are not allowed to share what projects we do at work. Wish the best to all devs.!
@@Raghudesign My public portfolio is work in progress along with the youtube channel and the blog because I did work as part-time for clients but they were all local(Romania), the only projects that I made for foreign clients are under the company that I worked for(not sure if I have the right to put them online, so I only use them on my CV when I apply). That's why I said that even if you have years of experience, the work you did at the company belongs to the company...
@Rashed Arman No, obviously the big clients search for senior developers, so those won't be for a junior because you are just not fit for the job. But there is market for all skill sets and experience. Usually juniors can find easier jobs from local businesses, because they are cheaper and since you can talk face to face with the client, the connection is different. If you want foreign clients, well, build your experience with smaller projects and add it to your portfolio or CV, depending on if you have a personal website(which by the way, also helps). Don't forget to have a github account with the projects that you are working on, even if they are just tutorials from courses or youtube, still counts as something and that you want to become a professional.The repositories don't have to be public, you can have them private and give access to technical people at interviews, if you don't want to share the code. Also one of the most important advice, don't give up if you fail to get a project, apply to multiple ones, research clients and don't stop learning. It's hard to get the ball rolling, after that it will roll by itself. I have local clients with long term relationships, just because I did a good job even if when I started I had to work more because of lack of experience, now 6-7 years later, I have projects that I just maintain and get good payment.DON'T GIVE UP, LEARN MORE EVERYDAY.
@@ProgrammingwithPeter What do you think are the best initial focuses, as far as programming languages and particular techniques and projects for a portfolio to get one's foot in the door of freelancing (even at very low pay)?
If you want to build a portfolio, just build SaaS companies and sell them if they grow. If they don't, still nice to have some outstanding ideas. Also a lot of freelance work is CMS based, so make sure you understand WP or smth similar depending on your target customers. Don't forget to ditch toxic people from your life telling you're sick if you do this - they have only bad intentions and want you to fail cause your failure makes them feel better. It sounds silly but ditching one person I knew for 9 years helped me tremendously. Now I feel free, since one year, not having anyone ruling my life.
I’m not a coder but I do marketing freelance work with my wife as our main source of income. I do the creative stuff like marketing copy and sales. My wife does all the organizing and keeping customers happy. Sometimes you have to find a person that props up your weaknesses. This is great info. Sit down with a notebook and start putting your plan together and don’t skip any steps. Don’t just watch this for info purposes. Decide to get serious and take massive action. Nice job. Thanks for uploading this.
Could you please make a detailed video on "how to estimate cost of a web development project as a beginner"? Please do this. There are almost no videos on this topic and as a beginner developer, I find it very hard to estimate correct cost to ask for.
A lot of great advice for self employed people in general. Highly recommend people watch this if they are considering freelancing, particularly the actual business side.
I watched the full video. This guy knows his stuff. Talks straight to the point. This video has some really valuable info. I hope I can grow 1 year from now (at the time of posting this comment)!
Definitely appreciate clarifying the scope between long term and short term business building - even though it takes more time to build for the long term, it definitely pays off in terms of working harder.
I know and agree as eveyone that he said "i can not stress enough" a lot, but he gave very really valuable informations, so do not joke to him, your respect represents you as individual
I listen to that as a podcast starting my freelancing journey from the Caribbean trying to sell to Canada and USA as an Android development. Good points made thanks.
As a 15 year old İ started Reading html&css books ( i will Start reading Javascript After im done with html&css ) and My dream is to become a freelancer Thanks for the vid!
This is a breathtaking video! No fluff here, for certain! Before seeing it, I thought I had a pretty impressive business plan for my software consultancy. Luke has opened my eyes to so much more. I have so much more stuff to do to get ready, but I have 3-6 months to sort it out. Planning to go live with the business in 6-9 months. Thank you, Luke.
1) I am looking to be a freelance web developer 2) I learnt HTML, CSS, & JavaScript 3) I built my 1st website for a local restaurant using only HTML, CSS, & JavaScript.. oh and also some copy & paste captcha code for an application form that sends an email. Here is my question: What should I learn next? Should I learn PHP & MySQL since that will help me do some backend stuff and also since PHP is used with WordPress which I will also learn? Should I jump straight to WordPress? Should I learn a Framework like Bootstrap, Nodejs, or React? Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated!
I’m based in the UK, one thing I’ve always wanted to know is how to get freelancing jobs abroad, preferably in USA (remote). Almost every place claims I have to live in USA.
Freelancing is where I excel and find a lot of self-confidence while constantly striving to improve, however I've found times where regardless of how much effort put forth, those I did work for refuse to pay while still going out on the road off of the work I provided. Over time viewing several clients as a friend, it makes it difficult to put the foot down even though I would have been in the right to do so.
@@excxmoody Make contracts when you proceed to work with someone. For additional things GET PAID, don't do anything for free. And get paid half upfront.
@@cutyoursoul4398 I will be. Years ago was messed up how I'd do work, working long hours to do the job an ultimately rarely got paid. Some of them who had I cannot even believe I'm not allowed to be on the same music forum to voice years ago. Instead...blocked.
@@excxmoody Just my experience from similar situations in running a different kind of small business: don't mix business and friendship. One or the other is likely to seriously suffer.
Thanks a lot Luke for sharing such invaluable information. It's one thing to be a web developer.. But to have the courage to run a web dev business and go out guns blazing all on your own is just something else.. 😅
Overall good content but you need to redo the entity formation section of this presentation. LLC is an entity type and not a tax filing election whereas S-Corp is a tax filing election. An LLC can be taxed as either a sole proprietorship, partnership, S-Corp, or C-Corp.
Can I start as a freelancer, or should I get a full-time job first then move over to freelancing? I am a self taught web designer/developer. I am torn between if I should learn more in order to be a good freelancer, or get a web dev job with the knowledge I already have(as I have focussed on the development side for about a year now). Any advice would be much appreciated
Experience is always a plus. Builds confidence if you're interviewed, looks great, etc. I would always hire someone who has a handful of sites built rather than a college grad. That seems to be the sentiment for the older cats I know too. Just tbh, I'm not really a web developer, but I've made a fair amount of money just by offering it to people where I saw the need. Of course, this is throwing up a wordpress and writing some copy, but that's the vast majority of need with small businesses. That being said, I've always done freelance-y work - writing, arbitrage, etc. It's the same skillset honestly. Finding customers aint' hard, but you have to learn how to do it, and put in the effort.
I currently work for a investment company as systems administrator. I am currently learning Python. I’m thinking to quit my job in 8 weeks and perhaps do contract work as a Python developer. How easy can I get a Python coding work? I don’t have real world experience. I’m working for training videos on udemy and plural sight. What types of insurance do I need when contracting?
Luke will be holding his first live stream on March 10th, 2021 at 7pm EST. The topic will be getting clients and running one's freelance business. The link to the stream can be found here: ruclips.net/video/leetjRFhSs8/видео.html
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This video is so underrated, I cannot stress that enough.
And so on and so forth
I agree
Achi baat hai sbko pta nhi chala abhi tk
I know, right? My God, 3 hours of pure gold. This is a hidden gem.
@@mukul293 😂😂
The most important thing is to build a portfolio and actually even if it hurts, when you have no experience or old clients that can recommend you, maybe have a little lower prices(not a lot, our time costs money and programmers price themselves differently)...But you need to think like it's your business with 1 employee. It's not easy. If you have a job, take it step by step, try to get a part-time offer from your day job and 4h freelancing until you have a public project,because most of us are not allowed to share what projects we do at work. Wish the best to all devs.!
Do you have a portfolio, if so please share url ?
@@Raghudesign My public portfolio is work in progress along with the youtube channel and the blog because I did work as part-time for clients but they were all local(Romania), the only projects that I made for foreign clients are under the company that I worked for(not sure if I have the right to put them online, so I only use them on my CV when I apply). That's why I said that even if you have years of experience, the work you did at the company belongs to the company...
@Rashed Arman No, obviously the big clients search for senior developers, so those won't be for a junior because you are just not fit for the job. But there is market for all skill sets and experience. Usually juniors can find easier jobs from local businesses, because they are cheaper and since you can talk face to face with the client, the connection is different. If you want foreign clients, well, build your experience with smaller projects and add it to your portfolio or CV, depending on if you have a personal website(which by the way, also helps). Don't forget to have a github account with the projects that you are working on, even if they are just tutorials from courses or youtube, still counts as something and that you want to become a professional.The repositories don't have to be public, you can have them private and give access to technical people at interviews, if you don't want to share the code. Also one of the most important advice, don't give up if you fail to get a project, apply to multiple ones, research clients and don't stop learning. It's hard to get the ball rolling, after that it will roll by itself. I have local clients with long term relationships, just because I did a good job even if when I started I had to work more because of lack of experience, now 6-7 years later, I have projects that I just maintain and get good payment.DON'T GIVE UP, LEARN MORE EVERYDAY.
@@ProgrammingwithPeter What do you think are the best initial focuses, as far as programming languages and particular techniques and projects for a portfolio to get one's foot in the door of freelancing (even at very low pay)?
If you want to build a portfolio, just build SaaS companies and sell them if they grow. If they don't, still nice to have some outstanding ideas. Also a lot of freelance work is CMS based, so make sure you understand WP or smth similar depending on your target customers. Don't forget to ditch toxic people from your life telling you're sick if you do this - they have only bad intentions and want you to fail cause your failure makes them feel better. It sounds silly but ditching one person I knew for 9 years helped me tremendously. Now I feel free, since one year, not having anyone ruling my life.
This was amazing. I've never gained so much insight to freelancing in such a short time. This actually makes it tangible. Great video
more than word GREAT
It's valuable to know the business side too. Most people including Google's CEO are there not because of coding skills but purely business management.
I’m not a coder but I do marketing freelance work with my wife as our main source of income. I do the creative stuff like marketing copy and sales. My wife does all the organizing and keeping customers happy. Sometimes you have to find a person that props up your weaknesses. This is great info. Sit down with a notebook and start putting your plan together and don’t skip any steps. Don’t just watch this for info purposes. Decide to get serious and take massive action. Nice job. Thanks for uploading this.
I really really want to do something like this with my wife.
Hope you're still killing it, man! Mad jealous of power-couples for real.
Could you please make a detailed video on "how to estimate cost of a web development project as a beginner"? Please do this. There are almost no videos on this topic and as a beginner developer, I find it very hard to estimate correct cost to ask for.
ive re-watched this entire video maybe 5 times through now. i really appreciate you putting this out there and sharing your knowledge.
next time take notes the first time around, and save yourself 11+ hours
A lot of great advice for self employed people in general. Highly recommend people watch this if they are considering freelancing, particularly the actual business side.
I watched the full video. This guy knows his stuff. Talks straight to the point. This video has some really valuable info. I hope I can grow 1 year from now (at the time of posting this comment)!
How far have you grown?
Update?
Any update??
Yaw
How's your freelancing at the moment now?
I think this man (and women) have just saved my life.
This is extremely valuable even if you're not a freelancer. Thank you!!!
The best advice I got so far since I became a self-taught Developer. Thank you for this amazing content.
I'm learning front end too. How do you know you're ready for job? I have finished html css and javascript
Love this video. It's just like an treasure, I'm a front end developer & visual designer, I've learnt a lot by watching this course.
I cannot stress enough how often he says I cannot stress this enough.
I really can't find an adjective to describe how resourceful this video is... Thank you 😊🙏
This video is a gem, thanks for the precious advice Luke Ciciliano.
The knowledge in this video is impeccable.
River of gold for beginners. Thank you!
I can't stress that enough how useful this video is
Wow, one of the best youtube videos I've seen in a long time! Thank you!
This is extremely useful!!! I am on the long road for freelance programming and am learning a ton from this video!
Thank you so much!
Just do what he says, because I can't stress enough.
"I can't stress this enough." Hahaa. Oh, you the student I want to be.
Definitely appreciate clarifying the scope between long term and short term business building - even though it takes more time to build for the long term, it definitely pays off in terms of working harder.
I know and agree as eveyone that he said "i can not stress enough" a lot, but he gave very really valuable informations, so do not joke to him, your respect represents you as individual
Listening to this for the 3rd time. There are so many gems in this. Thank you
I listen to that as a podcast starting my freelancing journey from the Caribbean trying to sell to Canada and USA as an Android development. Good points made thanks.
when things hit hard i come to this video.. re-working on 2024 strategy for our Mobile App Dev Agency
As a 15 year old İ started Reading html&css books ( i will Start reading Javascript After im done with html&css ) and My dream is to become a freelancer Thanks for the vid!
Please stop reading, start writing. You need to make a lot of mistakes to develop quality skill.
Yt is a better place to learn practically rather than reading start coding
jeff danks thanks for the advice ill try it
good luck ,,you definitely doing at the right time
- Notalle - Jesus is coming.
This is a breathtaking video! No fluff here, for certain! Before seeing it, I thought I had a pretty impressive business plan for my software consultancy. Luke has opened my eyes to so much more. I have so much more stuff to do to get ready, but I have 3-6 months to sort it out. Planning to go live with the business in 6-9 months. Thank you, Luke.
Have you gone live?
goodluck!
Update?
One of the best videos I've watched in terms of resourcefulness. Thank You!
I'm a simple guy.. I see a FCC video notification, I press the LIKE button! 💓
What a quality video filled with lots of value...
May God bless you for sharing this knowledge...
I love this channel! You guys have a huge impact in my career. Thank you!
Well, that’s the point.
Cari Ross gave solid advice here in terms of legality although not supposed to be taken as legal advice. Thank you both.
How to handle email is a game changer I will implement that immediately thank you!
Great lecture !
Thanks Luke !!
Wish you all the best !!!
Finally something new ,important and excited
Thanks FCC
You have no idea how much this helped me, thank you so much for creating such an awesome tutorial
Great support for beginners and guidance for insiders. Thank you for the time you took to create this well structured education material 💚💚
Thank you. I'll have to come back to this from time to time.
3:25 The rules for making money.
4:40 Explanation of rule no 1.
just did a revisit....great realignment...thank you!
1) I am looking to be a freelance web developer
2) I learnt HTML, CSS, & JavaScript
3) I built my 1st website for a local restaurant using only HTML, CSS, & JavaScript.. oh and also some copy & paste captcha code for an application form that sends an email.
Here is my question:
What should I learn next?
Should I learn PHP & MySQL since that will help me do some backend stuff and also since PHP is used with WordPress which I will also learn?
Should I jump straight to WordPress?
Should I learn a Framework like Bootstrap, Nodejs, or React?
Any advice on this would be greatly appreciated!
I think this is the most transparent advice I get. I can't stress this enough.
Fantastic info. Well worth the time to watch it all. Many thanks
Great insights into what can make your business click.. its directly linked to value to customer and not the time and effort of the exercise.
lets start freelancing at 18 years old 🔥🔥🔥
Very indepth video, good tutorial.. Thanks for creating.
I am going to have to review all this a few times and write a check list.
This is the best video I have ever seen
Wish this came out 1 year ago haha. Still thankful for this video :)
I read somewhere, "The best time to plant a tree was 20 years ago and the second best time is now."
@@mrunfunny why not 19 years ago?
@@mrunfunny👊
@@LayerByLayer3dPrints I'm afraid, you must find the person who came up with this for the answer.
@@francis2k488 I'll take this as a bro fist
Thanks for sharing this information. Extremely useful. 👍
This video had so many gems. I appreciate the content.
This is a good course. Luke, thanks for taking the time.
This is extremely valuable even if you're not a freelancer. Thank you!!!😾
Awesome content, thanks for sharing to us!
Such valuable and comprehensive information - well delivered. Thanks so much for creating this video. It's a great reference point.
I’m based in the UK, one thing I’ve always wanted to know is how to get freelancing jobs abroad, preferably in USA (remote). Almost every place claims I have to live in USA.
Thanks for your guide this channels is awsome❤❤
Exactly what I was searching for.
Could you consider a video on not being taken advantage of? I've had past clients do that regularly which overtime lead to extreme burn out.
Freelancing is where I excel and find a lot of self-confidence while constantly striving to improve, however I've found times where regardless of how much effort put forth, those I did work for refuse to pay while still going out on the road off of the work I provided. Over time viewing several clients as a friend, it makes it difficult to put the foot down even though I would have been in the right to do so.
@@excxmoody Make contracts when you proceed to work with someone. For additional things GET PAID, don't do anything for free. And get paid half upfront.
@@cutyoursoul4398 I will be. Years ago was messed up how I'd do work, working long hours to do the job an ultimately rarely got paid. Some of them who had I cannot even believe I'm not allowed to be on the same music forum to voice years ago. Instead...blocked.
@@excxmoody Just my experience from similar situations in running a different kind of small business: don't mix business and friendship. One or the other is likely to seriously suffer.
Great video, Dr. Banner!
This video couldn't stress me enough.
the first thing I am seeing is steve jobs
This talk is so valuable! I feel that when something feels almost obvious, it's because it is well explained. And this is cristal clear.
I really need this. Thanks Luke
Hey luke or commentators. Why don't you suggest you get involve in going to business and introducing yourself and what you can offer?
His Workplace and Steve jobs company is influensive ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for the valuable info dear, God bless you!
I am a multimillionaire now thanks to being a developer
Is this the Techlead?
Can i get some
@@h.f.4095 im best friends with him but ny wife has not left me yet lol
A khan No.
@A khan no
Add value
Identify your highest value
Work 40hrs
I plan to live out of my vehicle and freelance for a few months, should be fun. Thanks for another great video code camp :)
Great video. Freelancing is the future.
I'm not watching for developing freelancing but just the tips for freelancing side, hopefully it helps some
Awesome info. I think this dudes office is his master bedroom closet
I found this entire video extremely helpful thx!
Thank you so much. What an awesome resource!
I'll try to remember this tutorial when I can actually code lol
Great great advices , best !
Thanks Alot Mr. Bruce Banner
This is very valuable. Thank you!
Thanks a lot Luke for sharing such invaluable information. It's one thing to be a web developer..
But to have the courage to run a web dev business and go out guns blazing all on your own is just something else.. 😅
this video is awesome, thank you very much, I cannot stress that enough!
Overall good content but you need to redo the entity formation section of this presentation. LLC is an entity type and not a tax filing election whereas S-Corp is a tax filing election. An LLC can be taxed as either a sole proprietorship, partnership, S-Corp, or C-Corp.
just what i was looking for. thanx
precious advice, thank you
Thank you, dude!
I hope i can be a freelancer one day! Thanks.
Love your content and Very helpful video for freelancers
Thanks!
Wow, this was awesome!
How many go into web development to support their creative writing?
Hella information. Thx alot guys.
Take a shot every time he says “I cannot stress this enough”
Can I start as a freelancer, or should I get a full-time job first then move over to freelancing? I am a self taught web designer/developer. I am torn between if I should learn more in order to be a good freelancer, or get a web dev job with the knowledge I already have(as I have focussed on the development side for about a year now). Any advice would be much appreciated
Hey. How r u doing now?
Did you get a job or are u a freelancer now?
Experience is always a plus. Builds confidence if you're interviewed, looks great, etc. I would always hire someone who has a handful of sites built rather than a college grad. That seems to be the sentiment for the older cats I know too.
Just tbh, I'm not really a web developer, but I've made a fair amount of money just by offering it to people where I saw the need. Of course, this is throwing up a wordpress and writing some copy, but that's the vast majority of need with small businesses.
That being said, I've always done freelance-y work - writing, arbitrage, etc. It's the same skillset honestly. Finding customers aint' hard, but you have to learn how to do it, and put in the effort.
@@iusegentoobtw Do you have any tips on copywriting freelance?
(1:35:35) There are 5 different ways to get clients
I currently work for a investment company as systems administrator. I am currently learning Python. I’m thinking to quit my job in 8 weeks and perhaps do contract work as a Python developer. How easy can I get a Python coding work? I don’t have real world experience. I’m working for training videos on udemy and plural sight. What types of insurance do I need when contracting?
This is gold
This man knows a guy