2:50 How long have you been freelancing now? 3:09 How do you know how much to charge? 4:10 How many websites have you made? How do you build your client base? 5:52 What do you think about the future of WordPress? 7:20 What's the biggest contract you've ever had? 8:21 Do you outsource any of your work to other people? 8:12 What is your workflow? 9:45 How do you charge? How much upfront? 11:50 How to find clients.
@@abdullahnouman4428 Hey there friend. This is a great question that cannot be answered this easily. Depending on your short, mid & long term goals, the ressource might be different. What are you trying to achieve ? Thanks!
Joshua you're doing a great job with those questions... especially the ins and outs of the whole development process like plugins he use, themes, hosting etc. Keep it up. This guest was awesome!
Thank you! I am in college and needed to hear you say that! Stopped at the beginning of the video and did my homework... now I’m back to watch the video haha
I've seen this guy Sam on twitch before. Like months ago. Now he's randomly here lol. I asked him a few questions about web development and we had a nice chat. Small world. He told me about his process. The crazy thing is that Sam doesn't even know how to code. He uses builders. He didn't reveal this in the video though. I couldn't believe it when he told me. Makes good money, and doesn't code. Edit: I was wrong lol. He codes a bit. Html and CSS. Before, I wasn't saying that not using code is bad or anything. I just was a bit surprised. Cause I was thinking that I didn't know it was possible to get to that level of high paying clients and large projects without code. If anything, if anyone can do that then they're a genius. I'm pretty sure there's people out there that have found a solution without code that works for them. More power to them.
Oh ok. I'll take your word for it since you've spoken to him more. Well from what i'm understanding, if he didn't know how to, it wouldn't matter since his process doesn't require it. Correct me if i'm wrong.
I know how to use HTML/CSS but like Joshua said, nothing really advanced. If there's stuff i really can't do, i'll try to learn it on the spot or ask for help :D Thanks for stopping by emanandchill!
That's cool. My process is similar then lol. I also use wordpress and use html/ css . Before, I wasn't saying that not using code is bad or anything. I just was a bit surprised. Cause I was thinking that I didn't know it was possible to get to that level of high paying clients and large projects without code. If anything, if anyone can do that then they're a genius. I'm pretty sure there's people out there that have found a solution without code that works for them. More power to them. Thanks for the reply. Have a nice day.
@@memoriasIT lol as if other websites with their own dbs dont have vulns, i'll trust wp that sharpened their db over the years than some random dude deploying a db in one month, not to speak of the possibility to further secure your site on your own
Great interview, definitely gave me more insight. What a coincidence, I just created my first ecommerce wordpress website for a company. Being my first job I did not know what to charge, and I think I definitely undercharged them. In the end I charged $1k for the website, I mainly wanted the experience and a solid reference.
I know this is an old comment but, did you charge that much using a pre-made theme or did you develop a custom theme? I'm trying to figure all of this out, whenever I read posts about what to charge there's never really a direct answer. What I've pieced together so far is that for a quick, small Wordpress site using a theme from somewhere like theme-forest you'd charge < $1K maybe even $500, e-commerce sites cost more, and custom themes are where you charge upwards of $5k.
I always say to look for the big projects, they pay better and understand better about respecting the scopes of the project, hence, they never ask for more, and if they do, they are willing to pay for that extra work they are asking for. On the other hand, they are better prepared to provide you with the info you need as well as pictures or texts you'll need in the process, that's something small businesses owners don't understand because they expect you to do everything for them, they even expect you to create the info from their own company, which you are not supposed to know or manage whatsoever.
Wordpress is a database management system and much more that small businesses can use to increase their market and customers. Personally I would use a theme and then customize it to their business needs. Why reinvent the wheel to design a new Wordpress site?
I'm a newbie I focusing on learning React, while I work a crappy parttime job, I dont want to really do anything with wordpress. It'll take time way from React and well all the WP jobs I see are with marketing companies not tech companies.
Wordpress is already restricting enough by itself and themes introduce even more restrictions. I bought a theme and tried to design a wp site 2 years ago. It was very convenient at first but it became a nightmare after a while because I had zero coding knowledge. Footer logo was shown as light even though I chose dark on settings. Why ? No clue. Have to ask the developer but you have to pay for support service. So unless you find a theme which you want to leave as is for the most part, it's not worth buying themes as a person who knows nothing or very little about coding.
Man i just started procrastinating because of an intimidating task i'm working on, then he calls me out on it. Better pause the video and get back to work...
You don't really need to know php to make a child theme. You just copy and paste a couple files from the main theme and make minor edits (plenty of instructions online). Then you can make edits to the site the same way you would with the main theme. All a child theme does is protect your work from changes when there is a theme update.
Hi Joshua. I love this video. You can start a series about the different roles you can find in the freelance world, data entry, penetration testing, cloud maintenance....
Everything my man said in this video, I felt it. It was like we both lived and still live the same life. Great tips here and there for bettering your business.
I did some wordpress work at my last job. I could totally make wordpress sites now and provide whatever customization a client needs, but literally anyone I talk to only wants to pay a small amount, so I'll just concentrate on my real job.
Joshua - don't know what to say...Just simple perfect video 👍👍👍👍 :Excellent expalination. Many thanks for this userful video. Its great 👑💓🕊! i look forward your next vids - eg. covering the WordPress version 6.1 or future Gutenberg - Topics. 👑💓🕊!
I've been studying MVC architecture but right now I need money, even to invest more in my studies and to support myself financially , gonna try Wordpress, learn to create themes, seens like a good way to a new dev earn some money.
I would like to know how he manage all those sites in wordpress. Does he do it in the same wordpress account? Does he has individual wordpress accounts for every client ?
When I started coding websites in php... I charged for 4 hours.. even though it took me 12 hours initially... remember you can do this as a freelancer.. but this will not work if your in an office setting. With coding you cannot fake it until you make it..unless you try this approach.. good job.... thanks for sharing....
Dude, this video is legitimately awesome!, Love your content. Long message incoming, sorry for it. This guy is pretty smart to do business, I will copy some tactics and start digging around CMS to get websites up and running pretty fast. Are you still reviewing portfolios? Let me know if you do, I would like to get a review of mine if you have the time. One more thing, by any chance, do you have or had overseas co-workers with a temporary work visa? I used to live in Park City,Utah and I felt in love with the place, I lived there for 4 months because of an exchange program, do you know if it's possible to land a programming job for 6 months or 1 year with a temporary visa? I'm close to getting my Degree and I consider myself a medium level web developer, would love to go to Park City again or Salt Lake City.
Thank you for all the knowledge I needed to start as a freelance. I saw in many freelancer pricing, they say they listed "content upload" my question is do client provide content( text/images) or do we have to write from scratch? Or Do we just upload dummy content "lorem ipsum" or "royalty free images"??
I earn way too little considering I mostly always do custom PHP and Laravel (fullstack), know WP as well (but not the fan of it at all), did Angular a few years ago ( versions 1 and 2), familiar with Vue.JS etc etc. Considering a WP dev gets 100k ... I want 200k now :D
After being self employed and mainly Wordpress for 10+ years and hovering under what this video mentions - I'll just say gross amount is a big difference from net amount ha ha
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2:50 How long have you been freelancing now?
3:09 How do you know how much to charge?
4:10 How many websites have you made? How do you build your client base?
5:52 What do you think about the future of WordPress?
7:20 What's the biggest contract you've ever had?
8:21 Do you outsource any of your work to other people?
8:12 What is your workflow?
9:45 How do you charge? How much upfront?
11:50 How to find clients.
Great job there with the time stamps :D
good
@@SamuelUrbain Hi, Would you recommend any tutorial for learning WordPress development.
@@abdullahnouman4428 Hey there friend. This is a great question that cannot be answered this easily. Depending on your short, mid & long term goals, the ressource might be different. What are you trying to achieve ? Thanks!
@@SamuelUrbain Short term: Make a living through WordPress development. Long-term : Start my own digital agency. Thanks for your help.
Damn, got called out for procrastinating
Same here!
Same. Needed that
Get shit done!
I literally opened a second tab for WP after being called out
🤣
This video is gold. It's like he's telling you everything. Thank you for the interview
Great interview for sure! I love how open and transparent he was!
This dude isn't just a website builder. He sells a whole marketing strategy with it.
He's a wizard
Indeed
Really great content! This interview series you have Josh, is a gold mine of information. Thanks
exactly
@Black Light Exactly lol
Very skilled interviewer. Great content.
Hes pretty smart
Josh you have no fucken idea how much I appreciate this video 👍🔥
So true, cheapest clients are the worst!
Well, not the worst but the most demanding
My boss is one of those cheapest clients, I facepalm everytime he makes demands on the spot because he waves his two dollars bill.
@@Seedzification lmfao
Free clients are the worst
This was awesome man. As soon as I land some clients, You and two or three others in RUclips will be getting some support from me bro. Keep it up.
Joshua you're doing a great job with those questions... especially the ins and outs of the whole development process like plugins he use, themes, hosting etc. Keep it up. This guest was awesome!
Motivation lights the fire, discipline keeps it lit
You're youtube growth is exponential, it's crazy, I hope you reach 100k real soon, you deserve it
he did
Almost 200k now 😋
@@bobafruti 300
@@evorty9179 385k nearly 400k. Hope to reach that one day lol
433k...
I needed this video, I had a few doubts but this has put my mind at ease. Thanks for the video!
Thank you! I am in college and needed to hear you say that! Stopped at the beginning of the video and did my homework... now I’m back to watch the video haha
I've seen this guy Sam on twitch before. Like months ago. Now he's randomly here lol. I asked him a few questions about web development and we had a nice chat. Small world. He told me about his process. The crazy thing is that Sam doesn't even know how to code. He uses builders. He didn't reveal this in the video though. I couldn't believe it when he told me. Makes good money, and doesn't code.
Edit: I was wrong lol. He codes a bit. Html and CSS. Before, I wasn't saying that not using code is bad or anything. I just was a bit surprised. Cause I was thinking that I didn't know it was possible to get to that level of high paying clients and large projects without code. If anything, if anyone can do that then they're a genius. I'm pretty sure there's people out there that have found a solution without code that works for them. More power to them.
He did mention it but I didn't include it. He does know how to code though, just not advanced JS or frameworks.
Oh ok. I'll take your word for it since you've spoken to him more. Well from what i'm understanding, if he didn't know how to, it wouldn't matter since his process doesn't require it. Correct me if i'm wrong.
I know how to use HTML/CSS but like Joshua said, nothing really advanced. If there's stuff i really can't do, i'll try to learn it on the spot or ask for help :D Thanks for stopping by emanandchill!
That's cool. My process is similar then lol. I also use wordpress and use html/ css . Before, I wasn't saying that not using code is bad or anything. I just was a bit surprised. Cause I was thinking that I didn't know it was possible to get to that level of high paying clients and large projects without code. If anything, if anyone can do that then they're a genius. I'm pretty sure there's people out there that have found a solution without code that works for them. More power to them. Thanks for the reply. Have a nice day.
I want the similar remote work. Is it realistic?
that´s gold, very nice, thanx for the interview!
I love this, thanks Josh, so much information i wanted to hear.
I hope it helped!
dope bro 10/10 would recommend. wordpress is great
Kris C just too many vulnerabilities
Yeah Kris C,... and it uses PHP!!!!!!!!!!
Samuel Urbain Still most websites use php tho... :/
@@memoriasIT lol as if other websites with their own dbs dont have vulns, i'll trust wp that sharpened their db over the years than some random dude deploying a db in one month, not to speak of the possibility to further secure your site on your own
00:45 Exactly bro. Great vid Josh and good information - especially the reseller account tip.
Thanks Joshua. It's a wonderful video. Very helpful. I hope you continue making videos like these
Great interview, definitely gave me more insight. What a coincidence, I just created my first ecommerce wordpress website for a company. Being my first job I did not know what to charge, and I think I definitely undercharged them. In the end I charged $1k for the website, I mainly wanted the experience and a solid reference.
tf the least I charge is 10K
I know this is an old comment but, did you charge that much using a pre-made theme or did you develop a custom theme? I'm trying to figure all of this out, whenever I read posts about what to charge there's never really a direct answer. What I've pieced together so far is that for a quick, small Wordpress site using a theme from somewhere like theme-forest you'd charge < $1K maybe even $500, e-commerce sites cost more, and custom themes are where you charge upwards of $5k.
This is grreat, thanks Joshua
You ask very good questions. I enjoy your interviews
I always say to look for the big projects, they pay better and understand better about respecting the scopes of the project, hence, they never ask for more, and if they do, they are willing to pay for that extra work they are asking for. On the other hand, they are better prepared to provide you with the info you need as well as pictures or texts you'll need in the process, that's something small businesses owners don't understand because they expect you to do everything for them, they even expect you to create the info from their own company, which you are not supposed to know or manage whatsoever.
Very helpful information, Im planning on doing this with a buddy.
this is sick man. keep it up
Wordpress is a database management system and much more that small businesses can use to increase their market and customers. Personally I would use a theme and then customize it to their business needs. Why reinvent the wheel to design a new Wordpress site?
I'm a newbie I focusing on learning React, while I work a crappy parttime job, I dont want to really do anything with wordpress. It'll take time way from React and well all the WP jobs I see are with marketing companies not tech companies.
@@jwoods9659 react takes a long time to make and maintain
Wordpress is already restricting enough by itself and themes introduce even more restrictions. I bought a theme and tried to design a wp site 2 years ago. It was very convenient at first but it became a nightmare after a while because I had zero coding knowledge. Footer logo was shown as light even though I chose dark on settings. Why ? No clue. Have to ask the developer but you have to pay for support service.
So unless you find a theme which you want to leave as is for the most part, it's not worth buying themes as a person who knows nothing or very little about coding.
I was stuck on a comma in Django for 2 hours. It's fixed now.
FreeFly so accurate
this has been me for the last 2 days
Django is great!
took me a while to figure out you weren't talking about the movie cuz i never heard of that language
Another great video. Thank you. It's the road that I am on.
I love the real world tips on what is actually used!
This was a good solid interview, with a really bright developer who knows how to hustle. Thanks for sharing it with us.
Great video. Thanks for re-editing and uploading the video Josh
10:03 Felt that in my gut. Clients ghosting you after a majority (or all) of the work is done is just a horrible experience.
Man i just started procrastinating because of an intimidating task i'm working on, then he calls me out on it. Better pause the video and get back to work...
So..
Did u get the job done bro?
I hope ur good.
You don't really need to know php to make a child theme. You just copy and paste a couple files from the main theme and make minor edits (plenty of instructions online). Then you can make edits to the site the same way you would with the main theme. All a child theme does is protect your work from changes when there is a theme update.
DoomFinger511 theme update*
@@SH-ry2xi Correct, I'll edit that
Awesome video like always thanks Josh!
Quality freelancing info! Pro tip on hosting.
Hi Joshua. I love this video. You can start a series about the different roles you can find in the freelance world, data entry, penetration testing, cloud maintenance....
how is this video free? no jargon no waiting around to hear something important. this is amazing.
Everything my man said in this video, I felt it. It was like we both lived and still live the same life. Great tips here and there for bettering your business.
Thanks man
Thanks Jay !
Much needed video. Thank you josh 🙏
I love how direct you are with the real question!
I literally liked and subscribed at the intro; stay busy get work done!
I'm not procrastinating! I'm learning!
This video is a gem. Super quality
Really helpful information. Thanks dude.
Such a cool and humble guy! Thanks for this content Josh. Cheers bro 👍🏻
Thanks dude
You're great 🔥
Thanks for the advice man!
Excellent, straight to the point... highly informative, and he gave tips without trying to be secretive.
This is gold
This is a bit off topic, but I really love your rain window screen saver! I wish I knew where I could find something like that :)
I did some wordpress work at my last job. I could totally make wordpress sites now and provide whatever customization a client needs, but literally anyone I talk to only wants to pay a small amount, so I'll just concentrate on my real job.
Wow this video is gold!
This video is good, thx for sharing!
You are a good interviewer!
the intro...thank you, I'll come back
love this type of content
Josh: "Stop procrastinating! Do you work"
Me: Okay.
*minimizes video and listens to video* ._.
Joshua - don't know what to say...Just simple perfect video 👍👍👍👍 :Excellent expalination. Many thanks for this userful video. Its great 👑💓🕊!
i look forward your next vids - eg. covering the WordPress version 6.1 or future Gutenberg - Topics. 👑💓🕊!
Damn it Josh reminding me i have to work and shit.
He is an honest person
I've been studying MVC architecture but right now I need money, even to invest more in my studies and to support myself financially , gonna try Wordpress, learn to create themes, seens like a good way to a new dev earn some money.
This is gold!
More videos like this please :)
you've came along way Josh
_Damn, How did you know that I am procastinating when I clicked this?_
we are ALWAYS procrastinating. not hard to guess.
Yup! Us humans are quite the predictable species
I would like to know how he manage all those sites in wordpress. Does he do it in the same wordpress account? Does he has individual wordpress accounts for every client ?
there's a plugin for that, search "how to deliver a wordpress site to a client" and it will be there in the first vid
Really helpful video 👌
two foking introverts having a debate, congrats! I wish I could do the same ahahah
Who else should be coding right now but is here procrastinating?
I like the wordpress dev.
Gold... Thanks
Would be great to have this all in A list XD
You shouldn't put water in your monitor, electricity lives there.
What’s going on with the hair josh ?
Its 2 years ago lol
When we getting that fresh cut back?
..... I literally put this video on to watch instead of writing a self-assessment... back to work I guess
creepy trivia on 14:00 :D
love the video
Okay, back to work I guess lol. Will continue the video once I'm done this assignment.
When I started coding websites in php... I charged for 4 hours.. even though it took me 12 hours initially... remember you can do this as a freelancer.. but this will not work if your in an office setting. With coding you cannot fake it until you make it..unless you try this approach.. good job.... thanks for sharing....
Dude, this video is legitimately awesome!, Love your content. Long message incoming, sorry for it.
This guy is pretty smart to do business, I will copy some tactics and start digging around CMS to get websites up and running pretty fast.
Are you still reviewing portfolios? Let me know if you do, I would like to get a review of mine if you have the time.
One more thing, by any chance, do you have or had overseas co-workers with a temporary work visa? I used to live in Park City,Utah and I felt in love with the place, I lived there for 4 months because of an exchange program, do you know if it's possible to land a programming job for 6 months or 1 year with a temporary visa? I'm close to getting my Degree and I consider myself a medium level web developer, would love to go to Park City again or Salt Lake City.
Awesome intro.
Thank you for all the knowledge I needed to start as a freelance.
I saw in many freelancer pricing, they say they listed "content upload" my question is do client provide content( text/images) or do we have to write from scratch?
Or
Do we just upload dummy content "lorem ipsum" or "royalty free images"??
Thanks 👍
Thank you.
I earn way too little considering I mostly always do custom PHP and Laravel (fullstack), know WP as well (but not the fan of it at all), did Angular a few years ago ( versions 1 and 2), familiar with Vue.JS etc etc. Considering a WP dev gets 100k ... I want 200k now :D
Trust me...there is no such thing as a Wordpress dev making 100K.
I've like that business mind where that the most money with the cheapest stuff!!!
I already do WordPress e-commerce stores for $100. 🙄🙄 Unlimited pages and modern features. I think I'll just go look for a job
After being self employed and mainly Wordpress for 10+ years and hovering under what this video mentions - I'll just say gross amount is a big difference from net amount ha ha
Who talks about net amount on YT :P
Great!
Anybody know who Sam is? Need to talk to him about a client.
This is a good how to get a pay increase tutorial
Nice intro - sometimes we need a helping boot. :)
What ! That guy you interview - a web designer who does not have his own website......???
Great tips...
7:22 should have spit your water out for dramatic effect
How about using Upwork to find clients?
That was good! ... How's the relevance of WordPress in June 2020?
Alive and well friend
I love WordPress.
Business cards are important
"Whats going on smart people..."