Well...at first it was scary, but
I've found that old colleagues and clients are the best resource to find my gigs, if you leave a good impression as a person. Then you have to be good at what you're doing, but that's the norm in every job.
Besides that, we're in a time where developers are really sought after, any dev with a linkedin profile knows what I mean 😀. Somewhere I've read "linkedin is like the opposite of tinder, where beautiful girls write to nerds and don't even get a reply"...😁
Really I didn't have to do anything special. My point of view is you simply have to invest in yourself and become good at one thing (I've choosen frontend stuff), and not behave as an asshole.
Being willing to earn less can help, as well as moving to places where the cost of living is lower - but this doesn't have to be bad... for instance, I moved from Milan to Tuscany, a really big improvement on life quality!
Awesome @lucaboriani ! I have some questions if you don't mind.
1) How do you handle customer support? Using an specific software like zendesk? How do you make it scale?
2) What do you do if the customer contacts you in your free time?
Hi!
Well, question n°1:
It depends on the kind of project; if the client already uses a system and is willing to give me an account I use what she/he already feels comfortable with. Otherwise I normally setup a trello/asana/youtrack/... board and give access to the customer.
Oftentimes they simply write mails and we arrange for a call when needed.
Question n°2, contacted in freetime:
If I'm being contacted for something bad like a bug in what I've made I tend to reply asap and act accordingly (cannot stand it when it's my fault), otherwise I simply reply the next time I start working (I always tell client how I'll behave in such situations so they do not get mad at me if I answer after 3 days... ).
Moreover I tend not to leave my personal number to anyone I do not already know, as you can't call a number you don't have 😁
Thanks, It took some time and adjustements but it's working fine so far.
Oftentimes a contractor position is the middle point between 'safety' and 'freedom', If you find the right company go for it!
I have no twitter nor fb account and never had one (so I can read more on dev and other interesting stuff instead of ... trolls and kittens 😂) .
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Well...at first it was scary, but
I've found that old colleagues and clients are the best resource to find my gigs, if you leave a good impression as a person. Then you have to be good at what you're doing, but that's the norm in every job.
Besides that, we're in a time where developers are really sought after, any dev with a linkedin profile knows what I mean 😀. Somewhere I've read "linkedin is like the opposite of tinder, where beautiful girls write to nerds and don't even get a reply"...😁
Really I didn't have to do anything special. My point of view is you simply have to invest in yourself and become good at one thing (I've choosen frontend stuff), and not behave as an asshole.
Being willing to earn less can help, as well as moving to places where the cost of living is lower - but this doesn't have to be bad... for instance, I moved from Milan to Tuscany, a really big improvement on life quality!
Brilliant! And the thing you read somewhere about Linkedin being opposit or tinder haha! That cracked me up! Never thought in that way but so true! 😅
That's a very accurate assessment of LinkedIn 🤣
Awesome @lucaboriani ! I have some questions if you don't mind.
1) How do you handle customer support? Using an specific software like zendesk? How do you make it scale?
2) What do you do if the customer contacts you in your free time?
Hi!
Well, question n°1:
It depends on the kind of project; if the client already uses a system and is willing to give me an account I use what she/he already feels comfortable with. Otherwise I normally setup a trello/asana/youtrack/... board and give access to the customer.
Oftentimes they simply write mails and we arrange for a call when needed.
Question n°2, contacted in freetime:
If I'm being contacted for something bad like a bug in what I've made I tend to reply asap and act accordingly (cannot stand it when it's my fault), otherwise I simply reply the next time I start working (I always tell client how I'll behave in such situations so they do not get mad at me if I answer after 3 days... ).
Moreover I tend not to leave my personal number to anyone I do not already know, as you can't call a number you don't have 😁
Thanks, bud! You are handling it great, you make it looks easy! You are low-profile too, I can't find your Twitter or something else to connect with 😆
I couldn't handle it smoothly as you do, so I gave up! I prefer to be an employee and have one client which is the company I am working for 😅
Thanks, It took some time and adjustements but it's working fine so far.
Oftentimes a contractor position is the middle point between 'safety' and 'freedom', If you find the right company go for it!
I have no twitter nor fb account and never had one (so I can read more on dev and other interesting stuff instead of ... trolls and kittens 😂) .