How to get a first freelance project? hahahahha
how do you balance between your work and your family? I am still a student but I am always thinking about how can I give my family the time they deserve and keep working, growing in the sometime? I work almost all day trying to learn new things ? :'(
I started doing web development as a hobby and after some time, people around me got to know, that there was somebody "who could make websites". So my first clients were friends or acquaintances who needed a website for a one time event or similar small projects. Later I got some low paid projects because people told other people that I was a web dev, but because I was just doing it as a hobby, I didn't have the pressure of gaining enough money from it. So I would say it is really important to tell people what you do. Tell your family, tell your friends, tell your hairdresser. They will reach out to you as soon as they know somebody who needs something. Don't expect too much from your first projects, their value is the experience how to handle clients, not the money in the first place.
how do you balance between your work and your family?
I really love programming. I could do it 24/7. But I decided that people are more important than machines. I would love to learn everything awesome out there, but I simply can't with the time I have. If I have a new project, I first talk to my wife. I tell her what I have planned to work the next week/month (we share two calendars for family and work) and I value her feedback on my schedule. We decide what's best for our kids together. I communicate with my clients beforehand about the time, that's realistic for me to finish the project and what days a week I'm available.
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How to get a first freelance project? hahahahha
how do you balance between your work and your family? I am still a student but I am always thinking about how can I give my family the time they deserve and keep working, growing in the sometime? I work almost all day trying to learn new things ? :'(
Hi Ridae,
very good questions!
I started doing web development as a hobby and after some time, people around me got to know, that there was somebody "who could make websites". So my first clients were friends or acquaintances who needed a website for a one time event or similar small projects. Later I got some low paid projects because people told other people that I was a web dev, but because I was just doing it as a hobby, I didn't have the pressure of gaining enough money from it. So I would say it is really important to tell people what you do. Tell your family, tell your friends, tell your hairdresser. They will reach out to you as soon as they know somebody who needs something. Don't expect too much from your first projects, their value is the experience how to handle clients, not the money in the first place.
I really love programming. I could do it 24/7. But I decided that people are more important than machines. I would love to learn everything awesome out there, but I simply can't with the time I have. If I have a new project, I first talk to my wife. I tell her what I have planned to work the next week/month (we share two calendars for family and work) and I value her feedback on my schedule. We decide what's best for our kids together. I communicate with my clients beforehand about the time, that's realistic for me to finish the project and what days a week I'm available.