#100Devs Intro To Freelancing (cohort2)

Class 15 of our Free Web Dev Bootcamp for folx affected by the pandemic. Join live T/Th 6:30pm ET leonnoel.com/twitch and ask questions here: leonnoel.com/discord

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Intro. To Freelancing

Leon Noel

"All we know is that Mula, Benjis, Franklins"

#100Devs

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Agenda

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Questions

About last class or life

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Checking In

Like and Retweet the Tweet

!checkin

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Friends?

Study Community Networking (Mar. 8th)

 

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Submitting Work

 Place your javascript.info tasks in a https://codepen.io/ or screenshot and submit the URLs here: https://forms.gle/i4skrmpk1HiXXg6ZA

 

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Want to be fancy?

Best Clip Get's Special Color On Discord!

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I AM NOT A LAWYER

NONE OF THIS IS LEGAL ADVICE

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I AM NOT A LAWYER
AND NONE OF THIS IS LEGAL ADVICE

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I AM NOT A LAWYER
AND NONE OF THIS IS LEGAL ADVICE

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I AM NOT A TAX PROFESSIONAL
AND NONE OF THIS IS TAX OR FINANCIAL ADVICE

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I AM NOT A TAX PROFESSIONAL
AND NONE OF THIS IS TAX OR FINANCIAL ADVICE

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Just Ramblings Of Someone Who Has Done Some Of This Stuff Before 

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USA Perspective

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Why?

Money & Experience

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How to play the game?

Up to you if you want to play...

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Those that played...

A reading...

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Questions? !ask

slido.com #833589

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What is freelancing?

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Freelancing means working as an independent person or company rather than be employed by someone else

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Other Terms

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W2 vs. 1099

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PAY YO TAXES

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  1. Online Persona
  2. Finding Clients
  3. Proposal
  4. Contract
  5. Closing
  6. Delivering 
  7. Reinvesting / Building
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1. Online Persona

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Portfolio, Twitter, Linkedin

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Portfolio Examples

Blaw ($1000):

https://barbaralaw.me

 

Shawn (Amazon - $1495):

https://shawncharles.netlify.app

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Twitter

Nyah (AfrosInAi.com):

https://twitter.com/EarthandCode

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Twitter

Sam (Material UI):

https://twitter.com/tanoaksam

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Linkedin

Andy (Draft Kings):

https://www.linkedin.com/in/andy-vasquez-dev/

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let developer = true
let designer = false

if(designer === true){
  console.log("Design your portfolio")
}else{
  console.log("USE A TEMPLATE")
}
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Templates

Free (and not shady af):

https://html5up.net

 

After your first client: 

https://wrapbootstrap.com

https://themeforest.net

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Hosting

netlify.com/drop

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Domains

Sometimes you can get the first year free

Namecheap

IWantMyName

OR

 

Just use netlify.app for free

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2. Finding Clients

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Start Close

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Go Local

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Outbound

being local is still your biggest upsell

  1. Build A List
  2. Dial For Dollars

Examples?

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Go Wide

if you have too...

 

  1. Gig Sites (upwork...) 🚨☠️
  2. Forums (reddit...)
  3. Build Authority 
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3. Proposal

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What is a proposal?

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Proposal Examples

Proposify (Free)

Panda Doc (Free)

After your first client - upgrade

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Real Example

Give them a follow for agreeing to share:

https://twitter.com/IbrahimCodes

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4. Contracts

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What is a contract?

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Protects Both Parties

Says What Happens When Something Goes Wrong

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Contract Example

Stuff And Nonsense - Contract Killer (Free)

On Github

After your first client - upgrade

Sam's "California / US" Modification

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Important Bits

That said, we can’t guarantee that our work will be error-free and so we can’t be liable to you or any third-party for damages, including lost profits, lost savings or other incidental, consequential or special damages, even if you’ve advised us of them.

 

We’ll own any intellectual property rights we’ve developed prior to, or developed separately from this project and not paid for by you. We’ll own the unique combination of these elements that constitutes a complete design and we’ll license its use to you (ONCE PAID IN FULL), exclusively and in perpetuity for this project only, unless we agree otherwise.

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5. How To Close

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The Magic Question

What is your ballpark budget?

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Be Firm

Clear

Under Promise

Over Deliver

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Leave room to get help

 

TIME & MONEY

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Get a deposit

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6. Deliver The Goods

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Under Promise

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Over Deliver

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Communicate

REGULARY ON A SCHEDUALE 

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Get Help When Needed

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7. Reinvest

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After First Clients:

if you have the privilege 

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Questions? !ask

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Homework

Watch: Fuck You Pay Me

Do: Setup Your Portfolio

Do: Setup Your Proposal & Contract

Do: Pick A Vertical and Start Reaching Out