Itinerary becomes freelance programmer

People always wonder how a Developer can both do the right job and can do the freelance job outside. And how do you start your Freelance job?

I am a developer, I have a formal job at the office, and I also do freelance work.

These are the things I have gone through without any books. If you are really serious about starting freelance work as a programmer, take some time to read some interesting share from Darryl D.

Get the most out of your portfolio

Do not have a portfolio yet? Then I have good news and bad news for you.

Good news: You are a developer, making a pretty "simple" portfolio!

Bad news: You are a developer, are there any "simple" jobs?

First look for a simple theme, do not spend more than a day on it. We do not need to be an inventor or creator because you just show them "I know what I'm talking about, and this is what I did in the past."

No experience or anything impressive to add to the portfolio?

It's okay, let's start with some personal projects. Create a small application and launch it. Otherwise make a small library and post it to GitHub. Find a design on Dribbble and make it a reality.

No time to do these kinds of projects?

OK, then write some stories about your previous projects. The problems you face, how you solve it and what you will do differently the next time. Do not ignore the details because the hiring manager will want to read about it.

In general, let's "show" a bit! Show them that you know what you are saying, the more information you give potential customers about your ability, the better.

You need a formula to reach the customer

Now that you have a portfolio, you need to start reaching out to people. Keep in mind that no one knows you exist until you tell them.

Pro Tip: When people are looking for freelance, they also receive a lot of invitations from many other places. Most of these suggestions are vague and filled with useless information. Not to mention unnecessary redundancy on a platform such as Upwork.

They usually write with the following content:

   Dear company,

   I am very interested in blah blah blah ... If you take the time to review me, it will be blah blah blah ... ..

Do not do that! No one cares how you use writing when you have read dozens of similar content.

Instead, make your proposal easy to understand, and focus on the project that you set goals for.

Assuming you find a suitable project, the way you can approach it can be as follows:

Hello, Mr / Mrs.

Have a look at your interesting project and have a few questions:

   - Which social network do you target?

   - How many users are needed for this project?

The most recent project that I have worked on is using these technologies, Do not you interested in this?

   – React với redux

   - Firebase for real time

   - AWS for infrastructure

Also, I have a lot of experience working with different projects: ....

This is my portfolio if you want more information

Why do I write like that?

   You must ask the questions you need to know about the project

   Let's mention how you do the same project

   Talk about your experience with this position

   Give them a link to read more information about myself

At first, this will take some time to get used to, but you'll soon find it as easy as updating your Facebook status.

Create account on prestigious recruiting / freelance sites

Make the profile as detailed as possible, as this will be where potential customers really learn about you and make the final decision.

I realize the freelance will usually:

• Send mail inviting, waiting and hoping that one of the customers will read and be excited to click on.
• Send only one week or one month
• Never send any mail but instead only hope to be contacted

Instead, try to write at least 5 daily suggestions based on the formula I mentioned above. Think of it as a habit like checking your email. Targeted to newer projects.

When writing, do not be too rigid! Read the requirements carefully, make suggestions, answer questions and interpret them and send them. Then forget about it and move on. So you will not spend too much time looking in one place.

The moment you really start sticking with a project is when you get feedback from customers.

Good news, usually you will only take 30 minutes to send 20 mail suggestions. Half an hour of work but the return value is quite amazing.  

Start small

When looking for projects, be wary of someone who wants to hire more freelancers to work on a project. At the same time, in the beginning, you will need to bear the low salary but do much to build reputation.

From a recruitment standpoint, it's hard to pick a person who does not have an impressive background and is sure. So you need to make sure that the person viewing your profile does not think you are a "potential risk."

Starts at no more than $ 20 to capture everyone's attention. Then increase your price to $ 5-10 depending on the situation as well as your reputation.