I'm in China, I also want to go freelancing. Good Luck!!!
send me an email, maybe we can help each other
Ask HN: Quitting job to go freelancing
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Re: Ask HN: Quitting job to go freelancing
#22Ah, the good old days! I spent the first half of my career freelancing, and the second working for the man. My current status is fine, but I do look back fondly on the freedom and the limited exposure to company stuff. It was no less work, though. I worked pretty damned hard to keep customers happy, and being freelance didn't take away the essentially obsessional nature of programming (for me). I learned to compensate by taking long trips between contracts, something that would be impossible with my current FTE status.
Best of luck.
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#23Incorporate. Get an accountant. Buy health insurance. Prepare to pay significantly more in taxes.
Forgot to say im already working as a sole trader, so i already have an accountant and already paying those taxes
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#24Unless your current clients can continuously refer you to your next one, expect to do a lot more talking (selling and spec'ing) than at your last job (assuming you were part of an engineering team as a programmer). Great choice -- I did this two years ago and it changed everything :)
I was thinking on giving them 10% off if they bring new clients. but not sure yet
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#25Always be closing. Seriously. Everything needs to be logged and moved into your sales funnel. Pick what matters, grow your team, trust your gut, and don't give up! :) [side note] For some reason I read this post in Teddy KGB's (John Malkovich) voice from Rounders (1998) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0128442/ .
havent watched that one, will have to do it I guess haha
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#26I'm in China, I also want to go freelancing. Good Luck!!!
send me an email, maybe we can help each other
Looking for an intern/coworker? I also want to ride the waves early. I am roadtripping from Boston to SF and need place to stay. Will code or file your taxes if I can also surf and learn from you. :)
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#27Save as much as you can, and don't forget there are three parts to freelancing: Getting the work Doing the work Getting paid for the work You have to take care of all three tasks.
The first (Finding) has been the hardest one for me. The second one is just business as usual and the third one is best covered by this video: "Fuck You, Pay Me by Mike Monteiro". https://vimeo.com/158221814
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
send me an email, maybe we can help each other
Looking for an intern/coworker? I also want to ride the waves early. I am roadtripping from Boston to SF and need place to stay. Will code or file your taxes if I can also surf and learn from you. :)
Im based in Auckland currently :(
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#29I can't speak to the freelancing aspect, but I can to the fuck it quitting. I've been traveling the last two years, mostly in and around Vietnam. Vietnam is amazing, cheap, and I highly recommend it if you can work remotely. Places like Vung Tau and Mui Ne have some of the best kite surfing in the world.
Re: Ask HN: Quitting job to go freelancing
#30I can't speak to the freelancing aspect, but I can to the fuck it quitting. I've been traveling the last two years, mostly in and around Vietnam. Vietnam is amazing, cheap, and I highly recommend it if you can work remotely. Places like Vung Tau and Mui Ne have some of the best kite surfing in the world.
Ive been to Vietnam and is awesome!, thats the plan, eventually move and work from somewhere in Asia