Started tutorials and relearning HTML/CSS last year, started freelancing 8 months ago, started getting consistent clients 3 months ago, now got hired by a startup to build an entire platform that's taking all my time and forced me to fire all my other clients because the job is so big and paying me well enough, with potential for further advancement in the startup world when I finish this app. It's been quite a ride, and it's only the beginning still! Just wanted to say thanks Stefan, your video guidance has been crucial through this whole process. Thank you!
@@StefanMischook Looking forward to when I can do something similar, have someone I used to work along side of who's doing project management on the side have done some minor work in the past for, as suffering from some ill health right now but using the latter part of my recovery to do some work when I'm able to :) As I said where I am now with web development as a whole is really impressive (especially with the well actually have three not two servers, one with an actual licence though for Windows Server 2008 a private licence not from a server/web host online that is, with a genuine but developers licence for SQL Server 2014 I think it is, just of course lacks any official support from Microsoft, find it really interesting that's all). Was literally thinking the 2008 one is bound to be really old so found somewhere for a link for their developers part and installed it. Did a similar thing (only works for a year though) for RHEL a genuine developers licence for the subscription equivalent of CentOS and is exactly identical. Also doing some hobby multimedia work as well, thinking along side it occasionally doing some work in that or rather doing drafting work as that's one of the first bits of work I used to do when I started out after here further education college as well (not sure about this though to be fair though maybe too much work we'll see).
congrats sir, hope you're doing even better now. i just wanna ask if you don't mind. in those jobs that you mentioned, are those only front-end development or fullstack? thanks!
@@hinalust Reasonably well now thanks and there's no need to call me Sir, Jez is what most people call me :) It's sort of full stack really, learnt a lot by working in web development rather than I did at University, now full stack certainly as I didn't really call it that back then but now certainly, just need to start working when I'm ready. Yeah bit challenging at times having an Ileo in the form of a J pouch (due to the shape of it) got a lot of bloating right now trying to work out what's causing it lol, could be just the adjustment phase of it I think though but shouldn't last more than the next six months I hope.
Stef, you're the coolest nerd out in the YT world. I've watched this video like a thousand times and I'm already following your footsteps. I'll make sure to pass around your name when I get enough referrals. Thank you again for teaching me the foundations
Just got back onto your forums stefan some interesting things on there, will have another look later on. Gosh looking back at my old posts and where I am now, got my own microserver I use for development work now as well as a live online server as well, feel ready and can't wait to keep pushing up my eventual work capabilities and maybe help people out on the forum if there's something I can certainly answer :) Feel I am obliged to give back to the community :)
Thank you for this. I'm interested in acquiring a web development skill set for freelancing as well. It is a bit of an unnerving venture to consider. In that respect would you kindly provide any tips for those who may want to hold down a regular 9 to 5 while perusing a freelance career part-time so as to build confidence, clients and a portfolio? Thanks in advance.
In Germany freelancer under beurocracy control, we have in germany laws like virtual selfemployment , but if you know the creteria of virtualemployment than you will be successful.
How would you determine whether or not a client should build his e-commerce site via Shopify or WordPress? Perhaps you can elaborate on the pros and cons of each. Thanks
I just finished the CSS portion of the course. The target of getting to the point of understanding how to build things, get clients, manage clients and their expectations, and have a well structured business still seems so far off. But I'll get there.
forrestang Just think of everything you learn as a getting another tool for your toolbet. Then when you start coding projects you're probably not going to be building stuff from scratch. That would be super inefficient. Instead you'll be taking "frameworks" and building on top of them.
Hi Stefan, - What is your opinion on Data Virtualization? - What doors will a Data Virtualization position open? - Is Data Virtualization considered a hot topic? Thanks, hope to hear from you!
Hey Coach Stef, I would love to invest in a course from you on for freelancing for web engineers. Basically, after a person completes the beginner's course in Studioweb a course ongoing about earning your first $100-10000 within 12 months. Sort of a how-to guide from prospecting through billing and starting the cycle over again. Thanks again for your contribution!
Try to make clones of the kind of things you want to do before working for real. You're gonna have experience, a portfolio, and a lot of assets to reutilize.
Then only take on projects you feel you can take on. Start small, grow big. My fear of freelancing is whether I will be able to get any clients whatsoever. I could literally be homeless in no time if I don't. While I'm unemployed I get social assistance. As soon as I start a business, I get 4 months of social assistance, then I'm completely on my own.
+ Stefan Mischook Hey Stefan, I was looking at your website and I noticed there are no intermediate or advanced courses on JS or CSS. Will you be putting up videos for things Like Sass, CSS Grid, AngularJS, Ajax etc? BTW your price is AMAZING for lifetime access!! Greetings from Hamilton, Ontario.
Don't bother with frameworks until you've learned HTML, CSS, Javascript, and little bit of PHP or Python. By then, you'll realize what framework is worth your time.
Started tutorials and relearning HTML/CSS last year, started freelancing 8 months ago, started getting consistent clients 3 months ago, now got hired by a startup to build an entire platform that's taking all my time and forced me to fire all my other clients because the job is so big and paying me well enough, with potential for further advancement in the startup world when I finish this app. It's been quite a ride, and it's only the beginning still!
Just wanted to say thanks Stefan, your video guidance has been crucial through this whole process. Thank you!
First, congratulations and great work! Second, thanks and glad I could help! Stef
@@StefanMischook Looking forward to when I can do something similar, have someone I used to work along side of who's doing project management on the side have done some minor work in the past for, as suffering from some ill health right now but using the latter part of my recovery to do some work when I'm able to :)
As I said where I am now with web development as a whole is really impressive (especially with the well actually have three not two servers, one with an actual licence though for Windows Server 2008 a private licence not from a server/web host online that is, with a genuine but developers licence for SQL Server 2014 I think it is, just of course lacks any official support from Microsoft, find it really interesting that's all). Was literally thinking the 2008 one is bound to be really old so found somewhere for a link for their developers part and installed it. Did a similar thing (only works for a year though) for RHEL a genuine developers licence for the subscription equivalent of CentOS and is exactly identical.
Also doing some hobby multimedia work as well, thinking along side it occasionally doing some work in that or rather doing drafting work as that's one of the first bits of work I used to do when I started out after here further education college as well (not sure about this though to be fair though maybe too much work we'll see).
congrats sir, hope you're doing even better now. i just wanna ask if you don't mind. in those jobs that you mentioned, are those only front-end development or fullstack? thanks!
@@hinalust Reasonably well now thanks and there's no need to call me Sir, Jez is what most people call me :)
It's sort of full stack really, learnt a lot by working in web development rather than I did at University, now full stack certainly as I didn't really call it that back then but now certainly, just need to start working when I'm ready.
Yeah bit challenging at times having an Ileo in the form of a J pouch (due to the shape of it) got a lot of bloating right now trying to work out what's causing it lol, could be just the adjustment phase of it I think though but shouldn't last more than the next six months I hope.
Congrats. I hope to get there someday
Great video man! More on freelance would be awesome 👍
Stef, you're the coolest nerd out in the YT world. I've watched this video like a thousand times and I'm already following your footsteps. I'll make sure to pass around your name when I get enough referrals. Thank you again for teaching me the foundations
Yes, good to know what mindset and understanding will yield results. Thank you
Just a personal preference, but I'm definitely pursuing freelancing. Definitely interested in all of your freelancing tips and advice videos!
Just got back onto your forums stefan some interesting things on there, will have another look later on.
Gosh looking back at my old posts and where I am now, got my own microserver I use for development work now as well as a live online server as well, feel ready and can't wait to keep pushing up my eventual work capabilities and maybe help people out on the forum if there's something I can certainly answer :)
Feel I am obliged to give back to the community :)
"Water No Get Enemy"
-Fela Kuti
Very insightful, thank you.
Do you have a course on freelancing?
Great video, very interested. Was wondering, what's the difference between server side programming and back end? or are they the same thing?
Same thing. Thanks!
Thank you for this. I'm interested in acquiring a web development skill set for freelancing as well. It is a bit of an unnerving venture to consider. In that respect would you kindly provide any tips for those who may want to hold down a regular 9 to 5 while perusing a freelance career part-time so as to build confidence, clients and a portfolio? Thanks in advance.
Jamari Mack Check out book called ''Soft Skills'', or the newer version of it ''The Complete Software Developer's Career Guide'' by John Sonmez.
In Germany freelancer under beurocracy control, we have in germany laws like virtual selfemployment , but if you know the creteria of virtualemployment than you will be successful.
Yes, more videos on this subject please.
nice vid man, i wish you would upload more often tho.
Great advice from Pro 👍
How would you determine whether or not a client should build his e-commerce site via Shopify or WordPress? Perhaps you can elaborate on the pros and cons of each. Thanks
I just finished the CSS portion of the course. The target of getting to the point of understanding how to build things, get clients, manage clients and their expectations, and have a well structured business still seems so far off. But I'll get there.
forrestang Just think of everything you learn as a getting another tool for your toolbet.
Then when you start coding projects you're probably not going to be building stuff from scratch.
That would be super inefficient.
Instead you'll be taking "frameworks" and building on top of them.
Brilliant, thank you!
Hi Stefan,
- What is your opinion on Data Virtualization?
- What doors will a Data Virtualization position open?
- Is Data Virtualization considered a hot topic?
Thanks, hope to hear from you!
the title the hour the man nice video
Hey Coach Stef, I would love to invest in a course from you on for freelancing for web engineers. Basically, after a person completes the beginner's course in Studioweb a course ongoing about earning your first $100-10000 within 12 months. Sort of a how-to guide from prospecting through billing and starting the cycle over again. Thanks again for your contribution!
Sure. Very doable. I plan a new freelancer course for people that will answer common questions and provide a plan of execution.
Awesome!!!!!! Please keep me posted as I plan on being one of the first 5 to invest!!! Thank you thank you thank you :)
Stefan Mischook Please do, this would helps many of us who wish to work and run a creative / web development business
I want to go into freelancing but I'm scared I will get bad feedback since I am still a novice.
Try to make clones of the kind of things you want to do before working for real. You're gonna have experience, a portfolio, and a lot of assets to reutilize.
I'm a no obligation and I've had a torrid time with my first freelance role at a company. I wouldn't recommend it initially.
Then only take on projects you feel you can take on. Start small, grow big.
My fear of freelancing is whether I will be able to get any clients whatsoever. I could literally be homeless in no time if I don't. While I'm unemployed I get social assistance. As soon as I start a business, I get 4 months of social assistance, then I'm completely on my own.
+ Stefan Mischook Hey Stefan, I was looking at your website and I noticed there are no intermediate or advanced courses on JS or CSS. Will you be putting up videos for things Like Sass, CSS Grid, AngularJS, Ajax etc? BTW your price is AMAZING for lifetime access!! Greetings from Hamilton, Ontario.
I'm seeing rates from $75 - $120 an hour and this is for Wordpress created sites.
By leveling out, you mean equilibrium theory in terms of the I.T industry?
What is freamwork?
And
Which one should i learn ?
medium.com/javascript-scene/top-javascript-libraries-tech-to-learn-in-2018-c38028e028e6
Don't bother with frameworks until you've learned HTML, CSS, Javascript, and little bit of PHP or Python. By then, you'll realize what framework is worth your time.
Your own framework? What is it? Did you publish it somewhere?
I created this in the late 1990's in Java. It was a servlets/jsp based framework that used pojos. Nothing you'd want to use today.
POJOs might become POJSO's with a bit of effort. ;-)
how do you know when youre ready to apply for iOS entry level positions?
When you can build simple iOS apps.
@@StefanMischook im learning on my own but keep getting stuck. Do i need a tutor?
What about Node JS for framework as freelancer
Very very interesting.
why should you learn PHP to develop websites when you can just use shopify to create a website with no coding skill?
A PHP developers main competition; automated software.
How do I get to 300$/hr....that seems like an impossible number!
Oww, lots of work.. lots of work....
wisdom
I got 4$ per houre 🐶
How skilled do you have to be to charge $30 an hour?
Dark Sword depends where you live. In India is 30 usd per hour is a fortune, but in Switzerland is really a little!
actually it makes sense... It makes sense to contextualize...
also depends what you can do, if you specialize in something really special like banking or blockchain, you can make really good money!