How To Become a Successful Freelance Software Developer & Other Tech Professions

[@cody_codes_youtube]

Just subbed! So glad you put out this video. I’ve been talking about this A LOT. Looking forward to watch the rest of your content

[@ZephyrKensei]

Thank you for this video! Just finished my coding BootCamp and being interested in Freelancing I found all your advice very helpful!

[@swamplhuge3296]

Me too!

[@alonsow9590]

Hi, just started as a freelancer developer in Miami, and I think I just passed the stage where I got lost between "going out and getting clients" and "finding the time to actually code their projects". I guess the key here is to find help when needed. Don't be afraid to ask a fellow developer for a hand when things are too much, especially because it's hard to predict the workload when you're just starting.

[@chupati]

Thank you for the video and ideas. I am a software developer with 20 years of experience. I have been freelancing for about five years. I never got the hang of networking, as my few clients have been through word of mouth. But I would like to find some online communities to diversify my work. I would be interested in a video on online communities for freelancers.

[@TiffInTech]

Thank you for sharing! Yes forsure. Also I will share some in this comment tomorrow too 😀

[@kolibritree]

I want to start freelancing in about 1 year, so starting to look into those communities beforehand sounds like a great idea!

[@HeadUpBiblicalTherap]

@@TiffInTechthanks for the info ! Great ideas I am QA Engineer! Would love to start freelancing. Please share the freelancing communities in the description for everyone to look at. Thanks

[@ashishkemkar09]

Can I connect you pn Instagram sir

[@hannanhub1717]

thanks community part is really important, first we build a free community then we launch a course at later point after having enough members

[@villageidiot8718]

What I noticed some years ago is, turn over almost any rock and there's another web developer. Some of them are kids still in school. Lots of competition. Just do what makes you happy! 😁

[@TiffInTech]

Love this! Yup so true just focus on what makes you happy

[@rommellagera8543]

For transparency, how much you earn (percentage) from freelancing and from social media

[@inuwooddog3027]

I don't know. Freelancing is lonely. I am an old-school employee. I enjoy lunch time, coffee machine, gossiping and talk s**t about my boss with my colleagues.

[@Lykkos-321]

I am the opposite, i wanna work alone

[@papalongsvideos3046]

Thank you ! Great advice...

[@thanhbinhhoang3548]

What a cool intro. The bit about building the community is what I have not done so no wonder why I am struggling with getting clients. Have you ever thought to be somebody's mentor in their software development journey?

[@murk959]

Thanks! Came at the right time!

[@danieldomiense196]

I'm 44, and never worked in the Tech industry, actually, my background is in sales & customer service, but do I still have time to study IT and start a new career? I don't know how to get started...

[@TiffInTech]

You definitely still have time! What area you looking to get into in tech

[@danieldomiense196]

@@TiffInTech that's the problem, as I don't have an idea of what to do first haha

[@Eternalspring22]

Getting to the minimum viable product skill set is the difficulty. Particularly if you take all the on-line courses people recommend, crossing over to a community without traditional university type environment is, or has been challenging for me. Good luck man!

[@robbiesmith45]

great advice thanks for your time.

[@salekinimran7590]

wow ! wonderful insights !! and you are getting better and better at this

[@TiffInTech]

Thank you so much!

[@BloodxWarxPower]

Your info is great And with the devolopment of Ai I believe A person can really Become an Independant software enginner with own choice right

[@TiffInTech]

Thank you! Yes AI definitely will help with freelancing

[@suhindubey8178]

Hey Tiff thanks for this topic 😁❤️❤️. Ooh the intro 😂😂🤣🤣

[@TiffInTech]

Haha glad you liked it!!

[@taramughal348]

hi! how to create the personal app or software?

[@markbenson488]

I love your sense of humor 😂

[@TiffInTech]

haha thank you!! !

[@edmedinanet]

Great ideas Tiff, I have used a lot of tech tools, right now have the problems, I see opportunities in all of them, Google Ads, Wordpress websites, SQL, MS Power Bi, Odoo ERP, SCRUM, and I like all of them, any take on where to focus on as a freelance or independent consulting? Cheers!

[@itsarnie4344]

Planning to have a trip to Scotland, UK?

[@ramadanraji6582]

Hey Tiff, this is a long shot here but would you be open to have a coffee chat? I have watched so many of your videos, and I think it would also be amazing to hear one on one from you about your career journey too. I just started learning how to program through free code Academy this January.

[@jasminecontreras7341]

I'll have a coffee with you :)

[@arthurmiller9103]

Awesome insights.

[@wahsstacey1939]

HI TIFF, Thank you so much for all the amazing sauce and knowledge you share with the E-Com world. I am at the beginning, somewhat of the beginning of my journey anyway.. and I am trying to find some forums, or a community of like-minded people. Do you have any suggestions or know of any I could join? I am launching my Digital Marketing Consulting gig. Thanks in advance.

[@ashergreen3732]

I want to find a full time position so that I can gain experience first. However, I will take on a freelance project here and there if it will help build out my portfolio to get hired. I prefer a team of people to work with if I get stuck. My question is this: Why did you not put the answer the question at the end of the video as you promised??? Which leads up to the follow up: What is the answer???? I am dying to know!

[@Nuelzhng]

Hi im from Indonesia 🇮🇩

[@sadiakhan5371]

where can I find a mentor I dnt have any1 around and im learning web dev from youtube n w3school chatGPT etc and I want to be a freelancer

[@ManuelJordan317]

The point is, enjoy the job you are doing because is more pleasant enjoy the day by day - the hard thing, is reach a fair salary with the other side (the contractor) ... a nice video .... and well have an excellent fluent English speaking is a huge plus ....

[@ManuelJordan317]

@Tiff in Tech consider to create a Twitter account ... you can reach a good audience there too ...

[@ManuelJordan317]

@Tiff in Tech A good advice, be careful in share the ideas in public ... and go ahead with your videos :)

[@andyioapo]

Great stuff as always Tiff!

[@TiffInTech]

Yay, thank you!

[@AhmedRaza-ty7zq]

Awesome video

[@kyyasilmyradov6744]

one thing that i did not understand is if your dad owns a construction company then why you tried to get freelance projects? )

[@vladjirasek]

What mic do you use? Sounds great.

[@TiffInTech]

I use the Rhode mic! Love it

[@timothy4]

I have been a successful freelance Ecologist for 12 years but want to get into IT. I am intending to get AWS Solutions Architect Associate certification and complete 100 Days of Code and Boto3 courses on Udemy together with the Cloud Resume Challenge. Will this be enough to start freelancing as a cloud developer? I can make the switch gradually whilst continuing to run my ecology business. Your video made me think there maybe a lot of possible opportunities to provide my IT services within my extensive ecology consultancy network. Thanks for the useful video, much appreciated

[@jessweb3]

Tiff, you're such a inspirational person. I'm a developer also, and also like build and sharing knowledge. keep going~~

[@staceyf.3456]

Hi @TiffInTech, I'm kind of in a dilemma, I've been working in a tech company for 6 years now and there's a person I know who has offered me a project where I would be the sole back-end dev, and it sounds like an amazing opportunity to learn more but Im scared I won't be able to deliver since I will be doing everything myself which I'm not used to. Though I have, in the past, always been anxious about starting projects and work in different technologies in my company after a few months I've always been able to get the hang of things and do well. I guess my question is do you think I should take up the project? For now I think it would be a one time thing and I'm not really getting into freelance full-time as of now.

[@akpoyibofelix188]

Please can you remind some good and genuine freelancer platform. Thanks

[@anthonywright5275]

The answer to your question would be appreciated

[@super-sal]

How much time do you spend on coding in a day?

[@moisesespiritosanto2195]

Hi, I'm from São Paulo! Totalmente!

[@TiffInTech]

Happy you’re hear! Hope your week is going great

[@moisesespiritosanto2195]

@@TiffInTech Wow Thanks!

[@ishakimanuel3513]

now can i replace the community with AI ?

[@Question-nv8mh]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@Tech.Unicorn]

Great ideas! Lmao the fake tears looked really real btw 👀

[@TiffInTech]

hahah they mightve just been

[@Emmonicxy]

I am still confused about what to learn in tech I have been doing photography and videography all my life

[@TiffInTech]

What are you specifically interested in? :) Or is that where you have the most confusion?

[@Emmonicxy]

@Tiff In Tech I think I will do well in ui/ux and programming but I will do more research

[@TiffInTech]

@@Emmonicxy It seems like it would be aligned with your background too! Keep me posted!

[@Emmonicxy]

@@TiffInTech for sure thank you soo much

[@abderrahimelayadi]

@Tiff in Tech I tried so many times to get first project as a freelancer "software engineer" but I failed how to win first one if you can bring to us a good way to start making money

[@TiffInTech]

What exactly did you fail at? Was it finding clients? Or what specifically? Just want to understand so I can better help

[@Emmonicxy]

Commented first ❤

[@TiffInTech]

yay!!

[@dardo1982]

🤓

[@TiffInTech]

Happy Tuesday!!

[@dardo1982]

@@TiffInTech thanks! ☀️

[@dcmuscicc]

0:00 to 0:15 😂😂😂😂

[@TiffInTech]

😁😁❤️

[@valesanchez6336]

How can one find this community of freelancers? The slack and discord channels

[@TiffInTech]

I will share some tomorrow!❤️

[@arsenijen9797]

👍🏻

[@GerardYad-x5k]

🤩

[@greywolfTomyris]

So beautiful smart and sweet girl 🥰😘

[@Rajib6889]

WOW

[@TiffInTech]

Hope you are having a great week!!

[@izael2168]

first

[@TiffInTech]

Yay!! Thanks for being here!