How Web Freelancers Make $400 to $500 hr!

[@JabariHunt]

I've been coding for right around 25 years now, everything Stefan points out here is spot on!

[@newjio4334]

Why the hell you are watching this video dude 😂

[@JabariHunt]

@@newjio4334 For entertainment actually. I wasn't a regular follower. I've watched a bunch of similarly titled videos and knew within the first 2 minutes the individual has likely done a handful of contracts at most. I was fully expecting such here, that just wasn't the case. I happened to be searching for Bun related videos and this was in the feed for some reason. 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@BeginnerWoodWorker78]

@@newjio4334your point?

[@StefanMischook]

@@newjio4334Because I’ve been coding for 30 years.

[@u4ea70]

I've been watching Stef for years (since my PHP days) but he missed out the most important thing... LIFESTYLE. Eat right, sleep right, exercise right. It's a night and day difference to your stress tolerance, energy, mental clarity and productivity. No processed foods, carnivore-heavy diet, exercise every day (even just a walk - get your heart rate up, get your blood flowing), full night's sleep each and every night.

[@angelocarantino4803]

What's with everyone raving on carnivore lol, that doesn't work for everyone

[@ALCRAN2010]

it's 1:30 am ! but I just ate steak so... lol

[@Ohiostategenerationx]

​@@angelocarantino4803it work's for the majority of people because it's in our DNA. Before people learned how to farm they hunted the food and it's always been way better for ya. Now with farming people eat stupid shit that should not even be eaten at all. Like corn flakes. It was actually first used as feed for pig's and farm animals until they got the idea to feed it to people. So just like fattening up hogs now people are also getting fat and lazy as well.

[@exastor8]

Stef’s lessons apply to other fields of work; ( coder, electrician, etc. ) indispensable advice.

[@jonathanjohnson2785]

Quality content as always. Thanks Uncle Stef ❤

[@danielroth4497]

If you are a freelancer, you are spending a significant amount of time on tasks that you don’t/can’t charge for (e.g. business development, contract negotiation). If you are working 8-10 hours a day, but only able to bill for 4-6 of those hours, you have to factor that in. While “rates” are important, it is your total take home (area under the curve) that really matters.

[@sweatypotato248]

You got any extra work to share with me? Web development

[@wlcrutch]

Thanks Uncle stef, great info! 👍🏻

[@dotpenji]

Your practical advice on freelancing efficiency is enlightening. Could you share how you developed your efficient workflows? Also, any key lessons learned in managing client expectations during your freelancing journey?

[@StefanMischook]

There is a lot to unpack there. But here is a tip about clients ... it is about have a clear simple contract at the start of the project, so everyone knows what to expect.

[@abigailcayetano487]

@@StefanMischook Indeed, Communication is key, and a well-crafted contract is a powerful tool for ensuring a successful freelance journey.

[@DenverOrtiz]

The content is really great. I love it!

[@itsme_jervy1404]

Thank you for sharing these valuable insights into freelancing as a web designer! It's clear that your advice is based on real-world experience and wisdom. how can freelancers effectively communicate their value to potential clients, especially when negotiating higher rates for their services? Looking forward to your thoughts on this aspect of freelancing!@@StefanMischook

[@UserPat-g4z]

Consistently delivering high-quality content, as usual. Thanks a lot, Uncle Stef! ❤

[@aslkdjfzxcv9779]

market is tight. (if you're newerish) freelancing is a good way to get something/anything started.

[@taekwonkey]

But what would be the benefit of working for a company if you can make more freelancing?

[@SXsoft99]

400-500$/h you must finish stuff instantly to get that kind of money

[@StefanMischook]

Watch the video to learn how. It isn't that hard really.

[@bettylee8776]

@@StefanMischookl❤

[@ODINCODES]

Thank you so much for your benevolent advices Uncle Stef. Reuse Reuse Reuse! I am going to write it on my monitor frame.

[@pennpenny3824]

Uncle Steph hey Ive been trying to join your community I applied but just a few setbacks my side really wish I could get a chance to speak to you 👍 truly a inspiration Sir

[@jsantos1220]

The key is on getting those clients, i can make some really good templates for wp and even make an app that fills the content (the hardest part to get from the client to me) but how to get 10 client a week for example

[@ScottNQuast]

thank you that's a real motivation

[@ChrisSwafford1]

You're the best Stef.

[@StefanMischook]

Thanks! Strangely, my ex disagrees. :)

[@ChrisSwafford1]

@@StefanMischook I have an ex in that camp, lol.

[@shanermahmud1086]

Thanks for this awesome video!

[@StefanMischook]

Glad you liked it!

[@pastonemutambo8712]

Interesting! I wish I learnt more how to go about.

[@ejalvin8286]

Extremely helpful video!

[@StefanMischook]

Glad it was helpful!

[@niccolomedici4482]

Ok, that was in the 90s. But is it the same nowadays? 1. Client expectations are higher. They want the website to do *everything* the business needs, not just show an animated GIF saying "WELCOME TO GEORG'S GARAGE". 2. There's more competition. In the 90s you were the only nerd in town. Now you're one among 1.6 billion.

[@StefanMischook]

I was sighting a story from last week. So it applies today.

[@amcmillion3]

If Client expectations are higher and they want everything then charge them more.

[@igorthelight]

@@amcmillion3 They would just find another one that will do the same job for 50% of what you demand ;-)

[@null_spacex]

You can charge even $1000 now for template work.

[@sgntsids]

​@@null_spacex how/where you see that kind of work?

[@ishemrich]

Exactly what i needed to hear, thank you! 🖖

[@abdalrahimdafalla7920]

As a beginner of full-Stack Web developer, (i have just finished learning and practicing) what should i do? Is there any specific companies that will let me work with it? With or without money...

[@thanhvan3528]

And how and where a dev without experienced resume can get a contract to land the first jobs.

[@Walizen]

Google search companies look at their website and send them an offer to improve it

[@1122slickliverpool]

Now I want to know about the ex girlfriend comment. Lol

[@hashtagprogramming-jd6lb]

0:00 lol...(__)

[@furrukhjamal00]

how to get the first paid gig, and from where? provided I have already done the free projects

[@matiasconde2591]

hahahah what were you about to tell at the end ! Hey you said it backwards at the end: "My name is unclestef, so people call me Stef" Hahaha still loving you Uncle!

[@StefanMischook]

I was thinking code ... variable assignment.

[@nelsonke6840]

Best places to find this freelancing jobs

[@kutalz]

usefull tips from experienced master. thank you

[@alifellahi]

Could you please share with us your Java framework, I'm very curious to see old days frameworks.

[@StefanMischook]

Oh boy ... I don't where that would be. It has been 20 years!

[@muhammadbaki1124]

10:40 ... I will remember this moment as humanity's greatest mystery almost revealed...🤣🤣🤣

[@He_isI]

That is 'Stef after hours.’ He unleashes on a video very seldom. Lol.

[@exastor8]

Stef’s girlfriend Ruby, had very bad habits.

[@TheCommanderstyle]

This is a bit confusing for me because if you agree on a project price, e.g. a website for 1000 bucks, it's not hourly billed. Also finishing the project in 2 hours might seem like a good deal, but getting the requirements takes in my opinion at least one to two meetings. Adding the paper work you might easily end up 4-5 hours, which is still good, but I cannot imagine someone hacking out 20 websites for 20 different clients each week. Also, I don't see how this approach scales on larger projects which go on for months and require you to provide a timesheet.

[@darshandev1754]

yup agreed with all your points, this is only useful when you can easily estimate the scope, i.e. small wordpress projects

[@StefanMischook]

If you are having to provide a timesheet, you are no longer a freelancer, you are a contractor ... which is a temp employee. And yes, in those cases, where you are selling your time, (and not the job/outcome) ... so this strategy does not apply. With freelancing, it is typical that there is an agreed upon price for the job. Therein lies the loophole to the strategy.

[@silicondigital1542]

Just curious, where do you find such jobs for freelancers?

[@illegalsmirf]

@@silicondigital1542 It's all about who you know / blow

[@TheCommanderstyle]

​@@StefanMischookok, thank you for the clarification. Nice video though

[@jiageng1997]

Now with upwork time tracker, its not possible to claim 10 hours of work. There's a timer that determines how long your working so you can't claim more hours than you actually spent .

[@the_flop8540]

THANK YOU!

[@StefanMischook]

Welcome!

[@JanPavlikdr]

Everything said in this video is so true - I am CTO and I started recently as freelancer (just to have fun with coding again - experience more than 20 years) and you can get so many contracts and job done if you know what are you doing. My only problem is how to really get to the client (Upwork), without paying a lot $$ for Connects - that’s the only issue for me. Any hints?

[@StefanMischook]

Build up a website and instagram presence related to the services you provide.

[@JanPavlikdr]

@@StefanMischook good point actually. Thanks Stefan!

[@joannaemma1877]

Where to get such clients?

[@adarika55]

Just cant compete in wordpress because milliins of freelancers are doing it as a service to clients.

[@AlexTurner_666]

4:40 Track your time

[@MONEYvsMINISTRY]

It would seem that you could be up front with a client by telling them you guarantee their website in two days for $600 etc.

[@LeoElGDT]

You have to be 100% SURE they are not the type that will feel "cheated on" if they know you can make it that fast though. Safest is give the 5x deadline, and work on other projects with the remaining time. On daily progress meetings, show earlier versions that you should have from your VCS of choice.

Hi Stef, thank you for sharing your journey. I'm still fresh in the industry and thinking about freelancing at some point. I have a question. How much of the experience like unit tests, dynamodb and what not working for an app like Ubar carry over to web freelancer for, as you say, small businesses and what not? What would you advice for someone working in big tech wanting to go freelance?

[@StefanMischook]

Unit tests, dynamodb are not important in freelancing most of the time. It is vanilla web development, design, Wordpress, e-commerce, HTML5, CSS3, JS and PHP.

[@ryanthen1047]

I love the ending, "my ex-girlfriend has a nasty..... no I won't go there." Lol

[@MrPDTaylor]

Can i have a career as a freelancer if i have a felony?

[@StefanMischook]

Yes!

[@tylerforbes6210]

Dead !

[@ndimandemzolisa8840]

Thank you for always dropping invaluable knowledge. I am a self-taught developer, having branched off from Facilities Management, as of now I confident in HTML, CSS, Javascript, PHP and MySQL, what would you advise me to do to get these smaller freelance projects so I can build a track record? Secondly, would you consider mentoring an up and coming web developer?

[@StefanMischook]

Hi. Now you build your portfolio site. Yes, I do mentor ... I have a mentoring program: unclestef.com. We have bi-weekly live group coaching sessions and I am always there. Besides everything else!

[@ErnaSolbergXXX]

To make 400-500 pr hour you just glue together something from the first jquery library to the latest webassembly framework. Then you pretend you did any work and charge full price and hope you never hear from the customer again when they want some changes to the dropdown or some different styling on the radio button.

[@aurian18]

You one of his clients?

[@doubleinverselololol]

You gotta be a SEO God to make good money freelancing right?

[@StefanMischook]

Not necessarily ... although grabbing top ranks on search would help in the begging. As your freelance business develops, word of mouth is key.

[@vitormiguelsilva3025]

I have been coding for more than 20 years and i don't even make 500 per week

[@brutusthebuttress1476]

Are you stuck in 1950s russia?

[@Ohiostategenerationx]

If you don't even make $500 per week coding you should just stop then and get a regular job. People cheating and doing WordPress sites are making way more than that each week. Much less a actual good coder.

[@vitormiguelsilva3025]

​@@Ohiostategenerationx I don't redise in the US, a regular job pays me the same amount I currently earn, and I have the flexibility to work from home and set my own schedule... And I love my job so much that I wouldn''t trade it for any non-programing related job, even if it paid twice as much,

[@vitormiguelsilva3025]

@@Ohiostategenerationx It's not all about the money.... youtube keeps deleting my replies

[@gilbertodiamond8436]

@@Ohiostategenerationxplease how can I earn

[@critterpower]

Where can I find clients?

[@sh2983]

How do you get or find clients?

[@joydeepbhowmik6181]

How to find projects?

[@FALKSHER-gx9jb]

Yes

[@AjayKumar-id7mb]

❤ From India

[@MOHAMED7astanak]

stop pointing uncle stef!! lol!

[@darahk88]

Per hour is a mistake. A pro can do a lot in a day that a beginer needs weeks. Charge by project

[@childtalentvlogs]

I am angular developer let me know the project available

[@Boris_Galac]

i need song name on the end of video plss

[@StefanMischook]

That's a song on composed for my videos. I might release it because you are not the first to ask its' name.

[@zackplauche]

Hey Stef! Why do businesses need a website?

[@NovaHaze360]

A very simple reason could be to make a footprint on the internet, for example this video itself, people who are looking for a web developer they might watch this video and think that this guy seems legit and expert

[@StefanMischook]

Would you feel confident buying from a company that doesn't have a website, or a storefront?

[@NovaHaze360]

@@StefanMischook it depends on the country I understand in the USA or in western countries it's very common practice for business to have a website In my country, the majority of the population prefer buying physically, even if you offer them a free website they don't need it, because they don't have the audience online

[@ErnaSolbergXXX]

I agree, i think in so many cases websites are not relevant anymore and companies just get it because «ofc we need a homepage»

[@carloshdelreal]

Also having problems with your ex?? I understand man, me too, every body is

[@HotHeadCringe]

0:32 Waoh, betta ⌚️Myself ( that's like 3 punches I got hit right their. )

[@Animusche]

I listened carefully and I must say it's a demagogy, sorry but it's true. In order to earn $400 or $500 per hour kids, you have to be a coding guru! Let's say you work 5 billable hours per day by price of $400/hr, which roughly means 100hrs/month ($40.000). Almost half a million per year. In real life, small percentage of developers can be even close to this amount.

[@StefanMischook]

The hard part of the process is 1. Establish the workflows and skills. 2. Establish reputation and client funnel. The coding / development skills do not have to be stellar ... but you need to have you project/client management skills at a high level.

[@Animusche]

​@@StefanMischook Thanks for answering Stefan. I consider excellent management skills as a must but still think that developer must have extraordinary coding skills for this price and face with very very challenging tasks. Not to just build an average app/site with re-using existing code. To be fair, I know many good developers and not a single one has that rate. How many of them do you know to have this hourly rate?

[@efexzium]

Its a race for the bottom

[@introvertwhiz-ll2ip]

is uncle steph married ? sorry for being personal just curious.

[@h051n]

lol i would be happy to make that per MONTH

[@StefanMischook]

lol

[@efexzium]

Im a freelancer I don’t think this is realistic.

[@StefanMischook]

Why not? I've done it, as many others. How long have you've been freelancing?

[@efexzium]

@@StefanMischook its a race to the bottom competing with people in india and pakistan.

[@MobileDeveloper1965]

Another promotional advice?

[@RangarHz]

Bro why would this client hire you with your 400$/hr and someone else are doing the same job with 20$/hr 😂?

[@StefanMischook]

Bro, watch the video.

[@keith6293]

No-nonsense Ninja Hokage gives advice to young Shinobis 2.0

[@highpiano]

Wait I wanna hear about that ex gf!

[@illegalsmirf]

And regular wage slaves hate them for it.

[@Seekingtruth-mx3ur]

What do you mean?

[@j2shoes288]

So, Plagiarise ( I mean, re-use ) work.

[@mate8115]

it's not plagiarizing if it's your own work you are reusing