Leaving the Rat Race with Python: An Insider's Guide to Freelance Developing

234 Pages·2020·6.805 MB·English

by  Christian Mayer, Lukas Rieger

Leaving the Rat Race with
Python
An Insider’s Guide to Freelance
Developing
Dr. Christian Mayer and Lukas Rieger
Dedication
This book is dedicated to the vivid Finxter community of
ambitious Python coders.
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About This Book
This book originated from the massive results obtained
by the Finxter students and their success in becoming
thriving Python business owners. Tens of thousands of
avid Python students have completed the Python free-
lancing material on the Finxter website, such as the free
webinar1, the blog tutorial2, or the full Python free-
lancer course3.
Many Finxters wrote in with their successes applying
the principles outlined in this book.4
The Python freelancer book you hold in your hands (or
1https://blog.finxter.com/webinar-freelancer/
2http://bit.ly/python-freelancer-tutorial
3https://blog.finxter.com/become-python-
freelancer-course/
4https://blog.finxter.com/what-our-users-say/.
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keep at your fingertips) is the compilation of our collec-
tive practical knowledge—working as freelancers, hiring
freelancers, and teaching students to become successful
freelancers. It’s written for the complete novice in the
field of Python freelancing.
However, it’s not a Python tutorial. To learn Python,
get the Coffee Break Python book series5, and join the
free Finxter Computer Science Email Academy6.
It’s sad, but for many reasons—some discussed in this
book—the average reader will not reach success with
their business. That’s why we add the following dis-
claimer: Any earning figures stated in the book are not
representative of the average reader who will earn sig-
nificantly less or no money at all. Dedication and en-
durance are key to building a successful business.
Finally, we’ve created a separate book page with bonus
material,worksheets,andadditionalfreelancerresources
at https://python-freelancer.com/.
5https://blog.finxter.com/coffee-break-python/
6https://blog.finxter.com/subscribe/
Table of Contents
I Overview: $0 to $1000 39
II Skills: $1000 to $2000 73
III Strategy: $2000 to $4000 124
IV Systems: $4000 to $12000 158
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Long Table of Contents
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1 Introduction 1
1.1 Freelancing in the 21st Century . . . . . 3
2 Freelancer Report 6
2.1 Disruption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
2.2 Pro vs Cons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
2.3 What’s Unique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
2.4 Hourly Rate . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
2.5 1.1 Million USD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
2.6 Code From Home . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
2.7 What Does It Take . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
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I Overview: $0 to $1000 39
3 Low Risk High Gain 46
4 Unfair Advantage 52
5 Earning Considerations 56
6 Know Your Why 58
7 Consultants Go Big 61
8 Freelancers Go Small 64
9 Join Freelance Platforms 67
10 Best Freelancing Sites 69
10.1 Upwork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.2 Fiverr . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
10.3 Toptal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
10.4 Freelancer.com . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
II Skills: $1000 to $2000 73
11 Focus on Skill Creation 74
12 Your Success Habit 77
13 Earn Trust 79