Cheers and thank you, Rachel :)
Happy to clear this up: I did subcontract a very small portion of work, which I did eliminate from the number I crunched. On the whole, it contributed less than $10,000 to the total, and as I mentioned, the time I…
I'm no longer surprised by the disconnect between a great dev/writer/artist/musician and a good business sense. Most freelancers I meet have a great talent in one area - but talent in that area doesn't always mean they…
Thanks for the catch. I'm certainly not immune to typos or malapropisms - especially when writing for myself and not a client :)
Thank you very much for the kind words. There are more failures I could have mentioned - failures to properly qualify clients, failures in overbooking, failures in trying to scale up, failures in time management.. But…
You really don't have to apologize, I can see how it'd be read that way, and I'm culpable for that. I know you say publicity like it's a dirty or cheap word - but, what writer doesn't want people to read their work?…
Hey - thank you! I'm okay with being bashed - I just think I'm being misread. I never intended this to be a prescriptive guide to success, just some reflection on what I, myself, have learned from the process. Thank you…
Absolutely - the post wasn't meant to say "money over everything". One of the big reasons I'm freelancing is for the freedom and flexibility that comes with it. But I still treat it like a job. A job I can take…
Author here - new to HackerNews, so forgive me if I stink of "n00b". You are absolutely right in that your freelance experience might differ from mine - and I did try to say at the end of the piece that money is just…
Cheers and thank you, Rachel :)
Happy to clear this up: I did subcontract a very small portion of work, which I did eliminate from the number I crunched. On the whole, it contributed less than $10,000 to the total, and as I mentioned, the time I…
I'm no longer surprised by the disconnect between a great dev/writer/artist/musician and a good business sense. Most freelancers I meet have a great talent in one area - but talent in that area doesn't always mean they…
Thanks for the catch. I'm certainly not immune to typos or malapropisms - especially when writing for myself and not a client :)
Thank you very much for the kind words. There are more failures I could have mentioned - failures to properly qualify clients, failures in overbooking, failures in trying to scale up, failures in time management.. But…
You really don't have to apologize, I can see how it'd be read that way, and I'm culpable for that. I know you say publicity like it's a dirty or cheap word - but, what writer doesn't want people to read their work?…
Hey - thank you! I'm okay with being bashed - I just think I'm being misread. I never intended this to be a prescriptive guide to success, just some reflection on what I, myself, have learned from the process. Thank you…
Absolutely - the post wasn't meant to say "money over everything". One of the big reasons I'm freelancing is for the freedom and flexibility that comes with it. But I still treat it like a job. A job I can take…
Author here - new to HackerNews, so forgive me if I stink of "n00b". You are absolutely right in that your freelance experience might differ from mine - and I did try to say at the end of the piece that money is just…