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Freelancing As A Web Developer

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721.172, 'text': 'like a local business, a local pizza shop, something like that, anything that shows you can actually put something together.', 'start': 714.409, 'duration': 6.763}, {'end': 725.434, 'text': 'okay, these are the things that I would suggest doing before you actually start looking for work.', 'start': 721.172, 'duration': 4.262}, {'end': 730.064, 'text': "So, once you're ready, where do you find work?", 'start': 727.322, 'duration': 2.742}, {'end': 732.045, 'text': 'These are all the things that helped me out.', 'start': 730.164, 'duration': 1.881}, {'end': 737.769, 'text': 'So of course you have your websites that were created to connect freelancers with clients.', 'start': 732.426, 'duration': 5.343}, {'end': 743.133, 'text': "And I'm going to give you a list of those resources for those sites in the next slide.", 'start': 738.47, 'duration': 4.663}, {'end': 751.498, 'text': "Now a lot of people do criticize these sites because there's a lot of freelancers, usually from more poor countries,", 'start': 743.693, 'duration': 7.805}, {'end': 754.62, 'text': 'that will apply for a job for just a ridiculous amount.', 'start': 751.498, 'duration': 3.122}, {'end': 756.902, 'text': "And that's what you're competing with.", 'start': 755.201, 'duration': 1.701}, {'end': 764.168, 'text': "And this used to piss me off, and it still does, because I feel like they're lowering the value of web development in general,", 'start': 757.502, 'duration': 6.666}], 'summary': 'Advice on finding work as a freelancer, including online platforms and challenges with low bids.', 'duration': 49.759, 'max_score': 714.409, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/m2N3tmJ_A0Q/pics/m2N3tmJ_A0Q714409.jpg'}, {'end': 869.82, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 841.215, 'weight': 3, 'content': [{'end': 848.677, 'text': 'but once you build that up, you might have to do a couple of jobs for a really small amount of money.', 'start': 841.215, 'duration': 7.462}, {'end': 850.018, 'text': 'but just get those reviews.', 'start': 848.677, 'duration': 1.341}, {'end': 857.97, 'text': 'So next you have online or social networking, so Facebook, LinkedIn, other professional based networks.', 'start': 851.184, 'duration': 6.786}, {'end': 862.254, 'text': 'You want to join groups, get yourself out there and let everyone know what you do.', 'start': 858.31, 'duration': 3.944}, {'end': 869.82, 'text': 'Even for your personal accounts, let all the people that you went to high school with on Facebook know that you build websites or web apps.', 'start': 862.694, 'duration': 7.126}], 'summary': 'Leverage online platforms to gain exposure and build a client base through networking and obtaining reviews.', 'duration': 28.605, 'max_score': 841.215, 'thumbnail': 'https://coursnap.oss-ap-southeast-1.aliyuncs.com/video-capture/m2N3tmJ_A0Q/pics/m2N3tmJ_A0Q841215.jpg'}, {'end': 911.809, 'src': 'embed', 'start': 882.993, 'weight': 4, 'content': [{'end': 889.415, 'text': 'so go to conferences, meetups, conventions, anything to do with technology and just network with people.', 'start': 882.993, 'duration': 6.422}, {'end': 896.458, 'text': "you might find a bigger company looking to outsource to a freelancer, and I've had quite a few of those jobs in the past.", 'start': 889.415, 'duration': 7.043}, {'end': 903.161, 'text': 'I enjoyed those because I got to deal with people that actually knew what went into a project, and they also pay very well.', 'start': 896.458, 'duration': 6.703}, {'end': 911.809, 'text': "And that's something I haven't really mentioned yet is that you can get regular clients that you know want a website for their restaurant or something like that.", 'start': 903.641, 'duration': 8.168}], 'summary': 'Network at tech events for freelance opportunities and regular clients, which can pay well.', 'duration': 28.816, 'max_score': 882.993, 'thumbnail': 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