One of my common hangups with these kind of posts is the lack of history as to what lead people to these consulting gigs. Where were you before, and how long were you there? How long have you been in the game and what do you offer that is unique / special? I feel like I've wanted to jump into the consulting game for the past few years but haven't because I don't feel like I'm an expert in a particular field that would warrant consulting/contracting expertise, and I feel like you need to have a certain skill set / years of experience under your belt if you want to maximize your chances of being successful as a freelancer.
Happy for the OP, but it's just as important to provide how you got there (not to mention I'm really interested to know what led you to this level of expertise to be so in demand) so a greenhorn dev doesn't quit his job thinking anybody can do this.
That's a great point. I couldn't agree more. I should have given some more intro, however if you follow the link at the top of the post, it provides much more context.
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One of my common hangups with these kind of posts is the lack of history as to what lead people to these consulting gigs. Where were you before, and how long were you there? How long have you been in the game and what do you offer that is unique / special? I feel like I've wanted to jump into the consulting game for the past few years but haven't because I don't feel like I'm an expert in a particular field that would warrant consulting/contracting expertise, and I feel like you need to have a certain skill set / years of experience under your belt if you want to maximize your chances of being successful as a freelancer.
Happy for the OP, but it's just as important to provide how you got there (not to mention I'm really interested to know what led you to this level of expertise to be so in demand) so a greenhorn dev doesn't quit his job thinking anybody can do this.
That's a great point. I couldn't agree more. I should have given some more intro, however if you follow the link at the top of the post, it provides much more context.
http://brandontreb.com/what-i-learned-in-my-first-month-bein...
On my iphone right now, but if I get a chance I'm happy to post more backstory here in the comments later today.
Thanks for the feedback!