WebGeek Presentation June 2011

1. Successful Freelancing
for WebGeeks

2. Successful Freelancing
for WebGeeks

3. What is “success”?

4. Fame? Fortune?

5. If that's the case, then I'm not successful

6. No car
No fancy gadgets
Not famous

7. But success is not that simple

10. Understand Success

11. before you leap
stuff you have to do before you go freelance
Bryan Bibat
Freelance Software Developer

12. Before everything else...

13. The “Fresh Grad” Question

14. Should I go freelance right after
graduating college?

15. Don't.

16. work for “the man” first

17. Of course there are exceptions.

18. And I encourage students to go
freelance before graduating.

19. With that out of the way...

20. 1. Do your homework.

21. • Why do I want to go freelance?

23. • Pros and Cons of Freelancing

24. • Do I have the skills to go at it alone?

25. 2. Plan

26. • What are my short-term
and long-term goals?

27. • What do I want?

28. • What don't I want?

29. • What are my strengths and weaknesses?

30. Make the most of your strengths
Work around your weaknesses

31. • What else do I need to succeed?

32. • Can I do part-time first?

33. 3. Get your (financial) shit together

34. L'argent est un bon serviteur,
mais un méchant maître.
(Money is a good servant, a dangerous master.)
- Francis Bacon

35. • Know how much you spend in a month.

36. Multiply it by 6.

37. That's how much you need to save.

38. • Frugal ≠ Cheap

39. Spend on what matters.

40. • Money = Time

41. • last thing...

42. Just... no.

43. Much better

44. Additional Resources

45. Internet
(duh)

47. http://personalmba.com/best-business-books/

48. Thank you for listening!
Summary:
● Do your research. A lot of it.
● Set objectives and goals. Determine the
best way to meet them.
● Get the money “problem” out of the way.
www.bryanbibat.net | @bry_bibat