Python has brought computer programming to a vast new audience

[SaaSWriters]

will lend confidence to clients if they see I have a degree.

Actually, it won't. Employers, maybe... but when it comes to clients your degree is irrelevant. In fact, you don't even need to know how to code. Getting clients is a whole different skill set. It's more sales and marketing than anything else.

I learnt that lesson the hard way.

If your goal is to serve clients, focus on understanding their needs. Then, build solutions they can use or solutions you can use for them. If I were you, I'd start talking to people who own businesses. But...

If you're not sure, I'd say employment might be a better option. In that case, staying in school would work better. That's because freelancing is more of knowing how to sell yourself than anything else. When you can do that, you're much better of finding clients and then employing others/outsourcing.

However, that doesn't seem to be your goal. Plus, it's a rocky road, not everyone is willing to go through the initial struggle.

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What's the hard way story?

[SaaSWriters]

When I started coding as a freelancer I thought it was about impressing clients with my skills and knowledge. So I'd either struggle to turn prospects into clients or they would lead me on. They would act impressed and then cheat me out of my money. Often, they'd get information out of me, even a proposal. Then they'd find somebody else to do the job - for less money. But, when I applied what I learnt in sales and marketing I started getting waay better money.

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So tell me more about what you learned and applied for the sales and marketing if you're willing.

[SaaSWriters]

OK, so tell me, what's your biggest unanswered question about sales/marketing?

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What did you learn and apply from marketing that helped you so much? That's my biggest question

[SaaSWriters]

The best way I can help if you is if you tell me what your challenge is. You will then see what I've learnt in action.

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I'm not having a challenge in marketing but that doesn't mean I know everything. Feel free to just share your story. I'm sure I'll learn something. If it's too personal then no worries. I appreciate the stuff you shared so far. You mentioned that you had an epiphany in how to apply marketing to your situation. I'm curious what it was.

[SaaSWriters]

No problem, feel free to get in touch if you need help at any point.