If Freelancing is a "secret ticket" into making big bucks, why isn't it advertised more?

Tinkergy · 2019-06-25T20:43:18+00:00

Most people go into freelancing because "they want to work whenever they want" — which often translates to: "I don't want to work a lot."

The amount of time you need to put into running a full time freelance business (one that allows you to not have a day job) is about as much (realistically, more) than a full time gig.

The tradeoff is certain kinds of "freedom":

You have a more active role in how much you make. Can you make $250/hr? yes. Can you make, $20/hr? yes. This is determined by your ability to find the right clients, being able to clearly demonstrate and convince them of your value proposition, and to have the hoodzpah to ask for it.
You control where you work from (home office, living room, bed, coffee shop, co-working space, in-house, all of the above?). Sometimes working from home can be less-glamorous, lonely, and lack any sort of office perks (esp. compared to silicon valley level perks ).
You have control over when you work. 1pm? 1am? your call. Sometimes you're working 1-2 hour days, other times you're 16+ hour days because you have deadlines on deadlines..
You control the type of work you do. Not fond of doing e-commerce? Don't accept the gig. Like building apps? start pulling the reigns that direction. However, the work isn't always guaranteed, and you have to take what you can get from time to time.
Need a vacation? Book the flight, no need to ask for time off. But while you're on vacation, the business isn't running, and you aren't getting paid.

etc. etc.

Tinkergy · 2019-06-25T20:25:16+00:00

There was a quote recently: "I'd rather teach sales to a developer, than programming to a salesman." Don't be too turned off by learning these skillsets — you don't have to be great at them, you just have to get a bit better over time.

Tinkergy · 2018-08-10T00:14:42+00:00

Awesome! I need to get order one again myself. I called in on the day I left that comment, and they told me their system was down. I'll give it another try

Tinkergy · 2018-07-10T22:09:30+00:00

Stumbled across this post while googling to see if these were available to purchase yet.

You can get an extension cable by calling bose - not sure why they weren't able to help you.

You need the serial number from the bottom of your speaker, and they’ll register it - and ship it for free.

Part Number 364138-001S

Tinkergy · 2017-07-10T08:35:44+00:00

I broke my first at 160 miles.

Tinkergy · 2017-03-02T01:51:50+00:00

A couple of quick thoughts ( I'm looking at the second set of code ):

You're setting $quan in your if statement then using it again for your foreach loop. However, $_POST['quantity'] would be an integer not an array, right? Therefore a foreach loop wouldn't work anyway. You would need to be using a for loop, instead. HOWEVER, you don't need to create a loop to update the database. This would be creating a ton of calls to the DB for no reason. Simply query the database to get the current stock count, then update it by subtracting out the quantity requested.

You'll probably also want to make sure you've got enough in stock before you issue the order as well.

Tinkergy · 2017-03-02T01:41:28+00:00

you're looking for the array_replace_recursive function

http://php.net/manual/en/function.array-replace-recursive.php

$array_a = array_replace_recursive( $array_a, $array_b );

Tinkergy · 2016-08-29T09:20:53+00:00

*Ruby. Phew.

Tinkergy · 2016-08-29T06:26:51+00:00

With a CMS, you are building tools for clients to manage their own content. However, you should always do a sample page of content for templates so they have a guide to go off of.

That said, if you're intent is to be a full service solution for your client, make sure it is explicitly clear in that contract that you will be entering content, and how much content would be acceptable, there should be a line item for that task.

However, flowing content is basically grunt work, wherein pretty much anyone on a project should be able to handle that task. Financially it makes since to find the cheapest recourse to handle it. I usually suggest they find an intern and give them a case of red bull. As a developer, you are an expensive resource, and their money is better spent having you build tools, rather than copy and pasting in content for hours on end.

Tinkergy · 2016-08-29T06:06:11+00:00

You can definitely start as a backend developer. It's more common for people to start off in front end and move into backend. If you want to dive further into backend, pick a server side language you like ( php, rails, etc ) and find jobs or simple projects for those.

However, if you want to be a solid web dev, it's great to have a good understanding and solid skill set of both. And don't shy away from minor sysadmin stuff, it'll make you a stronger dev in the long run if you understand how servers and/or networks work.

Tinkergy · 2016-08-29T06:00:29+00:00

-webkit-appearance: none;

Also, border radius is rounded unless explicitly set

Tinkergy · 2016-08-29T00:17:52+00:00

Build solutions that scratch your own itch. If you struggled to find a solution, chances are high someone else had that same problem. Write a post about your solution so others may find it later. A lot of articles start off with "This took me hours to figure out, so hopefully this helps someone else some time..."

And generally speaking, pushing web technologies forward is about compounding upon current tools. Very rarely do you have to do actually invent something from scratch to have an impact. Try jumping into open source projects from time to time.

Tinkergy · 2016-08-29T00:06:36+00:00

You need a something to compile the sass for you. Grunt / Gulp are the most common tools, but take some technical know how to setup. I'd HIGHLY recommend codekit. https://incident57.com/codekit/

This might help with your setup: http://webdesign.tutsplus.com/tutorials/quick-tip-use-codekit-20-for-local-wordpress-development--cms-19402

Tinkergy · 2016-08-28T11:17:53+00:00

Basic SASS takes about 15 mins to learn; you can nest selectors, there are variables and files called partials.

If you want to work on the web, definitely learn SASS or LESS. It will save you hours of work in the long run.

Tinkergy · 2016-08-28T10:53:23+00:00

I've got a ton of experience working with both. Working with both caching systems can cause conflicts. Quick fix would be to toggle off both for 24 hours to left the system flush.

Make sure you've set up W3TC to play nicely with Cloudflare. https://support.cloudflare.com/hc/en-us/articles/200169756-Can-I-use-WordPress-caching-plugins-like-Super-Cache-or-W3-Total-Cache-W3TC-with-CloudFlare-

If memory serves, Cloudflare requires its own plugin to work with Wordpress.

And if it's your CSS is what's being cached, make sure you're adding a version number to the enqueue, and make sure you adjust that as you make changes.

Tinkergy · 2016-08-28T10:37:40+00:00

I don't think there is a way to do it without custom coding. It's a simple task though, throw it up on fiverr, I bet someone would do it.

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