Freelancing on Rails

Collis Ta'eed |
General
| May 15th 2007

Craig Ambrose, New Zealander and programmer extraordinaire has recorded a series of podcasts that are useful listening for any freelancing software developer. While Craig’s podcasts focus on Ruby on Rails, his advice and tips are actually appropriate for any programming freelancer. Podcasts available are:

Getting Started – Leaving your job and the steps to take to get started.

Working from home – A productive work area, good practices to create a disciplined approach to work, and communication with clients.

Your local developer community – The importance of networking in the real world.

Quoting a project 1 – Finding and signing clients.

Quoting a project 2 – Estimating development work.

Contracts and agreements – Formal and informal agreements with clients.

You can also subscribe to his podcasts!