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Develop Yourself

#172 - The Free Work Formula: How Freelancing for Free Can Jumpstart Your Dev Career

Sep 19, 2024
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“Free” work as a developer can feel like a controversial topic, but it could be the key to jump-starting your career. 

I’ll walk you through strategies for gaining credibility, building a portfolio, and turning your free work into a launchpad for your development career. 

You will learn how to:

 -Discover valuable projects, not junk work 
- Position yourself as a developer while still learning 
-Leverage open-source and freelance work for career growth 

And don’t worry, this isn’t about working for free forever—just smartly leveraging it as a stepping stone.

Check out my buddy William Ray who has some really good advice about freelancing as a developer.

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