TFS 323: Getting started in your 40s

Sponsors:

• Sentry use the code “devchat” for 2 months free on Sentry small plan
• CacheFly

Panel:

• Jeremy Green
• Erik Dietrich
• Reuven Lerner
• Jonathan Stark

Episode Summary: In this episode of the Freelancers' Show, the panel talks about starting freelancing later in life. They share their own freelancing/consulting journeys as well as tips for a smooth transition. They give tips on what signs to look for to round out the services offered such as giving talks at conferences or doing case studies with clients. Listen to the show to find out more about how to correctly price freelancing/consulting services, the difference between price and rate and when/how to negotiate. Links:

• https://devchat.tv/

Picks: Erik Dietrich:

• The Pumpkin Plan by Mike Michalowicz
• Hit Subscribe

Jeremy Green:

• Don't Call Yourself A Programmer, And Other Career Advice
• https://www.remarq.io/

Kai Davis:

• 80/20 Sales and Marketing by Perry Marshall
• https://www.remarq.io/

Reuven Lerner:

• Bag Man
• https://slate.com/slow-burn
• https://trainbetter.transistor.fm/
• The foreigner's guide to WeChat payments in China by Reuven Lerner