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Thoughts on autonomy, self direction, digital business and life.
How Often You Should Visit Your Clients
A freelancer's framework for deciding which clients are worth an in-person visit, how far is too far to travel, and how often to show up.
Donn Felker – August 28, 2021
How to Ship Side Projects 🚀
Seven blunt lessons from 20 years of shipping side projects: expect to fail, ship before it's ready, skip the emotional attachment, have an exit plan.
Donn Felker – June 9, 2021
How to increase your productivity with outsourcing and SOPs
How to outsource tasks without losing your mind: write a standard operating procedure for every task so contractors can run it without you.
Donn Felker – June 2, 2021
How to Start Freelancing If You Have Existing Responsibilities
A four-step stair-step plan for building a freelance career on nights and weekends while still working full-time and raising a family.
Donn Felker – May 26, 2021
5 Freelance Estimating Tips That Will Land You More Clients
Five practical rules for estimating freelance projects: never quote on the spot, scope with a discovery call, and always give a range, not a number.
Donn Felker – May 19, 2021
Freelancing vs Consulting
In this post you'll learn what the differences between freelancing vs consulting are in regards to you being a software developer and mobile app developer.
Donn Felker – May 10, 2021
Get Known or Get None
No online presence means no freelance clients. Build a track record with a blog, GitHub, and social so prospects trust you before they call.
Donn Felker – May 3, 2021
Why you need to step out of your comfort zone
Learning Solidity and building on Ethereum taught me more than comfort-zone tech ever could. Real growth happens when you're in over your head.
Donn Felker – April 26, 2021
Why you should never quit too early …
I shut down my CrossFit gym billing SaaS when competitors showed up, only to watch customers later abandon them and come back to simplicity.
Donn Felker – April 19, 2021
lvh.me Not Working (with Verzion Fios/My ISP/etc)
lvh.me suddenly stopped resolving on Verizon FiOS. Switching to Google's DNS (8.8.8.8) on my router or Mac fixed it. Here's how I diagnosed it.
Donn Felker – April 2, 2021
What Gets Measured, Gets Managed
Why tracking sleep, spending, workouts, and even words-per-hour while writing turns vague goals into things you can actually manage.
Donn Felker – December 10, 2020
You Are Not Your Creations
A story from my Groupon days: A/B testing killed a feature I'd poured two months into, and it taught me to stop being emotionally attached to my code.
Donn Felker – November 10, 2020