1. 10 TIPS FROM 4 YEARS
OF FREELANCING

2. WHAT IS FREELANCING?

3. THE PROS

4. THE PROS
Freedom

5. THE PROS
Freedom
Rewarding

6. THE CONS

7. THE CONS
Doing it all

8. THE CONS
Doing it all
Financial insecurity

9. THE CONS
Doing it all
Financial insecurity
Isolation

10. Hi, I’m Keith

11. Hi, I’m Keith
www.keithdevon.com

12. Hi, I’m Keith
www.keithdevon.com
@keithdevon

13. 1. FIND A NICHE

14. 2. RAISE YOUR RATES

16. Desired salary = £35,000

17. Desired salary = £35,000
Expenses = £5,000

18. Desired salary = £35,000
Expenses = £5,000
Billable hours / week = 30

19. Desired salary = £35,000
Expenses = £5,000
Billable hours / week = 30
Weeks / year = 45

20. Desired salary = £35,000
Expenses = £5,000
Billable hours / week = 30
Weeks / year = 45
Hours / year = 1350

21. Desired salary = £35,000
Expenses = £5,000
Billable hours / week = 30
Weeks / year = 45
Hours / year = 1350
Hourly rate = ~£30

22. Desired salary = £35,000
Expenses = £5,000
Billable hours / week = 30
Weeks / year = 45
Hours / year = 1350
Hourly rate = ~£30
Daily rate = £240

23. 3. DON’T FEED
THE MONSTER

24. 4. USE A CONTRACT

25. Design is a Job: Mike Monteiro
4. USE A CONTRACT

26. 5. THE CLIENT ISN’T
ALWAYS WRONG

27. Client Centric Web Design: Paul Boag
5. THE CLIENT ISN’T
ALWAYS WRONG

28. 6. DEFINE YOUR PROCESS

29. 7. USE THE RIGHT TOOLS

30. MY TOOLKIT

31. MY TOOLKIT
Basecamp MAMP Pro
FreeAgent Tower
Toggl Dropbox
Browserstack Sketch
GitHub Photoshop
Mockingbird Sequel Pro
Coda
PHPStorm and many more!

32. 8. CLEAR YOUR MIND

33. 4 Hour Work Week: Tim Ferris
8. CLEAR YOUR MIND

34. 4 Hour Work Week: Tim Ferris
Getting Things Done: David Allen
8. CLEAR YOUR MIND

35. 9. DO IT FACE TO FACE

36. 10. MEET YOUR
COMMUNITY

37. ONLINE OFFLINE

38. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter

39. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter
Facebook

40. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn

41. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter
Facebook
LinkedIn
Forums

42. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter Networking groups
Facebook
LinkedIn
Forums

43. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter Networking groups
Facebook Conferences
LinkedIn
Forums

44. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter Networking groups
Facebook Conferences
LinkedIn Events
Forums

45. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter Networking groups
Facebook Conferences
LinkedIn Events
Forums Meetups

46. ONLINE OFFLINE
Twitter Networking groups
Facebook Conferences
LinkedIn Events
Forums Meetups
Start one!

47. 1. FIND A NICHE
2. RAISE YOUR RATES
3. DON’T FEED THE MONSTER
4. USE A CONTRACT
5. THE CLIENT ISN’T ALWAYS
WRONG
6. DEFINE YOUR PROCESS
7. USE THE RIGHT TOOLS
8. CLEAR YOUR MIND
9. DO IT FACE TO FACE
10. MEET YOUR COMMUNITY

48. THANKS FOR
LISTENING
@keithdevon