Learn how to become a great freelancer or consultant.

1. Consulting Zen
Neal Kemp

2. California

3. What I Do
Ruby / Rails
Javascript / Angular
HTML, CSS, etc...

4. What I Do
Project Management
Product Development
Technical Advising

5. IMAKETHEINTERNET
well,partofit...

6. What is consulting
anyway?

7. FREELANCER

8. FREELANCER

9. CONSULTANT

10. Consulting
is
super.

11. Super? Why?

12. Super? Why?
Real Problems

13. Super? Why?
Real Problems
New Projects

14. Super? Why?
Real Problems
New Projects
Choose Your Adventure

15. 10 hours a week?
(beach mode)

16. 70 hours a week?
(investment banker mode)

17. Three Businesses

18. Three Businesses
Finding clients
Actually working
Getting paid

19. Finding Clients

20. Finding Clients
Local meetups

21. Finding Clients
Local meetups
Conferences (like TakeOff!)

22. Finding Clients
Local meetups
Conferences (like TakeOff!)
Former clients, friends, etc

23. Finding Clients
Local meetups
Conferences (like TakeOff!)
Former clients, friends, etc
Online communities

24. BEAPERSON

25. Dealing with Clients

26. Dealing with Clients
Engineer happiness

27. Dealing with Clients
Engineer happiness
Empathize

28. Dealing with Clients
Engineer happiness
Empathize
Communicate

30. Managing Time

31. Managing Time
Use tools

32. No
No
No
No
No
No

33. Userealtools.

34. Trello – Task Management

35. Streak – CRM

36. Harvest – Time Tracking & Invoicing

37. Managing Time
Use tools
Avoid context-switching

38. Managing Time
Use tools
Avoid context-switching
Eliminate distractions

39. On your side

40. On your side
Tax person

41. On your side
Tax person
Financial Planner

42. Getalawyer.

43. Ohyea,usecontractstoo.

44. Invest

45. Invest
Headphones with microphone
Good chair

46. Stay Current

47. Stay Current
Conferences
Blogs
Open Source

48. Experiment

49. Experiment
Pricing

50. Experiment
Pricing
Projects

51. Experiment
Pricing
Projects
Client search

52. Thank you!
me@nealke.mp
(I like emails!)
@Neal_Kemp
(I tweet)