Tens of thousands of coders today work from home, are their own bosses, and earn six figures in the process. They are freelance coders with their own business.
All programming is not created equal. Having said this, I don’t know a single programmer who regrets his choice of learning to program. With growing automation, programming becomes more and more a skill that is at the heart of many tasks in our society. No matter whether you work in the medicine, logistics, retail, or … Read more
Becoming a freelance coder is both easy and difficult. It’s easy because everybody can do it within a day or so. And it’s hard because most people fail miserably because they don’t know the right way of approaching this. Maybe you are interested in coding, or maybe you are already very good at coding. But … Read more
I’m a full-time online business owner working in the Python education space. But I started my career by working as a doctoral computer science researcher at the University of Stuttgart, Germany. While I was working there, I started my online business by finishing a few Python freelancing jobs. Creating a side-business helped me greatly in … Read more
So you want to participate in the booming “gig economy” creating an additional income stream by working from home? Members of my Python Freelancer Course ask this question a lot: what’s the best marketplace to sell your coding skills: Upwork.com or Fiverr.com? This is a multi-dimensional decision problem, but I have a clear preference. Read … Read more
I am not an attorney and this should not be taken as legal advice. It’s just based on my experience as a course creator. Teachable does not collect state sales taxes for you. They also don’t collect taxes for all international sales. If a user from Japan buys your course, you are responsible for paying … Read more
Have you ever calculated your market value as a Python developer? When estimating the value of a company, analysts often use multiples of its yearly earnings. Let’s take this approach to come up with a rough estimate of how much your Python skills are worth. Say, we are taking a low multiple of 10x of … Read more
For sure! You should have started much earlier. Have a look at the income distribution of Python freelancers (source): It resembles a Gaussian distribution around the average value of $51 per hour. So if you are an average Python freelancer, you can earn $51 per hour in the US! I have gained a lot of … Read more
Do you work in the software development industry? Big news: programming expertise is an important skill set that will help you accelerate your career. For example, one of the most satisfying and highest-paying jobs are DevOps specialists (read more on my blog article about this excellent job description). But DevOps specialists need to have a high-level of coding expertise—gained … Read more
Here’s what one of my “Coffee Break Python” email course members asked per email: “My struggle is that I know some Python already, but I don’t reach my goal. My goal is to become a freelancer and earn money with it so I can save and start my own success plan but I need a … Read more
First of all, I have no clue when the next market crash will come. Neither is it important to know the exact date. Having said this, there are many clues that the next market correction may come soon. The FED may expect it as indicated by the flattening yield curve of US government bonds. Yet, … Read more
No matter where you live, relying on the government to take care for your retirement is a stupid gamble—with your future at stakes. Nobody can see even 10 years into the future. And your government cannot guarantee to you that they will fund your retirement—you don’t even know how your government will look like in … Read more
Investing is the most natural thing in the universe. Trees invest energy into seeds. Parents invest time, money, and sleepless nights into their children. Companies invest in employees. States invest in public school systems. They invest because they expect growth of their investments. The one who invests more and smarter has a huge structural advantage. … Read more