Leaving the Rat Race with Python
Leaving the Rat Race with Python
An Insider's Guide to Freelance Developing
About the Book
Is There a Six-Figure Freelance Developer in You?
Leaving the Rat Race with Python shows you how to nurture, grow, and harness your work-from-home coding business online --- and live the good life!
It's an insider's guide to freelance developing. Start your new thriving coding business now!
- Do you want to learn about becoming a Python freelancer and start your thriving coding business online?
- Do you want to regain control of your life? You've got the right book in your hands.
- Are you committed to succeeding in life and business?
This practical how-to book will help you nurture, grow, and harness your new online coding business plant---even if you've got little or no experience in both the coding and the business ecosystems.
If you follow the instructions in this book, you'll make this book the most profitable investment in your life, and you'll also create new joy, happiness, and a sense of independence and self-reliance.
Who This Book Is For?
- You're a coding business owner or online freelancer.
- You want to participate in the workforce disruption of the 21st century.
- You want to build and control more income streams for you and your family.
Who This Book Is NOT For?
If you want to be an employee for the rest of your life, this book is not for you. Period.
Are you this guy? Stop reading now and grab any of the myriads of programming books on the market (you don't need business skills -- technical skills are enough).
About the Authors
Dr. Christian Mayer -- Founder Finxter.com, Computer Scientist, Blogger, and Freelancer
I just finished working as a doctoral computer science researcher on distributed systems in Germany. As a researcher, I have taught many students in computer science, graph theory, and distributed systems.
My passions are writing, reading, and coding. But my #1 passion is to serve aspiring coders through Finxter and help them to boost their skills.
I practice what I preach teaching only tricks I learned from building my own freelance developer business online.
Lukas Rieger -- Finxter COO & Instagram Influencer (60k subs), DevOp Engineer, Computer Scientist
After my apprenticeship as a practical coder, I studied software engineering at University of Stuttgart where I worked together with Christian in distributed graph processing research. For the last years, I have been working as a developer and Cloud Operations Engineer.
I discovered my passion for teaching computer science as a coding tutor. With this book, I want to share with you my love for Python -- because of its clarity, flexibility, and vast range of libraries!
Do You Want to Create Your Thriving Coding Business Online?
- 50 Expert Secrets to instantly boost your earnings and scale your business
- 1 Freelance Developer Report to help you participate in the new workforce disruption
- 10+ Author Videos to chit-chat with experts about client acquisition, conversion, and business strategy.
- [BONUS] 1 Free Hourly Time Tracking Template to manage your time and put yourself on a road to increasing hourly rates.
What's the only difference between you and the person earning double your income? ... Skills!
Start developing your new high-income skill "Python coding". You'll love it! ❤
31,419 Ambitious Coders Trust Finxter!
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Table of Contents
- 1 Introduction
- Freelancing in the 21st Century
- 2 Freelancer Report
- Disruption
- Pro vs Cons
- What’s Unique
- Hourly Rate
- 1.1 Million USD
- Code From Home
- What Does It Take
- 3 Overview
- Low Risk High Gain
- Unfair Advantage
- Earning Considerations
- Know Your Why
- Consultants Go Big
- Freelancers Go Small
- Join Freelance Platforms
- Best Freelancing Sites
- 4 Skills
- Focus on Skill Creation
- Your Success Habit
- Earn Trust
- Money Seeks Specialists
- Read Programming Books
- Read Business Books
- Seek Expert Advice
- A Simple Heuristic
- About Timing
- Practical Training Plan
- Solve Python Puzzles
- Learn with Cheats
- Confidence
- Start Earning
- Practical Projects
- Psychology Tricks
- Open-Source
- Non-Programming Skills
- 5 Strategy
- Freelancer Algorithm
- Network Effects
- Return on Invested Effort
- Don’t Compete on Price
- Free Float
- Give
- Eat Complexity
- Perform From Your Strengths
- Be a Specialist
- Be Hyper-Responsive
- Be Positive
- Know Hourly Rate
- Increase Hourly Rate
- 6 Systems
- Systems
- Client List
- Ad Funnel
- Leads
- Testimonial Videos
- Referral Engine
- Give and Take
- Befriend Colleagues
- On Investing
- Leave Freelancing Platforms
- Maximize Control
- Seek Independence
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