Weekly discussion by freelancers and professionals about running a business, finding clients, marketing, and lifestyle related to being a freelancer.
Episode 196: 183 FS Code My Views with Nate McGuire and Connor Hood
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02:47 - Connor Hood Introduction
03:33 - Nate McGuire Introduction
04:00 - Code My Views
07:17 - Commoditization Pressure
09:40 - Fees & Differentiation Between Agencies
13:34 - Why should someone work something like Code My Views?
19:20 - Dealing with Scope Creep
22:56 - Pricing
24:12 - Content
25:08 - When Clients Insist on Particular Stacks/Expanding Stacks & Focusus
28:46 - Updating Skills
30:15 - The Evolution of Design
32:50 - Getting Agencies as Clients
34:31 - Is the idea of a solo freelancer approaching an agency a dying concept?
37:53 - Who should not come to Code My Views?
39:03 - Estimates in One Hour
41:51 - Hiring
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