Becoming a Free Lance Web Developer - The Complete Guide

Learn actionable steps for launching a successful career as a freelance web developer from an experienced professional

4.30 (179 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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Career Development
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1,191
students
3 hours
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Feb 2020
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$54.99
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What you will learn

Identify the necessary skills needed to become a bonafide web developer

Have the necessary guidance and confidence to take on a web development project

Learn how to find and manage clients

Establish other methods of making money as a web developer through affiliate marketing

Description

*A professional web developer with nearly a decade worth of experience shares his thoughts and ideas on how to successfully launch a career as a free lance web developer building websites for clients.*

Are you interested in becoming a web developer but don't know where to start? Perhaps you already have a web development business and are looking for ways to make it more successful? Are you looking to learn from a real life web developer on what it takes to become successful at building websites for a living? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then you have come to the right place.

What will you learn?

In this course, I am going to share with you all my experience and all I have learned as a web developer over the past decade. More specifically, you will learn the following:  

  • The definitive skills needed to become a web developer

  • How find your very first clients

  • The right way to manage and charge clients

  • Key mistakes to avoid when dealing with your clients

  • The most important questions to ask a potential client before deciding whether or not to take the project

  • How I break down a web development project

  • The tools and applications I use for my web development business

  • The basics of making money as an affiliate marketer selling web products

  • and so much more

Who am I?

I have been building websites for close to a decade now and during this time I have worked on web development projects for famous institutions and businesses like John Hopkins University and Gold's gym. 

I am also an online instructor with more than 50,000 students teaching more than 20 different web development courses on multiple platforms. 

Finally I am an affiliate marketer earning additional income by promoting and selling web development products to anyone interested in them.

I have been relatively successful in all these 3 ventures but I have also made a lot of mistakes and I would like to share my experience with you.

Enroll Today !!!

A career as a web developer can be incredibly rewarding but also very challenging and at times frustrating. This course will provide you with real actionable steps and advice to help you successfully navigate your way through these challenges.

The course comes with a 30 day back money guarantee so if for any reason you are not satisfied with it, you can always ask for a refund easily.

I hope you enroll today and I hope to see you on the inside.

Alexander Oni ...

Content

Getting Started as a Web Developer

Welcome to the Course
Connect with Me
Skills Needed to Become a Web Developer
Best Sites to Learn Web Programming
Additional Skills
The Tools I Use
7 More Tools I Use
My Work Flow

Finding & Managing Clients

The Most Cliched and Easiest Way of Finding your Clients
Finding Clients Online
Advertising Your Talent to the World
Quick Tip on Finding New Clients
Advice - Do NOT do this
Questions to Ask Your Client
Sample Proposal
Who are the Decision Makers?
Managing the Review Process
A Note about Web Design
How to Over Deliver on a Web Project

Charging Clients

Introduction
Rates - Per Hour or Flat Rates?
Avoid this Mistake with Per Hour Rates
How Much does a Website Cost?
How to Charge Your Clients the RIGHT Way
Payment Options
Avoid this Type of Client AT ALL COSTS
Using Zoho Invoice

Making Money with Affiliate Marketing

Introduction
Tips on Affiliate Marketing
Best Companies to Affiliate For

Conclusion

5 Things I have Learned Afer 10 Years
Getting your Certificate
Conclusion

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Reviews

Angelique
September 19, 2022
Amazing class. Alex provided a wealth of information. He provides a pretty solid path and answers all those questions that keep you up at night. Wish I'd had the class a couple of years ago when I was first trying to get something off the ground, I'd be a lot further along! Thanks Alex!
Suzuki
September 6, 2022
Great course! Alexander Oni gives very insightful advice for anyone looking to become a professional web dev. Most advices could have easily slipped the beginners mind (e.g. how to price your services, dealing with difficult customers, or even avoiding legal issues). This course is invaluable to any beginner trying to walk the Pro Web Dev path.
Sagar
August 27, 2022
Please Update with new 2022 Trends, Such as how to make a Freelance Business, and Some new topics. Overall great experience. Expecting More... Thanks,
Gravell
June 11, 2022
Very informative and to the point! I have certainly learned a lot about web dev freelancing and about tools that I never knew existed that I can use to help me achieve my goals.
Daniel
December 17, 2020
My questions about becoming a free lancer were answered and some questions I hadn't considered were covered as well.
TaxRandia
July 13, 2018
The information here is relevant, but I found the teacher too much talkative! Explaining one words for 7 min! Anyway, I recommend this course, there are great Information
Drake
March 2, 2018
This is a very enlightening course that clears a lot of the fogginess of starting your own freelance career. Personally, what this course really helped me out with was pricing; it taught me how to price, and most importantly how to be confident in those prices when discussing it with a client. Not to mention the tools, other methods of making money as a freelancer (without even touching code), and other fantastic and crucial information he goes over. Also a bonus, he has a ton of personal stories that we can all learn from! The only drawback I can think of is that it's a bit slow-paced, but that's nothing upping the speed on the videos didn't fix! If you want to understand the business side of freelance a lot better than you do now, this course is a requirement.
Frano
November 20, 2017
Great course, Alex explains and shares all his experience as web developer to help us avoid his mistakes and find and charge clients properly. I liked his sincerity because he doesn't hide his income or how much he charges clients. Highly recommend this course to all freelances or those who are considering to become one.
Abhilash
October 22, 2017
This is best course for anybody who wants to grow and develop as a freelance web developer. I took this course because I always was not sure how to do freelancing and how to approach clients and what to and how to charge. So this course helped me get knowledge about how I can do freelancing and become a successful web developer. If you anyone wants to do freelancing this is the course you should take. Thank you Alexander Oni
Theresa
October 19, 2017
I liked this course. The honesty about what to expect in the real world was a refreshing change. I like how the instructor describes his experiences good and bad. The information was good. I felt I learned alot from this course. Additionally, he taught a good pace which I found engaging keep my attention and interested the whole time. I purchased another one of this instructors classes.
Oleksii
October 13, 2017
Very good exposition of personal experience and useful for everyone who wants to become a web developer
Robert
September 30, 2017
Although I'm not new to freelancing, I've made just about every mistake in the past, so I'm always interested in learning from the experience of other business owners. Alex has put together a great course and set of resources that will keep your web development project running smoothly. He clearly knows the industry and his sage advice can protect you from the myriad of things that could go wrong. I'm only half way through, but I've already picked up some great pointers -- things I was stumbling on before. I highly recommend taking this course before you start your first freelancer job. It could save you a lot of headaches and frustration.
Stephan
September 24, 2017
I like that he gave specific information, especially with affiliate marketing which is something that most would overlook doing, or even sharing. There's no doubt he is very experienced in running his own web developing business and also in making videos. My reason for giving 4.5 stars instead of 5 is because I felt he repeated so so so many things way more than needed. Some of the videos, especially about making accounts on upwork, etc, he seemed to repeat the same things a dozen times just using different words (sometimes even with the same words). I also thought it was odd to have the second or third video basically as an advertisement for one of his affiliate partners. Later in the course is ok, but at the very beginning I was a little soon. I would recommend this course to someone who already has the technical skills to freelance as a web developer (although actually the information applies to almost any skill that can be done as a freelancer), but who lack the experience of getting clients on their own and working with them. Alex's experience and wisdom can save you countless headaches and WAY more money than what you paid for the course.
Cay
September 22, 2017
I have been producing websites for quite some time. And I will agree with most of the things said in this course. It is very much in line with what I also have experienced. What I would have liked was to hear what to expect from the clients. I have heard that some developers will have a walk-through on how to cooperate during the work process. Either based on a PDF or a Skype-call or whatever media, that clear out what I as a developer will expect. I have also found that overly enthusiastic clients will be disappointed when they do not get the response they expect on their new website, which can hurt the relationship. So I am planning for some basic education in order to put my clients on the track and prepare them for what is needed before the project start. But that maybe depends on which clients you have. The part on Zoho was redundant to me. In Sweden, We have other services. It could have been replaced by an overview of different solutions on administration, bookkeeping and such. Maybe replaced by describing the benefits of Slack and Trello.
Jason
September 20, 2017
Excellent course! Everything you need to get started as a web developer. He not only shows you how to get it done, but also where to outsource work for the tasks we are not as good at. Looking forward to the rest of the course!

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