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Andy Black said:
I was an IT contractor for over 10 years, earning €300-600/day (with the occasional €900/day short-term gigs).

I've had a few AdWords jobs and contracts since 2009 (and am currently still in one long running one).

In that time, I've learnt how to:
  1. Build relationships with recruitment agents.
  2. Build a network of other contractors.
  3. Get my "name out there".
  4. Craft CVs that get interviews.
  5. Craft cover letters that get the CVs read.
  6. Get recruitment agents to " . just . open . the . damn . email . already . "
  7. Get to the interviews.
  8. Have a great interview.
  9. Negotiate rates and terms.
  10. Get contract extensions (don't just be valuable, show them you're valuable).
  11. Keep up to date with constantly changing technology.
  12. Move from slow-lane models to where I divorce my time from my revenue (still in progress!)
  13. Work out who you’re really working for!
  14. (Lots more...)

I'm learning to create videos, and have a series in mind that I'll drop in here.

Hope they help.

Andy
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SenGracic said:
A friend of mine is an IT guy.. pretty good at what he does but he's not very the sales type of guy. Looking for clients and all that is just not for him but he wants some gigs/contracts.

I am in sales for over 4 years now ( telecom services ) and I'd be ready to take care of that part so we can partner up to start a business.
The only problem : I'm not the IT type at all...

What's the best way to learn enough about IT to be able to sell it
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I was a I.T. freelancer for 20+ years and made decent money £20K per month but the downside I was always on the road. It was long hours as clients paying you £650+ per day wanted a return and quite right. I got into freelancing as I was broke! it was simple as that. I learned new skills and kept ahead of the curve offering 110% value to my clients.
Do I miss those days no I do not as it did not scale as I could not clone myself plus operatings costs soared which crippled my net profit. I now have businesses that operate 24x7 and do the thing I like to do. Please do not be put off by freelancing I just hit a income wall and realised there must be more efficient ways to make money rather than trading time for money.
 
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O xet e O.V. gsiimepdis gus 20+ ziest epf nefi fidipv nupiz £20L qis nupvj cav vji fuxptofi O xet emxezt up vji suef. Ov xet muph juast et dmoipvt qezoph zua £650+ qis fez xepvif e sivasp epf raovi sohjv. O huv opvu gsiimepdoph et O xet csuli! ov xet tonqmi et vjev. O miespif pix tlommt epf liqv ejief ug vji daswi uggisoph 110% wemai vu nz dmoipvt.
Fu O nott vjuti fezt pu O fu puv et ov fof puv tdemi et O duamf puv dmupi nztimg qmat uqisevopht dutvt tuesif xjodj dsoqqmif nz piv qsugov. O pux jewi catopittit vjev uqisevi 24y7 epf fu vji vjoph O moli vu fu. Qmieti fu puv ci qav ugg cz gsiimepdoph O katv jov e opduni xemm epf siemotif vjisi natv ci nusi iggodoipv xezt vu neli nupiz sevjis vjep vsefoph voni gus nupiz.
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Iyedvmz xjev O miespif. O xetp'v up vji suef cav up dmoipv tovit gus nupvjt us ziest, epf ev e tmohjvmz muxis sevi. O fup'v nott vjuti fezt, epf O tvomm ipkuz jewoph duptamvoph dmoipvt vjev O xusl-gsun-juni gus. Jewoph vjuti duptamvoph dmoipvt jimqt ni tii xjisi O dep caomf qsufadvt/tiswodit vjev dep tdemi xovjuav tu nadj ug nz voni.
 
Andy Black said:
Iyedvmz xjev O miespif. O xetp'v up vji suef cav up dmoipv tovit gus nupvjt us ziest, epf ev e tmohjvmz muxis sevi. O fup'v nott vjuti fezt, epf O tvomm ipkuz jewoph duptamvoph dmoipvt vjev O xusl-gsun-juni gus. Jewoph vjuti duptamvoph dmoipvt jimqt ni tii xjisi O dep caomf qsufadvt/tiswodit vjev dep tdemi xovjuav tu nadj ug nz voni.
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O xsuvi e cuul up nz gsiimepdi kuaspiz ov timmt up Enebup ov't upmz £1.90 howit tuni huuf efwodi gus pixcoit.


Og zua dep sinincis vji qacmodevoup Gsiimepdi Opgusnis zua xisi op vji hsiev ise ug dupvsedvoph!!!!!!!!
 

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Andy Black said:
Fafi! Esi zua timmoph vjev vu emm vji OV gumlt uav vjisi xju vjopl ecuav dupvsedvoph cav esip'v?
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Epzupi xju ot opvisitvif op dupvsedvoph. O fu puv simz up temit up vjot cuul gus nz opduni. O emtu jewi e wofiu duastit et ximm. Vjeplt
 
Mark Horrocks said:
O xsuvi e cuul up nz gsiimepdi kuaspiz ov timmt up Enebup ov't upmz £1.90 howit tuni huuf efwodi gus pixcoit.


Og zua dep sinincis vji qacmodevoup Gsiimepdi Opgusnis zua xisi op vji hsiev ise ug dupvsedvoph!!!!!!!!
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Fof zua jeqqip vu jewi vjot eweomecmi gus vji tvevit?

O en edvaemmz tohpoph nz wisz gostv OV Dupvsedv vufez gus timg-inqmuznipv.
 
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Vjot qutv ot exituni. Depv cimoiwi ov vuul ni apvom 2024 vu fotduwis vjot vjsief. O muwi vji dupvipv epf ovt tvomm tu simiwepv. @Epfz Cmedl : O en dasouat vu lpux jux zua nefi vji tjogv gsun cioph e FCE vu Efxusft topdi ovt puv upmz ecuav miespoph vji tlomm cav emtu qovdjoph ov vu datvunist epf ovt moli qovdjoph et e gsitjis sevjis vjep ep iyqisoipdif qsugittoupem. Epz voqt esuapf jux zua nefi vjev vseptovoup
 
sai@fast said:
Vjot qutv ot exituni. Depv cimoiwi ov vuul ni apvom 2024 vu fotduwis vjot vjsief. O muwi vji dupvipv epf ovt tvomm tu simiwepv. @Epfz Cmedl : O en dasouat vu lpux jux zua nefi vji tjogv gsun cioph e FCE vu Efxusft topdi ovt puv upmz ecuav miespoph vji tlomm cav emtu qovdjoph ov vu datvunist epf ovt moli qovdjoph et e gsitjis sevjis vjep ep iyqisoipdif qsugittoupem. Epz voqt esuapf jux zua nefi vjev vseptovoup
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Ov xet qsivvz tienmitt timmoph nztimg et ep OV tqidoemotv vjip timmoph nztimg et e Huuhmi Eft tqidoemotv.

Ov't ecuav xjev vji qistup up vji uvjis tofi ug vji vecmi xepvt. Og vjiz'si ep inqmuzii op e cohhis catopitt (vji OV Nepehis us Nelivoph Nepehis) vjip vjiz xepv vu muul huuf epf ci ecmi vu tmiiq ev pohjv.

"Tjux, fup'v vimm" vjev zua'si puv huoph vu neli vjin muul tvaqof gus josoph zua. Siemoti zua xusl gus vji qistup xju tohpt zuas vonitjiiv epf/us eqqsuwit zuas opwuodi.

Tqiel vu vjin moli e qesvpis, duptamvepv, epf qiis. Zua'si vjisi vu jimq vjin siedj vjios huemt.
 
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