I am a professional software developer of nearly 10 years who is currently looking at aggressively seeking clients for freelance work in hopes to start building side income in conjunction to income from my day job as a developer. I am hoping to hire Jr. and/or off-shore developers that I can oversee to assist in getting projects moving along as I focus more on client acquisition and marketing.
I am currently looking at how to approach building my website to better market myself and have some questions about putting my portfolio together. Throughout my career I have been fortunate enough to work with some fairly prestigious clients, however, some of them have been while I was an employee for companies. Are there any ethical (or even legal) concerns in regards to how I portray my work with these clients that I worked with as an employee? Does my work with notable clients that I did as an independent contractor have to be differentiated from the notable clients I worked with as an employee of a company?
My intention, of course, is not to mislead future clients into believing my side-gig worked directly with these companies, however, I feel like including my work with these companies will be a huge asset in acquiring clients and to simply leave it out would be a missed opportunity.
Any guidance would be really really appreciated!
Thank you
I am currently looking at how to approach building my website to better market myself and have some questions about putting my portfolio together. Throughout my career I have been fortunate enough to work with some fairly prestigious clients, however, some of them have been while I was an employee for companies. Are there any ethical (or even legal) concerns in regards to how I portray my work with these clients that I worked with as an employee? Does my work with notable clients that I did as an independent contractor have to be differentiated from the notable clients I worked with as an employee of a company?
My intention, of course, is not to mislead future clients into believing my side-gig worked directly with these companies, however, I feel like including my work with these companies will be a huge asset in acquiring clients and to simply leave it out would be a missed opportunity.
Any guidance would be really really appreciated!
Thank you
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