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3 days ago
Once you go off on your own and freelance, likely for the first time in your career, you won't have a boss. What's that like?
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Links of the week:
Proxyrack.com
Key Components of a CI/CD Pipeline
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
Wednesday Apr 10, 2024
One thing that freelancers commonly deal with, and that a lot of people ask me about is how to become a "true consultant" or an advisor, rather than just a laborer where the client gives you a checklist of things to go.
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Links of the week:
Test Environments: Why You Need Them and How to Set It Up
Key Components of a CI/CD Pipeline
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Wednesday Apr 03, 2024
Part of any freelancer's practice is going to be doing sales conversations, and any good sales conversation for custom work will involve a discovery process. What should that look like? What questions should you ask the prospect?
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Links of the Week:
Learn Regression testing
Get started with Kafka and Docker in 20 minutes
8 CI/CD Best Practices for Your DevOps Journey
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
Wednesday Mar 27, 2024
You've done some development work for a client, and as far as you're concerned, the work is over. But they come back later, demanding that you do additional work to fix a bug. How do you handle that? Join us to learn more.
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Link of the week: Testim Salesforce Testing
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
Wednesday Mar 20, 2024
You've just hung out your shingle and are about to start freelancing. Congratulations! Now how do you get that first client? Join us to learn more.
Link of the week:Proxyrack Residential Proxies
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
Wednesday Mar 13, 2024
As a freelancer, you'll find that your income tends to be a lot more variable and less dependent than salaried work. How do you deal with that situation, both in terms of financial planning and making things more predictable? Join us to learn more.
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Link of the week: Serverless Computing for Dummies
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
Wednesday Mar 06, 2024
When you have your own practice or business, lead generation is obviously critical. But how should you go about it and, specifically, is LinkedIn a good channel for lead generation? Join us to learn more.
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Links of the Week:
The basics of secret management
Learn: AI in Software Testing
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Wednesday Feb 28, 2024
Insurance is pretty straightforward for those in the salaried world. But when you go off on your own, how does it work? What kinds of insurance do you need to think about, and how do you obtain them?
Link of the week:Your Complete Guide to Test Automation Frameworks
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
Wednesday Feb 21, 2024
This is something near and dear to the heart of any freelancer. The time has come and you've decided you need to raise your rates. How do you tell your clients about it, and how do you manage this process of rate raising in general?
Link of the week:
How To Test Proxies
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Wednesday Feb 14, 2024
Anyone who has hung out their shingle to freelance has likely encountered the so-called "feast or famine" cycle. What is this, why is it suboptimal, how do you get out of it, and how long does it take to get out?
Link of the week:The Pros and Cons of Test Data Synthetics (or Data Fabrication)
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