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  • Time to try freelancing maybe...
    G Guido_S

    I have had good success with oDesk.com. They charge a 10% fee, but make sure you get paid for the hours you work on a monthly basis. That takes care of one of the risks of freelancing: customers who don't or only sometimes pay. However, the hourly fees are influenced by the global market place, and while it isn't "$2 a day", it can be hard to sustain a living in Suburbia or other luxury environments on $18/h. Lucky for me, I just moved my skills to a third-world country (Southern Illinois) and my cost-of-living factor is about half that of Phoenix, AZ. That said, I do see some profiles on oDesk with "consultant" fees and projects under their belt. So it seems possible to get work for Yuppie rates. Also, my background is C++, but I've mostly accepted LAMP projects and had no big problems switching to PHP stuff. Networking is helpful, e.g. one of my old translation customers turned out to be a web site designing company who needs a PHP guy "right now". :-D You can jack up your rates slowly when demand increases. HTH, Guido. // If your computer isn't responding, maybe you should.

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