A RETROSPECTIVE
MY FIRST414 DAYS AS AFREELANCER:
@kyle_unzickerkyleunzicker.com
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHO AM I? **I DON’T MEAN THIS IN AN EXISTENTIAL WAY.
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHO AM I? **I DON’T MEAN THIS IN AN EXISTENTIAL WAY.
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHO AM I? **I DON’T MEAN THIS IN AN EXISTENTIAL WAY.
MY NAME IS KYLE UNZICKER, AND I’M FROM SMALL TOWN ILLINOIS.
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHO AM I? **I DON’T MEAN THIS IN AN EXISTENTIAL WAY.
MY NAME IS KYLE UNZICKER, AND I’M FROM SMALL TOWN ILLINOIS.
I’M A WEB DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER.
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHO AM I? **I DON’T MEAN THIS IN AN EXISTENTIAL WAY.
MY NAME IS KYLE UNZICKER, AND I’M FROM SMALL TOWN ILLINOIS.
I’M A WEB DESIGNER AND DEVELOPER.
I’VE BEEN A FREELANCER FOR 414 DAYS.
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHAT’S MY STORY?
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHAT’S MY STORY?➡ WHY I STARTED FREELANCING
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHAT’S MY STORY?➡ WHY I STARTED FREELANCING
➡ MY INITIAL GOALS
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHAT’S MY STORY?➡ WHY I STARTED FREELANCING
➡ MY INITIAL GOALS
➡ HOW I GOT MY START
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHAT’S MY STORY?➡ WHY I STARTED FREELANCING
➡ MY INITIAL GOALS
➡ HOW I GOT MY START
➡ HOW’S IT’S BEEN SO FAR
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHAT’S MY STORY?➡ WHY I STARTED FREELANCING
➡ MY INITIAL GOALS
➡ HOW I GOT MY START
➡ HOW’S IT’S BEEN SO FAR
➡ WHERE I’M GOING
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHAT’S MY STORY?➡ WHY I STARTED FREELANCING
➡ MY INITIAL GOALS
➡ HOW I GOT MY START
➡ HOW’S IT’S BEEN SO FAR
➡ WHERE I’M GOING
* WILL NOT BE FULLY COVERING: RATES, HOW TO GET CLIENTS, WHAT BUSINESS TYPE YOU SHOULD CHOOSE, OR HOW TO BEAT MIKE TYSON IN MIKE TYSON’S PUNCH OUT!!
Thursday, September 5, 13
THE FIRST -1095 DAYS
Thursday, September 5, 13
THE FIRST -1095 DAYS
Thursday, September 5, 13
THE FIRST -1095 DAYS➡ AGENCY EMPLOYEE FOR 3 YEARS
➡ BEGAN ANSWERING PHONES, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT BY THE TIME I LEFT
➡ WENT FROM ZERO EXPERIENCE WITH WORDPRESS TO BUILDING DOZENS OF CUSTOM THEMES AND PLUGINS
➡ PAYIN’ BILLS➡ BEST PAYING JOB OF MY (YOUNG) LIFE
➡ PAY RAISES ON THE REGULAR
➡ GROWN UP STUFF➡ BOUGHT A HOUSE
➡ BECAME A DAD
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHY I QUITMY JOB
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHY I QUIT MY JOB
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHY I QUIT MY JOB➡ I STOPPED LEARNING
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHY I QUIT MY JOB➡ I STOPPED LEARNING
➡ I WAS NO LONGER PROUD OF THE PROJECTS THAT I WORKED ON
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHY I QUIT MY JOB➡ I STOPPED LEARNING
➡ I WAS NO LONGER PROUD OF THE PROJECTS THAT I WORKED ON
➡ FRANKLY, I WAS NOT PROUD OF THE BRAND I WAS PAID TO REPRESENT
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHY I QUIT MY JOB➡ I STOPPED LEARNING
➡ I WAS NO LONGER PROUD OF THE PROJECTS THAT I WORKED ON
➡ FRANKLY, I WAS NOT PROUD OF THE BRAND I WAS PAID TO REPRESENT
TL;DR- I OUTGREW MY POSITION
Thursday, September 5, 13
GOALS
Thursday, September 5, 13
GOALS➡ CONTINUE TO PAY MY BILLS #BENJAMINS
Thursday, September 5, 13
GOALS➡ CONTINUE TO PAY MY BILLS #BENJAMINS
➡ CREATE WORK THAT I’M PROUD OF #PROUDPAPA
Thursday, September 5, 13
GOALS➡ CONTINUE TO PAY MY BILLS #BENJAMINS
➡ CREATE WORK THAT I’M PROUD OF #PROUDPAPA
➡ LEARN A TON OF NEW STUFF #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
Thursday, September 5, 13
GOALS➡ CONTINUE TO PAY MY BILLS #BENJAMINS
➡ CREATE WORK THAT I’M PROUD OF #PROUDPAPA
➡ LEARN A TON OF NEW STUFF #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ MEET OTHER DESIGNERS & DEVELOPERS TO WORK WITH AND LEARN FROM #NICETOMEETYOU
Thursday, September 5, 13
THE FIRST 414 DAYS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTED
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTED➡ CREATED A BRAND TO SHOWCASE MY SERVICES AND
WORK (A PORTFOLIO)
➡ WINDFARM CREATIVE // WNDFRM.COM
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTED➡ CREATED A BRAND TO SHOWCASE MY SERVICES AND
WORK (A PORTFOLIO)
➡ WINDFARM CREATIVE // WNDFRM.COM
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTED
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI MADE A BUDGET
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI MADE A BUDGET
➡ HOW MUCH ARE MY BILLS?
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI MADE A BUDGET
➡ HOW MUCH ARE MY BILLS?
➡ WHAT’S THE ABSOLUTE BASE MONTHLY INCOME I NEED?
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI MADE A BUDGET
➡ HOW MUCH ARE MY BILLS?
➡ WHAT’S THE ABSOLUTE BASE MONTHLY INCOME I NEED?
➡ WHAT MONTHLY INCOME AM I COMFORTABLE WITH?
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI MADE A BUDGET
➡ HOW MUCH ARE MY BILLS?
➡ WHAT’S THE ABSOLUTE BASE MONTHLY INCOME I NEED?
➡ WHAT MONTHLY INCOME AM I COMFORTABLE WITH?
➡ HOW MUCH DO I HAVE SAVED UP AS A CUSHION?
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI MADE A BUDGET
➡ HOW MUCH ARE MY BILLS?
➡ WHAT’S THE ABSOLUTE BASE MONTHLY INCOME I NEED?
➡ WHAT MONTHLY INCOME AM I COMFORTABLE WITH?
➡ HOW MUCH DO I HAVE SAVED UP AS A CUSHION?
➡ WHAT STARTUP COSTS CAN I EXPECT?
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTED
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI ASKED FOR HELP➡ MY #BESTFRIEND HAD BECOME A FREELANCER THE YEAR
BEFORE➡ PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH HIS OVERFLOW CLIENTS
➡ PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH HIS FREELANCER FRIENDS
➡ ASKED MY PREVIOUS EMPLOYER FOR FREELANCE WORK➡ I DIDN’T BURN MY BRIDGES!
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTED
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI HOOKED MYSELF UP
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI HOOKED MYSELF UP
➡ NEW COMPUTER! NEW DESK! NEW SOFTWARE!
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI HOOKED MYSELF UP
➡ NEW COMPUTER! NEW DESK! NEW SOFTWARE!
➡ NEW CPA! (SORRY, DAD)
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI HOOKED MYSELF UP
➡ NEW COMPUTER! NEW DESK! NEW SOFTWARE!
➡ NEW CPA! (SORRY, DAD)➡ WENT OVER ALL THE PRO/CONS OF CORPORATIONS/LLC’S, S-CORP, TALKED ABOUT
PAYING TAXES, ETC ETC
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI HOOKED MYSELF UP
➡ NEW COMPUTER! NEW DESK! NEW SOFTWARE!
➡ NEW CPA! (SORRY, DAD)➡ WENT OVER ALL THE PRO/CONS OF CORPORATIONS/LLC’S, S-CORP, TALKED ABOUT
PAYING TAXES, ETC ETC
➡ BOOKED A TRIP TO WORDCAMP SF 2012
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI HOOKED MYSELF UP
➡ NEW COMPUTER! NEW DESK! NEW SOFTWARE!
➡ NEW CPA! (SORRY, DAD)➡ WENT OVER ALL THE PRO/CONS OF CORPORATIONS/LLC’S, S-CORP, TALKED ABOUT
PAYING TAXES, ETC ETC
➡ BOOKED A TRIP TO WORDCAMP SF 2012➡ NETWORKING! SALES! AFTERPARTIES!
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I GOT STARTEDI HOOKED MYSELF UP
➡ NEW COMPUTER! NEW DESK! NEW SOFTWARE!
➡ NEW CPA! (SORRY, DAD)➡ WENT OVER ALL THE PRO/CONS OF CORPORATIONS/LLC’S, S-CORP, TALKED ABOUT
PAYING TAXES, ETC ETC
➡ BOOKED A TRIP TO WORDCAMP SF 2012➡ NETWORKING! SALES! AFTERPARTIES!
➡ (ALSO ATTENDED GRAND RAPIDS 2012 AND CHICAGO 2013)
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ DAY 1.
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ DAY 1.
➡ SERIOUSLY.
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ DAY 1.
➡ SERIOUSLY.➡ I FELT LIKE A NEW PERSON.
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ DAY 1.
➡ SERIOUSLY.➡ I FELT LIKE A NEW PERSON.
➡ (A HAPPY SCARED PERSON
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ DAY 1.
➡ SERIOUSLY.➡ I FELT LIKE A NEW PERSON.
➡ (A HAPPY SCARED PERSON
➡ BECOMING THE OWNER OF A LEGITIMATE COPY OF PHOTOSHOP
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ OKAY THEMES
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ OKAY THEMES
➡ REFERRED BY MY #BESTFRIEND
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ OKAY THEMES
➡ REFERRED BY MY #BESTFRIEND
➡ GAVE ME A BASE INCOME TO LAUNCH FROM #BENJAMINS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ OKAY THEMES
➡ REFERRED BY MY #BESTFRIEND
➡ GAVE ME A BASE INCOME TO LAUNCH FROM #BENJAMINS
➡ STARTED AS SUPPORT GURU, MY FIRST NON-RETAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ OKAY THEMES
➡ REFERRED BY MY #BESTFRIEND
➡ GAVE ME A BASE INCOME TO LAUNCH FROM #BENJAMINS
➡ STARTED AS SUPPORT GURU, MY FIRST NON-RETAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ DEVELOPED 1 THEME, 1 PLUGIN, COMMITTED LOTS OF BUGFIXES TO ALL OF THE THEMES
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ OKAY THEMES
➡ REFERRED BY MY #BESTFRIEND
➡ GAVE ME A BASE INCOME TO LAUNCH FROM #BENJAMINS
➡ STARTED AS SUPPORT GURU, MY FIRST NON-RETAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ DEVELOPED 1 THEME, 1 PLUGIN, COMMITTED LOTS OF BUGFIXES TO ALL OF THE THEMES
➡ FORMED A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THE HEAD HONCHO, MIKE MCALISTER #NICETOMEETYOU
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ OKAY THEMES
➡ REFERRED BY MY #BESTFRIEND
➡ GAVE ME A BASE INCOME TO LAUNCH FROM #BENJAMINS
➡ STARTED AS SUPPORT GURU, MY FIRST NON-RETAIL CUSTOMER SERVICE EXPERIENCE #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ DEVELOPED 1 THEME, 1 PLUGIN, COMMITTED LOTS OF BUGFIXES TO ALL OF THE THEMES
➡ FORMED A GREAT WORKING RELATIONSHIP AND FRIENDSHIP WITH THE HEAD HONCHO, MIKE MCALISTER #NICETOMEETYOU
➡ GAINED SMALL THEME CUSTOMIZATION JOBS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ WORDCAMP SF 2012
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ WORDCAMP SF 2012
➡ MET SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE #NICETOMEETYOU
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ WORDCAMP SF 2012
➡ MET SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE #NICETOMEETYOU
➡ FIRST TIME I TRULY "GOT" WORDPRESS AND THE COMMUNITY #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ WORDCAMP SF 2012
➡ MET SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE #NICETOMEETYOU
➡ FIRST TIME I TRULY "GOT" WORDPRESS AND THE COMMUNITY #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ MY MUSTACHE GOT ME A GIG #BENJAMINS #MUSTACHE
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ WORDCAMP SF 2012
➡ MET SO MANY TALENTED PEOPLE #NICETOMEETYOU
➡ FIRST TIME I TRULY "GOT" WORDPRESS AND THE COMMUNITY #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ MY MUSTACHE GOT ME A GIG #BENJAMINS #MUSTACHE
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ MODERN TRIBE
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ MODERN TRIBE
➡ JOINED THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE EVENTS CALENDAR, A TOOL I LOVED AND HAD USED DOZENS OF TIME BEFORE #PROUDPAPA
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ MODERN TRIBE
➡ JOINED THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE EVENTS CALENDAR, A TOOL I LOVED AND HAD USED DOZENS OF TIME BEFORE #PROUDPAPA
➡ ENABLED ME TO WORK WITH BRANDS SUCH AS MOZILLA AND HARVARD LAW SCHOOL #PROUDPAPA
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ MODERN TRIBE
➡ JOINED THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE EVENTS CALENDAR, A TOOL I LOVED AND HAD USED DOZENS OF TIME BEFORE #PROUDPAPA
➡ ENABLED ME TO WORK WITH BRANDS SUCH AS MOZILLA AND HARVARD LAW SCHOOL #PROUDPAPA
➡ JOINED A TEAM OF SOME OF THE SMARTEST MOFOS I'VE EVER MET #NICETOMEETYOU #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ MODERN TRIBE
➡ JOINED THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE EVENTS CALENDAR, A TOOL I LOVED AND HAD USED DOZENS OF TIME BEFORE #PROUDPAPA
➡ ENABLED ME TO WORK WITH BRANDS SUCH AS MOZILLA AND HARVARD LAW SCHOOL #PROUDPAPA
➡ JOINED A TEAM OF SOME OF THE SMARTEST MOFOS I'VE EVER MET #NICETOMEETYOU #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ PARTICIPATED IN DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, UX DESIGN, PROTOTYPING, INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ MODERN TRIBE
➡ JOINED THE DEVELOPMENT TEAM FOR THE EVENTS CALENDAR, A TOOL I LOVED AND HAD USED DOZENS OF TIME BEFORE #PROUDPAPA
➡ ENABLED ME TO WORK WITH BRANDS SUCH AS MOZILLA AND HARVARD LAW SCHOOL #PROUDPAPA
➡ JOINED A TEAM OF SOME OF THE SMARTEST MOFOS I'VE EVER MET #NICETOMEETYOU #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ PARTICIPATED IN DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT, SUPPORT, UX DESIGN, PROTOTYPING, INFORMATION ARCHITECTURE #KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
➡ TRAVELLED TO CABO SAN LUCAS, MEXICO FOR A TEAM RETREAT, MEETING MY TEAM FACE TO FACE #BENJAMINS #NICETOMEETYOU
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ CG COOKIE
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ CG COOKIE
➡ WAS A REFERRAL BY MY #BESTFRIEND TO TWEAK SOME CSS HERE AND THERE
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ CG COOKIE
➡ WAS A REFERRAL BY MY #BESTFRIEND TO TWEAK SOME CSS HERE AND THERE
➡ FORMED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OWNERSHIP THAT TURNED THE SMALL JOB INTO A 6 MONTH REDESIGN AND REBUILD PROJECT, LED BY YOURS TRULY. #BENJAMINS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ CG COOKIE
➡ WAS A REFERRAL BY MY #BESTFRIEND TO TWEAK SOME CSS HERE AND THERE
➡ FORMED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OWNERSHIP THAT TURNED THE SMALL JOB INTO A 6 MONTH REDESIGN AND REBUILD PROJECT, LED BY YOURS TRULY. #BENJAMINS
➡ WORKED WITH PIPPIN WILLIAMSON OF PIPPINS PLUGINS, WHOSE WORK AND WRITINGS I'VE FOLLOWED AND LOOKED UP TO #NICETOMEETYOU
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ CG COOKIE
➡ WAS A REFERRAL BY MY #BESTFRIEND TO TWEAK SOME CSS HERE AND THERE
➡ FORMED A RELATIONSHIP WITH THE OWNERSHIP THAT TURNED THE SMALL JOB INTO A 6 MONTH REDESIGN AND REBUILD PROJECT, LED BY YOURS TRULY. #BENJAMINS
➡ WORKED WITH PIPPIN WILLIAMSON OF PIPPINS PLUGINS, WHOSE WORK AND WRITINGS I'VE FOLLOWED AND LOOKED UP TO #NICETOMEETYOU
➡ REBRANDED AND RE-LAUNCHED THE CG COOKIE NETWORK #PROUDPAPA
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ SPEAKING AT WORDCAMP
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ SPEAKING AT WORDCAMP
➡ CHICAGO 2013
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ SPEAKING AT WORDCAMP
➡ CHICAGO 2013
➡ GRAND RAPIDS 2013
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HIGHLIGHTS➡ MOVING BACK TO THE BOONIES
➡ AN ALL-IN COMMITMENT TO FREELANCING
➡ (OR, AT LEAST AN ALL-IN COMMITMENT TO REMOTE WORK)
Thursday, September 5, 13
LOWLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
LOWLIGHTS➡ DISCOGRAPHY - THE LOST THEME
➡ COMMERCIAL THEME I DEVELOPED THAT HAS YET TO LAUNCH ➡ (BUT STILL PLAN TO?)
➡ 70 HOURS WITH NOTHING TO SHOW FOR IT SO FAR
Thursday, September 5, 13
LOWLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
LOWLIGHTSWEEKEND PLANS
➡ YOU MEAN WORK?
➡ WORKED A LOT OF WEEKENDS. TOO MANY WEEKENDS.
➡ MY INCOME IS DIRECTLY TIED TO MY TIME.
Thursday, September 5, 13
LOWLIGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
LOWLIGHTSIS THAT IT?
Thursday, September 5, 13
LOWLIGHTSIS THAT IT?
Thursday, September 5, 13
BY THE NUMBERS
Thursday, September 5, 13
BY THE NUMBERS
Thursday, September 5, 13
BY THE NUMBERS➡ 14 CLIENTS I COMPLETED WORK FOR
➡ 1 CLIENT FIRED AND REFUNDED
➡ 3 CLIENTS TURNED AWAY➡ SCHEDULING CONFLICTS, AND ALL REFERRED TO SOMEONE ELSE
➡ 1 FULL-TIME JOB OFFER
Thursday, September 5, 13
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME65% OF MY TIME IS BILLED
➡ 28.5 HOURS BILLED A WEEK, ON AVERAGE
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME65% OF MY TIME IS BILLED
➡ 28.5 HOURS BILLED A WEEK, ON AVERAGE
THE OTHER 35%:➡ MANAGEMENT STUFF (FINANCES, TRACKING TIME, ORGANIZING/PLANNING
WORKFLOW)
➡ REFERENCE (BLOGS, NEAT TUTORIALS, ETC..)
➡ SUPER DISTRACTING STUFF (FACEBOOK, TWITTER, IMESSAGE, GAME OF THRONES MEMES)
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME➡ I HAD 12 WEEKDAYS OFF
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME➡ I HAD 12 WEEKDAYS OFF
➡ I WORKED 19 WEEKENDS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME➡ I HAD 12 WEEKDAYS OFF
➡ I WORKED 19 WEEKENDS ➡ (MORE THAN 2 HOURS BILL ON EITHER OR BOTH DAYS)
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIMENOTABLE AND/OR EMBARRASSING TIDBITS
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIMENOTABLE AND/OR EMBARRASSING TIDBITS
➡ I SPENT MORE TIME IN SKYPE THAN SUBLIME TEXT
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIMENOTABLE AND/OR EMBARRASSING TIDBITS
➡ I SPENT MORE TIME IN SKYPE THAN SUBLIME TEXT
➡ (FACEBOOK + TWITTER + REDDIT) TIME == PHOTOSHOP TIME
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIMENOTABLE AND/OR EMBARRASSING TIDBITS
➡ I SPENT MORE TIME IN SKYPE THAN SUBLIME TEXT
➡ (FACEBOOK + TWITTER + REDDIT) TIME == PHOTOSHOP TIME
➡ MY MOST PRODUCTIVE DAY OF THE YEAR WAS A SATURDAY.
Thursday, September 5, 13
HOW I SPENT MY TIME
11 others7%
Okay15%
CG Cookie38%
Modern Tribe40%
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
➡ 1 TRAIN
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
➡ 1 TRAIN
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
➡ 1 TRAIN
➡ 1 HOSPITAL
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
➡ 1 TRAIN
➡ 1 HOSPITAL
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
➡ 1 TRAIN
➡ 1 HOSPITAL
➡ 1 MCDONALD’S
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE I SPENT MY TIME
I TRIED WORKING IN A CAR ONCE, BUT I GOT MOTION SICKNESS
➡ 10 COFFEE SHOPS
➡ 6 OFFICES
➡ 4 LIBRARIES
➡ 3 AIRPORTS
➡ 2 PLANES
➡ 2 DONUT SHOPS
➡ 1 TRAIN
➡ 1 HOSPITAL
➡ 1 MCDONALD’S
Thursday, September 5, 13
SO, HOW DID I DO?
Thursday, September 5, 13
SO, HOW DID I DO?
#BENJAMINS
#BESTFRIEND#KNOWLEDGEISPOWER
#MUSTACHE #NICETOMEETYOU
#PROUDPAPA
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE AMI GOING?
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE AM I GOING?
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE AM I GOING?A BOY WITHOUT A BRAND
➡ AGENCY-TYPE BRANDING DOESN’T FIT THE WORK I DO
➡ I DON’T WANT TO PRETEND TO BE SOMETHING I’M NOT
➡ WNDFRM.COM IS REALLY HARD SAY OUT LOUD
Thursday, September 5, 13
WHERE AM I GOING?A BOY WITHOUT A BRAND
➡ AGENCY-TYPE BRANDING DOESN’T FIT THE WORK I DO
➡ I DON’T WANT TO PRETEND TO BE SOMETHING I’M NOT
➡ WNDFRM.COM IS REALLY HARD SAY OUT LOUD
FREELANCING, OR, WHATEVER.➡ I WILL CONTINUE TO CHASE MY GOALS, WHEREVER THEY TAKE ME.
➡ SERVICES AND PRODUCTS
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FINALTHOUGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
FINAL THOUGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
FINAL THOUGHTSHOW TO START, LIKE I DID
➡ KNOW YOUR GOALS
➡ BE(COME) A PROFESSIONAL
➡ ASK FOR HELP
➡ MAKE FRIENDS➡ TWITTER
➡ WORDCAMPS
➡ MEETUPS
➡ KNOW WHERE YOU’RE GOING➡ GIVE YOURSELF AN EMPLOYEE REVIEW
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FINAL THOUGHTS
Thursday, September 5, 13
FINAL THOUGHTSRESOURCES➡ FREELANCE TOOLKIT
➡ FREELANCE.TRI.BE
➡ RESCUE TIME➡ RESCUETIME.COM
➡ TWITTER➡ GOOGLE TOP WHATEVER WORDPRESS PEOPLE TO FOLLOW ON TWITTER
➡ ASK THE PERSON NEXT TO YOU WHAT THEIR TWITTER HANDLE IS
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(AND NOT FALLING ASLEEP)
THANKSFORLISTENING!
Thank you to The Noun Project for the following icons: “Desk” by Jason Thoburn, “Airport” by Joris Hoogendoorn, “Airplane Internet” by David Brossard, “Doughnut” by Julia Soderberg
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