Freelancing as a React developer: my first 12 months
The lessons, mistakes and numbers from a year of freelance React work — finding clients, pricing, and staying sane.
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A year in, the biggest surprise was how little of the job is actually writing code.
What moved the needle
- Writing about the work (this blog).
- Saying no to badly-scoped projects.
- Charging for value, not hours.
If I started again, I would niche down faster and publish more.
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