phone: (614) 706-7748
email: zach@zachcharbel.com
Category: Freelance
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One of my biggest gripes of being a web developer is that most people think it’s super easy to do. So easy in fact that after going through a “bootcamp” or feeling that you have taught yourself enough to become confident in web development. They’ll have a prosperous career. When that really isn’t the truth…
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With WordPress being my go to CMS platform for web development. I’ve gotten to know a number of different ways you can build a website within it. One way is to use a page builder like Elementor or Site Origins. The only thing about that is. You’re design will probably become shit in short order…
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You’ve probably seen a recent article going around where Mark Cuban is proud to pay taxes and while you probably won’t be paying the amount that the article states. You should be happy that you’re paying taxes.Yes you’re paying out money to a government you may not agree with or agree with how they spend…
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Every project you do. There’s undoubtedly tasks that are common between them and you have to set them up on each project. Being a web developer focusing mainly on WordPress. Each project has a base framework I’ve created and refined over the years. This way, each time I start a new WordPress project. I just…
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Over the past few years. AI has started to gain more and more traction. Now it’s having it’s big moment where people are rushing to make their mark with the technology. We saw the same moment with cryptocurrency back in 2017 and web 3.0 back in 2021/2022. It’s the shiny new toy that everyone is…
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Over the years I’ve seen one thing happen time and time again. Someone works with a company to get their site built out. The end result is great, but fast forward a few years and the client needs to do some updates only to find out the company that built their site won’t be able…
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One thing I’ve done from the relative beginning of being an independent contractor is requiring a deposit upfront of any project. I started doing this because I was seeing that, while most projects do their best to stick to a timeline, projects almost always went past the stated deadline/s that were put in place. Sometimes…
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Whether you found me through a referral, on google or we’ve known each other from a previous project or employment. Here’s what you can expect when I price out and invoice projects I work on and when it comes to pricing. I typically price everything out at either a fixed price or hourly price. Fixed…
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During my career. I’ve had the pleasure of working for and with some great companies and clients. While on the flipside. I’ve worked with some companies and clients that weren’t so great and, over the years, there are a few patterns that I’ve come to notice that can be red flags of if someone, or…
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When it comes to development. It may seem like it’s best to use the latest and greatest frameworks on your projects. Or develop things to where you’re the one person your client or manager needs to call on to fix any issues. I’ve come to one conclusion. Don’t. Latest and greatest frameworks/apps/software Before you say…