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email: zach@zachcharbel.com
Tag: freelancing
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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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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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On January 8th of 2018, I was laid off. It wasn’t all that unexpected with the current climate of the company and I had been looking to give full-time freelancing a try for a while. So with my severance in hand I embarked on giving full-time freelance a go. Fast-forward a year and things are…
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With full-time freelancing and working remote becoming more and more commonplace there are a number of things one should consider before working out of your home. You may be able to account for some of those things by talking with others before going out on your own, but ultimately everyone’s different and what is a…
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When you’re going out on your own, doesn’t matter what the business, there are two things you need. A custom email, i.e. no yahoo, gmail or outlook, account and if you’re a fresh out of school, don’t use you’re school issued email. And a phone number that has the area code you’re doing business out…