Hi Devon,
I am currently an international computer science student at Simon Fraser University in Vancouver, Canada.
I taught myself web development starting a year ago now and I absolutely love it.
I have wanted to get into freelance as early as possible so that when I graduate I could be completely able to support myself from freelance work.
I have done a few projects for free here and there and just wanted advice on how to best move forward.
Traditional computer science does not leave much room for web development so another concern is juggling this freelance work with school. However I am motivated enough to find a way.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Kind regards,
Waswa.
From Kenya. Started in engineering. Switched to computer science. Didn’t like Javascript at first but came to enjoy it. Wanted to go into web development but not much room for that in the computer science program. Worked on a WordPress site for a personal trainer.
Advised him to think about what audience he wants to serve and start getting in front of them. He asked about full-stack vs. front-end. Told him, depending on his target market, they might not care. Just learn to solve the problem, and tech is irrelevant. Think of himself as a problem solver instead of a web developer. He mentioned meetups. Told him that’s a great idea and that meetups with peers vs. meetups with prospects accomplish two different things. Weight his involvement based on which he needs. He’s worried about introversion. Told him my strategy to deal with it.