Preface

Whether it is through a desire for better work flexibility, a way to make some extra money, redundancy, or a change in career direction, freelancing and contracting are increasingly attractive options for software developers who create anything from databases and websites through to phone apps and enterprise systems. Drawing from my time of learning lessons the hard way, this book is written and designed to inform software developers at all levels of experience about the business side of freelancing and how approaches to implementing software are as much of a business consideration as more traditional business activities, such as marketing and business planning.

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