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freelance mistakes
Top 5 Mistakes All Freelancers Should Avoid
In my 15 years as a freelancer, I’ve made my share of mistakes. And, no doubt, you will, too. That’s just a part of playing
John Morris
June 17, 2019
fiverr
Use Fiverr to Create Your Freelance Service Offers
Do you want to sell more and be able to charge more for your freelance services? Have you ever come across a product or service
John Morris
June 11, 2019
time freelance
You can’t neglect the VERY thing that is the solution to your “not enough time” problem
I hear this all the time from freelancers: John, I WANT to start a blog or I WANT to start making YouTube videos, but I’m
John Morris
May 30, 2019
time freelance
Where do I find the TIME to build my freelance business?
Back when I was just a freelancing tadpole… I was working a 9-5 at a local pizza joint. I’d spend my days slinging pizza and
John Morris
May 30, 2019
productivity
Finding the Time to Build Your Freelance Business
Back when ol’ JMO was just a freelancing tadpole… I was working a 9-5 at a local pizza joint. I’d spend my days slinging pizza
John Morris
May 29, 2019
get freelance clients
How to Start a Blog to Get More Freelance Clients
Start a blog to get more freelance clients? Why would I do that? To quote the infamous, Gary Vaynerchuck: Producing content is now the BASELINE
John Morris
May 29, 2019
digital marketing
JMS397: 7 Skills to Go From Good to Great as a Developer
Inspired by the great Jessica Chan’s post on Instagram. What are the non-tech skills you need to cultivate to go from good to great in web development? 4 of hers, three of mine.
John Morris
May 22, 2019
digital marketing
JMS396: I can’t get a developer job. What should I do?
8 things to look at and rework if you’ve been applying for developer jobs and can’t get hired.
John Morris
May 21, 2019
digital marketing
JMS395: I Am a Web Dev and I Am Burnt The F#*K Out
This Reddit thread blew up over the weekend with lots of devs feeling the same way. Is that you? If so, here’s advice from the community and my own thoughts and how to deal with feeling burnt out and overwhelmed.
John Morris
May 20, 2019
digital marketing
JMS394: How to Develop a Habit of Lifetime Learning Without Getting Burned Out
Just uploaded a new episode of the podcast. Here’s the breakdown: Ever getting overwhelmed with how fast things change in web development and the constant
John Morris
May 17, 2019
digital marketing
JMS393: How to Change Your Career to Development Later In Life
Just uploaded a new episode of the podcast. Here’s the breakdown: Changing (or thinking about changing) your career to development, but uncertain because you’re a
John Morris
May 16, 2019
digital marketing
Moving Past Tutorials
Ever feel like you’re stuck in a endless cycle of tutorial-taking? Or, just too reliant on tutorials to get anything done. In this episode, I’ll show you how to permanently break free.
John Morris
May 15, 2019
stay focused
How to stay focused when working from home
I was perusing through this site called Dev.to. It’s an AMA (Ask Me Anything) site for developers and freelancers. And, I came across this one
John Morris
May 14, 2019
digital marketing
JMS391: How to Start Your Own Business
Answering the common questions I get about starting a business. Biggest challenges, what made me finally go for it, what did I do to get profitable, managing my time early on, did I quit my job, etc.
John Morris
May 14, 2019
junior developer
Landed a Junior Developer job in 3 months
I was trolling through the Dev.to AMA site… And, came across this one from a developer named Verity: “I landed a Junior Front End Developer
John Morris
May 13, 2019
digital marketing
JMS390: The Future of Web Development
Just uploaded a new episode of the podcast. Here’s the breakdown: The future of web development is clear. You can choose one of 3 paths.
John Morris
May 13, 2019
vertically center text
How to vertically center text in CSS Grid and Flexbox
Take this simple HTML: And, some basic styling: It looks like this: Now, we want to center this text vertically. The first modern approach you
John Morris
May 12, 2019
css placeholder
How to Style HTML Input Placeholders In CSS
Let’s start with the HTML: So, now we want to style the placeholders themselves. If you want to keep it simple, most modern browsers support
John Morris
May 10, 2019
freelance referrals
How to get REPEAT clients the Inc. Magazine way
Once upon a few years back… I was working on a project for Inc. Magazine. And, the guy I was working with, Lewis, was one
John Morris
May 9, 2019
center div css
2 ways to horizontally center a DIV in CSS
Let’s take this simple HTML structure: The first method involves some straight-forward CSS: Doesn’t get much simpler than that: And, if it this is all
John Morris
May 7, 2019
lazy loading
New Native Lazy Loading Attribute for HTML img and iframe tags
Lazy loading your images just got a whole lot easier. If you’re not familiar, lazy-loading is the practice of delaying the load of certain content
John Morris
May 6, 2019
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Bradley Smith
John and I have worked together on numerous projects. John is very quick and efficient and was a pleasure to work with.
Ray Edwards
I recommend John every chance I get. If every person I worked with were as committed to excellence, punctuality, value, and unquestionable integrity… the world would be a better place. Highest recommendation.
Daniel Mohlendick
On the Freelancing on Upwork course: “This is by far the best course i have watched on Skillshare!! Thank you so much.”
Sukh Plaha
John is a fantastic and patient tutor, who is not just able to share knowledge and communicate it very effectively – but able to support one in applying it. However, I believe that John has a very rare ability to go further than just imparting knowledge and showing one how to apply it. He is able to innately provoke one’s curiosity when explaining and demonstrating concepts, to the extent that one can explore and unravel their own learning journey. Thanks very much John!
Lori Grant
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Bob Patterson
Not only is John a very talented programmer and developer, he is also an excellent communicator. He has a talent for taking complex subjects and communicating them in terms that anyone can understand. This is a rare combination. This ability has enabled me to take my skills and knowledge to the next level. Thank you John for for all that you do.
Chris Aitken
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