11 – The feast and famine cycle of a web developer

2nd February 2017

11 – The feast and famine cycle of a web developer

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In this episode of the WP Builds podcast Nathan Wrigley and David Waumsley talk about the feast / famine cycle of being a freelancer.

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What do you when work dries up? Have jobs come your way that require more time and skill then you have? Of course, we don’t have the answers, but we we are experimenting with approaches.

Nathan has 10 years experience successfully balancing this without needing to hire. He has raised a family in the process.

David has minimized his spending to buy time to plan a business he hopes will run without him. He’s no dependents and a growing set of documents.

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Nathan Wrigley

Nathan writes posts and creates audio about WordPress on WP Builds and WP Tavern. He can also be found in the WP Builds Facebook group, and on Mastodon at wpbuilds.social. Feel free to donate to WP Builds to keep the lights on as well!

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