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How Should I Price an Hour-Long Training Session?

Feb 26 2025 24 mins

I do a lot of theory in this series, but here's something practical. How would I recommend someone price an hour-long training session to teach social media tactics to a salesforce? Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the week: Sprint Scheduling: A Guide to Your Agile CalendarNot only do our friends at Tricentis offer Tosca, a powerful end-to-en

How Should I Handle a Non-Compete Agreement from a Client?

Jan 24 2025 25 mins

Sometimes, a client may ask you to sign a non-compete agreement as a prerequisite for engaging with them. Should you do it? How should you handle this situation in general? Join us to learn more. View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the week: How regression testing is performedAn Introductory Guide to Application Portfolio ManagementWhat is Security Automation? Benefit

How Can You Move to Niching and Value Pricing?

Dec 12 2024 24 mins

The default with freelancing is to charge by the hour and do generalist work. You might have, however, heard of value pricing and heard the idea that you should establish a niche. How should you go about doing that? View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the week: Test Suites and Their Test Cases: The Hierarchy ExplainedChallenges in mobile testing and how to solve themW

Does Having More Leads Mean You Can Raise Your Rates?

Nov 18 2024 23 mins

As you grow your business successfully, you'll have more demand for your work and, thus, more leads. Does that naturally mean you can raise your rates? The answer is more complex than you might think. View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the week: UI test automation: What it is and how to get startedTestim, a fast and flexible authoring of AI-powered end-to-end tests�

Will ChatGPT Replace Freelance Programming?

Oct 24 2024 18 mins

I resisted talking about ChatGPT as long as humanly possible, but I did wind up getting a question in the backlog about it. So, will ChatGPT replace freelance programming? View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the week: How to Do Test Data Management in Agile: 8 Best PracticesAndroid testing: An easy introduction with examples

Freelancer or Self Employed: What Should You Call Yourself?

Oct 24 2024 18 mins

If you go into business for yourself, what should you call yourself? Freelancer? Self-employed? Something else? View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Link of the week: Enov8: The IT & Test Environments Management Company

What Bookkeeping Software Should I Use to Freelance?

Oct 24 2024 23 mins

If you're thinking of hanging out your shingle or have just done so, you might wonder whether to use bookkeeping software and, if so, what to use. I have a surprisingly specific and opinionated answer for this one. View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Link of the month: TEM Metrics - Test Environment Management (DOT) Com

How Freelancers Can Avoid Self Employment Tax

Sep 25 2024 22 mins

When you go off on your own, at least in the US, you might be in for a rude tax awakening. In this video, I talk about what self-employment tax is, and what you can do about it. View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the Month: An in-depth look at spike testing with examples Follow our podcast at Iheart! Automate web and mobile testing with AI Metrics vs. Logs: When to U

Which Meetings with Clients Should I Bill For?

Sep 18 2024 17 mins

You're a freelancer and doing regular work with your clients. If you bill by the hour or, more generally, for time and materials, which meetings should you bill the clients for? View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the Month: What are the different types of release management? Follow our podcast at Buzzsprout Follow our podcast at Listennotes

When Do You Look Too Much Like an Employee?

Sep 11 2024 22 mins

Freelancers, especially newbie freelancers, can find themselves caught in situations where their only, large, 40-hour-per week client starts to treat them more like an employee than a freelancer. What should you do? View this podcast as a video on YouTube. Links of the month: End-to-end testing for enterprise business processes Check out our new State of the Business newsletter