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In this video, I hope to answer many questions about freelance software engineering.

How can I start freelancing?
How can I make money freelancing?
Can I make a million dollars as a software engineer?
What ways can I make money freelancing?
Where can I freelance as a software engineer.

I go through three sections in this video:
00:00 Introduction
01:07 Different types of freelance engineering
04:20 How I made a million dollars freelancing
07:00 My advice on how to start freelancing

In the intro, I talk about how I made over a million dollars so far freelancing. I also talk about the sections of the video.

In the next section I talk about my entire career of freelance software engineering on how I have made, in total, over a million dollars. I have done contracting, 1099 individual contracting, working in a C2H (Contract to Hire) positions, working as a subcontractor, working as a consultant software engineer, working as a software engineering lead in a contracting agency, and others.

In the last section I give my advice to how to start your career as a software engineer.
I talk about how you should try anything and everything.
I also talk about how important networking in your career is important.
I talk about how it can be helpful to work in marketplaces like #toptal , #fiverr , and #upwork.
I give advice about how to use software agencies and consultancies for finding and getting new work.
I talk about finding your niche is the best thing you can do.
I talk about the importance of not quitting your day job.
I talk about the freelance community and how to make the best of it.
And finally I talk about how you should let everyone know you are freelancing, even your mail man or your aunt and uncle

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I've been a software engineer since 2008 and with over a decade of experience, the industry is as crazy and as varied as ever.

I continually get asked for career advice and how to navigate writing code for a living and I wanted to share everything I've learned in hopes that I can help someone who is just starting in software engineering, who has been in it for a while and is too afraid to ask, or the seasoned vet to either agree or argue with me.

The intent of this channel is to have multiple series that include the following topics:
💰 Compensation
📈 Negotiations
📚 Career advice and guidance
📈 Stocks, RSUs, Stock options, and ESPP plans
👨‍🏫 Engineering interviews

I've done just about everything in software from working for 3 person start ups, 300 person start ups, silicon valley companies, Fortune 500 companies, small teams, big teams, W2 employment and 1099 contracting, full time contracting and moonlight part time work, independent development, launching my own web apps and iphone app.

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