JamesReeves1988

Anyone?

Thanks all,

I have other contracts that pay above the market rate for my services. I did email the person back and said they would be able to get my services for one week for 3k.

I was interested in what people thought about the offer, as recently I've had a few offers in this bracket. (Which I've politely turned down).

Move out of London.. There are plenty of other developer roles around the UK which pay a little less but the living costs are much less.

I live in Wales, and my mortgage is £320 a month, taking my bills into account that is roughly around £800/£900 a month.

I went into consulting at 24 and had around 3 years of commercial experience.

Fast forward a year later and I have numerous clients and am working on some exciting projects. I currently charge £35p/h (Based in the UK). The hardest part I found was that some clients do not trust you due to your age (Might be a UK thing) but this is where your sales pitch will come in handy.

The most important skill I found was to be able to communicate effectively with clients, to be able to break problems down and explain them in layman terms for them. This builds up their trust with you and then the sale gets easier.

Get out there and start networking, meeting business owners, your parents contacts, your own contacts. One of the best contracts I had come from an university friend I went for a coffee with.

Build up a few months of funds and work on some freelance work on the side and then go full time into it.

You can always get another job, but the older you get the more responsibilities you get and the less likely you are to risk it.