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Going Freelance: Cash Flow

Dave Child — Fri, 03 May 2013 10:43:46 +0100

As a new freelancer, your cash flow is everything. You can produce stellar work, on time and under budget, but if you run out of money then the game is over. Here are a few tips for minimising the risks.

Poker Cheat Sheet

Dave Child — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:23:00 +0100

A cheat sheet for poker, including how to play the three most common variants, hand ranks, and basic positional play.

Dave's Second Law of Development

Dave Child — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:24:00 +0000

If you ever utter the words "It's definitely not that.", it's 100% certainly, without a shadow of doubt, exactly that.

Freelancing with a Newborn - A Survivor's Guide

Dave Child — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 13:57:00 +0100

On Tuesday 5th February I was lucky enough to become a father for the first time. As a new freelancer, this posed some challenges! Here are some of the tips and tricks that worked for me, and some of the ones that didn't.

Settlers of Catan Cheat Sheet

Dave Child — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 09:53:28 +0000

A cheat sheet for the awesome board game Settlers of Catan, including lots of potential alternative (house) rules.

Freelancer Rate Calculator

Dave Child — Mon, 07 Jan 2013 07:33:00 +0000

Setting your rate as a freelancer isn't easy. This freelancer rate calculator has been built to help you convert a daily rate into an annual salary, taking into account holidays, tax and expenses.

Going Freelance - First Impressions

Dave Child — Tue, 09 Oct 2012 10:23:14 +0100

On September 10th, I started a new chapter of work as a full time freelance web developer. I'm a month in, and I've already learned some valuable lessons.

Open Source PHP E-Commerce Platforms Compared

Dave Child — Wed, 29 Aug 2012 13:17:00 +0100

Just a few short years ago, options for Open Source PHP ecommerce platforms were extremely limited, and often the only way to put together an ecommerce store online was to have a bespoke system built. Not any more, though - now there are plenty of options. We take a look at the top five contenders to see what each has to offer.

Going Freelance

Dave Child — Thu, 23 Aug 2012 10:57:00 +0100

From early September, I'm going to be leaving my former employment, where I've spent the last four years wrangling code deep in the bowels of the likes of Magento, MODX, Drupal and

Coming Soon

Dave Child — Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:59:13 +0100

Exciting times ahead! The lovely Mrs Dave is growing a shiny new (much smaller) member of our family. In February, if everything goes to plan, we will become three.