Python Freelancing – Where to Find English Speaking Clients?

https://dbader.org/python-tricks ► Improve your Python skills, one code snippet at a time You've started your Python programming career as a freelancer, working remotely with clients from all over the world... Or at least, that's your goal. But where do you find clients in English speaking countries like the US and Canada? This week I'm discussing a question I got from Anatoliy as a comment on one of my YouTube videos: "Where can I find long term English speaking clients? Upwork makes me sad..." In this video I'm talking about the challenges of finding work on Upwork as a developer and how you can improve your chances of finding high value clients. To attract the best freelance clients I believe the best strategy is to demonstrate your expertise to the world—show that you have great skills in the area you want to be successful in. Maybe you can start a programming blog, or a YouTube channel with coding tutorials. From personal experience I know that this strategy is super effective. When my Python book came out the number of inquiries I received for consulting work shot through the roof. Another way to demonstrate your expertise is to speak at conferences. If you're thinking about speaking at a Python conference (or any other technical conference or meetup for that matter) check out this article I wrote on the topic: https://dbader.org/blog/how-to-speak-at-a-python-conference I'm also not a native English speaker, and what you need to realize is how important it is to get decent English skills if you want to attract "high-profile" clients to do Python freelance work for. Towards the end of the video I'm also talking about that. I believe understanding the culture of your target market. FREE COURSE – "5 Thoughts on Mastering Python" https://dbader.org/python-mastery SUBSCRIBE TO THIS CHANNEL: https://dbader.org/youtube * * * ► Python Developer MUGS, T-SHIRTS & MORE: https://nerdlettering.com ► PythonistaCafe – A peer-to-peer learning community for Python developers: https://www.pythonistacafe.com FREE Python Coding Tutorials & News: » Python Tutorials: https://dbader.org » Python News on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@dbader_org » Weekly Tips for Pythonistas: https://dbader.org/newsletter » Subscribe to this channel: https://dbader.org/youtube