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Freelancers meeting notes from 20th November 2024
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 20th November, a dozen freelancers met in the Battle of Trafalgar pub to talk all things freelancing and tech. This is some of what we talked about: It’s cold! Lapses in productivity Putting code in helpers vs models Bluesky and Mastodon Deleting your tweets and X account Integrity AI and Drupal Upgrading an […]
Growing into an agency, notes from our 13th November 2024 meet up
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 13th November, twelve freelancers met in the Battle of Trafalgar pub in Brighton. This is some of what we talked about: Can you / do you want to retire? Jewellery as a hobby and business Bitcoin valuation spiking Should you grow into an agency? Trying to work as a collective Trying to get […]
Should I grow into an agency?
Posted by Paul Silver
This has been a reoccurring theme through the history of the Farm group. Once you’re doing at least fine as a freelancer, should you grow into an agency? I’m basing the below on the agency I used to work for full time, and the many agencies I’ve known over more than twenty years freelancing. The […]
How much work do you get done, and more… freelancers meeting on 6th November 2024
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 6th of November, twelve freelancers met in the Battle of Trafalgar pub to talk all things self employment and tech. This is some of what we talked about: Finding code in heavily abstracted projects Task management systems Padrone ring mouse Finding work for several days a week rather than full time US election […]
Feature flags and more, freelancers meeting on 30th October 2024
Posted by Paul Silver
On the 30th October, 14 freelancers got together in the Battle of Trafalgar pub to talk all things tech and freelancing. This is some of what we talked about: Figma’s iffy UX means you can incur costs unexpectedly When client relationships go wrong The Rocky Horror Picture Show Doing tasks that your client doesn’t understand […]