When I made the switch from code monkey to well… freelance code monkey there were a lot of considered benefits but most importantly was being able to work on projects I want to work on instead of being handed projects/designs I had to work on. In a similar vein, today I asked myself the question [...]
Archive for March, 2010
March 14, 2010
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BA Expats website lying to its users
By Hort in Branding, Buenos Aires, Business Etiquette, TravelTo me, life’s always been simple: Black & White. Get busy livin’, or get busy dyin’. Unsurprisingly, I see no difference on the Internet. There are people making it better and people making it worse. To me, BA Expats (marketed: Buenos Aires Expats – Online Community of Expatriates and guide to living in Buenos Aires, [...]
Tags: argentina, ba, baexpats, bsas, Buenos Aires, expatriots, expats
March 5, 2010
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Will Code For Travel Funding
By Hort in Career Development, Freelance, TravelAnd so it begins… Now that I’m situated in my (at least semi-permanent) house in Buenos Aires, the time is officially upon us — I’ve made the switch to finding freelance work. I started by emailing some of my previous employers as well as submitting offers on choice Craigslist ads that suit my development style [...]
March 4, 2010
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Impressions of a freelancing Buenos Aires turista
By Hort in Buenos Aires, Freelance, TravelI’ve had just short of two weeks to make an impression on Buenos Aires. Some would say it’s had just short of two weeks to make an impression on me. Either way, time has been ticking and I figured it’s high time I let you in on a few of the things I’ve taken note [...]
March 2, 2010
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This Blog entry will make you cry
By Hort in Business EtiquetteImagine for a second that you’re most coveted possession (aside from wife & kids), your be-all-end-all, your everything, your entire set of records, invoices, expenses, work, source files, works-in-progress, all just went down the shitter. *flushhh* Thankfully, the above is a false statement. That’s what could happen to me — and you — since the [...]
Tags: business, business plan, Freelance