arvcpl

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by arvcpl 14y ago
Everything is up to you. You definitely can be even non US, work remotely and make way more :)
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by arvcpl 14y ago
Funny, I have a completely opposite experience :) It really depends on people, not about location. Talent can be EVERYWHERE, as well as not so talented ones :)
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by arvcpl 14y ago
Find a friend who has his brains tuned for systems architecture & design :) Overall you do not need that much reviewing. The biggest issues appears IMO when there are mistakes in high level architecture and those can be spoted by someo
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by arvcpl 14y ago
Update your LinkedIn profile. I am getting something like 1-2 proposals each day there and some of them are really really interesting ones. If I'd be looking for any new roles or contracts that would be a really nice source of leads.
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by arvcpl 14y ago
Soft launched http://traxmo.com - time tracking, task management & invoicing.
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by arvcpl 14y ago
I think it's just a point of view as one can be very productive working remotely and another do nothing while being on site. By the way in U.S. remote situation is not that bad. I am from EU myself, i work exclusively remotely for already 7
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by arvcpl 15y ago
or buy 4 ebooks on copywriting at copyhackers.com, really good stuff. and bundle costs just $49. you'll get everything you need to write a good copy. Disclaimer: I do not work for copyhackers as well :)
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by arvcpl 15y ago
Here is my road from blank page to final product: 1. Start with pen and paper. Thinking a lot about usability draw everything there. You could use balsamiq.com & similar, but for me paper & pen works the best in this phase. 2. Look
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by arvcpl 15y ago
Well, actually one multi-million company I was working for had chief architect on telecommute basis and it worked really well. I suppose it's more about processes and company DNA. But I have to admit, I saw such case just once :)
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by arvcpl 15y ago
I think the biggest problem is your current code. It's really important part. I am working on a project, which was initially written by following all bad practices you could think off. Well, happens, what can you do :) But the biggest issu
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by arvcpl 15y ago
Are you considering just on site jobs? You may try to work remotely. I work like that without any visa for many years. It takes a bit longer to find a contract but it works very well for me.
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by arvcpl 16y ago
Definitely, bug fixing = not enough testing. So you charge for testing in advance of for bug fixing afterwards - you choose :). I am talking about hourly payment here of course. If price if fixed... then you can't charge for it.
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by arvcpl 16y ago
That's not really true. I am doing consulting to support me, my wife & and my 3 years child for 4h a day and the rest time is for my startup. So yeah, it's really possible, just you have to be very committed to it.
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by arvcpl 16y ago
I don't think it's a good idea as domains may be placeholders for quite a bit of time. Especially if startup is not a weekend project.