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Freelancing and Running a Dev Agency

The technical skills are the easy part. Finding clients, pricing your work, managing scope creep, writing contracts, and building systems that let you scale beyond your own hours — that is what most developer education skips entirely. This course covers the business side of being a developer-for-hire: from landing your first $3,000 project to running a team that delivers without you.

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What you'll learn

Positioning your services — how to stop competing on price by being specific about who you help and what outcome you deliver
Finding clients — outbound, inbound, and referral channels that work for independent developers
Pricing your work — project rates vs hourly, value-based pricing, and how to present proposals that close
Contracts and scope management — statement of work templates, change requests, and handling scope creep professionally
Running the project — communication cadence, milestone reviews, and delivering on time without burning out
Getting paid reliably — deposit structures, payment terms, and what to do when a client does not pay
Scaling beyond solo — subcontracting, productising services, and building systems that do not require your time for every project
From freelancer to agency — hiring your first contractor, building a client roster, and positioning as a team

Course outline

Full course — $59 one-time

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Pricing Your Work

Value-based pricing, project rates vs hourly, and how to stop leaving money on the table

8 min
04

Contracts and Scope Management

Project agreements, change orders, and how to stop scope creep from destroying your margins

8 min
05

Client Management and Communication

Weekly updates, expectation setting, and the communication habits that prevent project disasters

7 min
06

Retainers and Recurring Revenue

From project to income: how to convert clients to monthly retainers that provide predictable cash flow

8 min
07

Hiring and Delegating

From solo freelancer to small team — how to hire your first contractor without losing quality

8 min
08

Agency Systems and Scale

CRM, project templates, financial tracking, and the ops infrastructure that makes growth possible

8 min

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8 lessons — from positioning and pricing to contracts, client management, and scaling beyond solo.

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