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Posted by Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points

What the heck I'd be up to?

I've been learning web development since quite a long time. I started off from W3School to Code Academy. Then to Tuts+ and then here. I've learned quite a ground in design and PHP. But I'm infomanic. I started the AngularJS course, left it in the middle. And same for SaaS and WordPress. And somewhere in between I started the learning German via Duolingo. Then I tried to find some freelancing jobs to try out my skills but here (in Pakistan) isn't really anyone who wants a website or value this skill. So the long story short: Where I should go now?

6 Answers

christopher walsh
christopher walsh
10,763 Points
christopher walsh
christopher walsh
10,763 Points

have you found any job boards or websites where people outsource work? you might build a freelancing career by meeting people over Skype and creating their websites, while never actually meeting them.

Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points

How can one appoint me without being being with me?

christopher walsh
christopher walsh
10,763 Points
christopher walsh
christopher walsh
10,763 Points

A lot of times when people want a graphic designer or a web designer or developer for their project, they outsource the work. you will have to find boards and websites where people are posting projects and looking for you to do their work are a part of it. its very common.

you should go through the freelancing course because everything still applies. its just, you meet the client over web cam. many people are very comfortable with this. content and open communication with your client is key!

in fact, there are web designers here in america doing web sites for people in other states while never actually traveling!

Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points

I'm not actually not old enough(15). Does it matter?

christopher walsh
christopher walsh
10,763 Points
christopher walsh
christopher walsh
10,763 Points

O! 15! ummmmmmm, yeah people won't pay a 15 year old. :-/ whoomp whoomp.

Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points

Then

Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points
Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points

You seem like a real go for it kind of person. I would say go for what Christopher said... Take the freelance material and collaborate for now on GitHub...

Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points
Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points

Found Enavto and its CodeCanyon marketplace. Seems awesome for selling WordPress themes.

Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points
Darren Joy
Darren Joy
19,573 Points

Go for it then brutha!

Hammad Ahmed
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Hammad Ahmed
Full Stack JavaScript Techdegree Student 11,910 Points

Hope TTH will have some courses or workshops for working them.