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Making a living from Freelancing as a programmer?

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Is it an viable option to make a living from? I only need 10-12k$ yearly to live happily in my country. 

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It's possible, though probably not that easy.

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I need to move wherever you are.  Just as long as you get 50mbs down...

 

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My suggestion is selling something- be it a software solution or something. For example, web developers make wordpress themes, frameworks, ect that they sell. 

 

It's a bit hard to find what to sell, but it allows you to work at your own pace and potentially make more than client work. 

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Well you could ask the bank for a loan to make a "Video Game company" (that's what you tell them) and then just hire programmers, artists, game developers and such and be Indie devs and pump out games!

 

Works a lot of the time.

Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it.

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Well you could ask the bank for a loan to make a "Video Game company" (that's what you tell them) and then just hire programmers, artists, game developers and such and be Indie devs and pump out games!

 

Works a lot of the time.

mobile games with micro-transactions? 

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mobile games with micro-transactions?

ESPECIALLY micro transactions

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mobile games with micro-transactions? 

I was more thinking PC games

Judge a product on its own merits AND the company that made it.

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Freelance Programing is not stable, as you cannot get any retainers (which means no stable income) unless you are under a contract.

I recommend finding some Programing Friends and make some nice multiplat software that people want to use

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My best friend who lives in SF is a freelance, has been for years. He makes a great living, at the current moment isn't working on anything, just sitting on a big savings. It can be done if you have the skill/ connections and put your self out there and have a great portfolio. Good luck, I would shoot for higher then 10-12k..... How old are you may I ask?

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