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* I give a proper reply to everyone who contacts me on LinkedIn, even if the work they are offering is totally unrelated to what I can/want to do. The frequent spam is a small price to pay in return for being in everyone's database.
* I'm very upfront with my day-rate and get rejected by most of the recruiters/companies that get in touch with me because it's too high. This is fine and intentional because there is enough demand to get that rate anyway (so far).
- 2009: £1,000/yr Mostly depressed, unemployed and unmotivated. Some income from teaching English and arbitraging signup bonuses on gambling websites. Lived close to rent-free by subletting rooms in the apartment I was living in. (Spain)
- 2010-12: £8,000/yr English Teacher (China, full-time)
- 2012: £20/hour PHP dev (China, freelance)
- 2012-13: £16,000/yr Rails dev (China, full-time)
- 2014: £72,000/yr Rails dev (London, contracting)
- 2014: £102,000/yr Devops (London, contracting)
- 2015-16: £60/hr Rails+Go dev (SE Asia, some remote freelancing but mostly not working)
- 2017: £120,000/yr Devops (London, contracting)
- 2018: £158,400/yr Devops (London, contracting)
- 2019: £192,000/yr Devops (London, remote contracting)
2012 £200 (first time programming for money)
2013 £300 (new client)
2014 £425 (new client)
2015 - took a year off -
2016 £500 (new client)
2017 £650 (same client)
2018 £800 (new client)