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Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers

You're reading from   Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers A detailed guide to self-employment for software and web developers - from identifying your target market, through to managing your time, finances, and client behavior

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Product type Paperback
Published in Dec 2016
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ISBN-13 9781783001408
Length 376 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Leon Brown Leon Brown
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Going IT Alone: The Handbook for Freelance and Contract Software Developers
Credits
About the Author
Acknowledgements
About the Reviewer
Preface
1. Introducing Freelancing 2. Positioning Yourself in the Market FREE CHAPTER 3. Defining Your Business Model 4. Creating a Brand 5. Networking, Marketing, and Sales 6. An Introduction to Client Types 7. Managing Clients 8. Negotiation 9. Software Development Resources, Patterns and Strategies 10. Software Development Methodology 11. Creating Quotes and Estimates 12. Project Management Appendix

Comparison: conclusion


Despite both business models aiming to solve the same type of problem, it becomes clear after more detailed investigation that there are significant differences in terms of their core values, how they solve the problem and how the resulting features of the software are designed and developed to become part of the business.

IXL Learning

With IXL Learning's income stream coming from subscriptions to their learning platform, its business model becomes highly focused on providing value propositions for their customer segments that justify buying subscriptions. These value propositions revolve around providing solutions that make it easier to manage learners—whether it be parents of children who may or may not understand the school curriculum requirements themselves, or teachers who are under pressure to manage large class sizes. The value propositions provided through the software platform are not only a method to help children learn more about math, but also a way to reduce...

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