April 26, 2017

S5: E4: Davinder Singh Kainth

48 minutes

On today’s episode, we’re talking for the first time with Davinder Singh Kainth. Davinder is an author and has been published on many sites including BasicWP, Simple Pro Themes, and ProBeaver. Davinder has been creating and implementing online spaces for over a decade. He has experience with web design, development, blogging, and SEO. Recently Davinder is very prominent in the Beaver Builder community and has been creating goodness at ProBeaver.com.

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Davinder Singh Kainth – Lives in India and is an author at BasicWP, Beaver Builder Pro and Simple Pro Themes. Davinder started his career as a successful technology blogger. He migrated to the Genesis Framework and has created several Genesis themes that can be found at Simple Pro Themes. Davinder has a lot of experience with writing, client products, and services.

What will you learn in this episode

In addition to web design, development and agency work Davinder has created a successful niche product called ProBeaver.com. (5:20 )

You can start your career by working with Upwork (used to be Odesk), freelancer.com or Fiverr. You just need to be competent in the area where you are applying. (7:50)

You can become a regular on somebody’s team when working through Upwork. You start low and show your value through your work and build trust. (11:31)

In order to not always be competing at bottom dollar projects, you need to be competent in estimating. As the scope and cost of the project increases, your estimate must also increase. (12:00)

Balancing work with clients, products, and content is an art. Davinder does not work for longer than 2 hours of focused work without a break. He has to adjust his work schedule to accommodate the US and Australia. (17:11)

It helps to get a partner on large projects that complement your skills. (18:09)

Davinder’s work is split 60/40 between client work and his personal blog. (19:06)

Lessons from running a small business

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April 26, 2017

S5: E4: Davinder Singh Kainth

48 minutes

Matt Report - A WordPress podcast for digital business owners

S5: E4: Davinder Singh Kainth

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What will you learn in this episode

In addition to web design, development and agency work Davinder has created a successful niche product called ProBeaver.com. (5:20 )

You can start your career by working with Upwork (used to be Odesk), freelancer.com or Fiverr. You just need to be competent in the area where you are applying. (7:50)

You can become a regular on somebody’s team when working through Upwork. You start low and show your value through your work and build trust. (11:31)

In order to not always be competing at bottom dollar projects, you need to be competent in estimating. As the scope and cost of the project increases, your estimate must also increase. (12:00)

It helps to get a partner on large projects that complement your skills. (18:09)

Davinder’s work is split 60/40 between client work and his personal blog. (19:06)

Lessons from running a small business

Have a Plan B when starting out freelancing. It ...

...more