A big thank you for your support of the show through all the ups and downs.

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One of the big downsides of freelancing is getting consistent, stable income. One month, you can be up to your eyeballs with work and the next... nothing. And, it can be scary as hell to bounce from month to month like that. One way to deal with that is to get hired on retainer by your clients.Now, for a lot of developers that sounds like a pipe dream. It certainly did to me.Then, I pitched my first client on the idea. And, it was a lot easier than I imagined. Over the years, now, I've had several clients hire me on retainer and there's a set process for making this pitch. So, in this episode, I'm going to step you through that process so you can start moving more of your clients into hiring you on retainer and generate more consistent and stable income.Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/299Support the show on Patreon: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/patreonUpwork 101: https://www.upwork101.com

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One of the big downsides of freelancing is getting consistent, stable income. One month, you can be up to your eyeballs with work and the next... nothing. And, it can be scary as hell to bounce from month to month like that. One way to deal with that is to get hired on retainer by your clients.

Now, for a lot of developers that sounds like a pipe dream. It certainly did to me.

Then, I pitched my first client on the idea. And, it was a lot easier than I imagined. Over the years, now, I've had several clients hire me on retainer and there's a set process for making this pitch. So, in this episode, I'm going to step you through that process so you can start moving more of your clients into hiring you on retainer and generate more consistent and stable income.

Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/299

Support the show on Patreon: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/patreon

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Came across this question on Quora:" If I want to be a professional PHP developer, then how many PHP functions do I need to know and memorize?"So, I'm going to tell you the EXACT PHP functions you need to memorize to be a professional PHP developer.Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/298Udemy $11.99 deal: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/marchOOP course: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/oop

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Came across this question on Quora:

" If I want to be a professional PHP developer, then how many PHP functions do I need to know and memorize?"

So, I'm going to tell you the EXACT PHP functions you need to memorize to be a professional PHP developer.

Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/298

Udemy $11.99 deal: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/march

OOP course: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/oop

The obvious and not so obvious. Finding a good mix of active and passive income streams. Diversifying your income. And, how to know which of the incomes paths is the best for you.Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/297Udemy promo: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/marchPHP bundle: https://store.johnmorrisonline.com/product/the-ultimate-learn-php-bundle/

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The obvious and not so obvious. Finding a good mix of active and passive income streams. Diversifying your income. And, how to know which of the incomes paths is the best for you.

Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/297

Udemy promo: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/march

PHP bundle: https://store.johnmorrisonline.com/product/the-ultimate-learn-php-bundle/

Got this from Douglas:"Another excellent video. It's nice how you share so many important aspects of being a programmer that don't directly relate to the actual process of writing code. It brings a "fullness" to what you provide as an instructor. I've been feeling somewhat burned-out lately; but not for the reasons you've discussed here. I am more of an intermediate-level programmer who is still attempting to develop the skills I think necessary to be able to make web development an actual career. I've done much of the introductory work in learning the constructs of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, etc via many courses that I've taken, both in school and on-line. I've worked through numerous problems and case-studies successfully through this instruction. But what I haven't learned yet is how to actually solve new problems I may be faced with. I suppose I haven't yet learned how to think like a real programmer; how to analyze a problem, dissect it, lay out the steps necessary to solve it, and then write the code to do so. In short, I'm pretty good at regurgitating code but not too good using what I know to solve new problems that I haven't previously encountered. I love coding but I'm questioning whether or not I have what it takes to bring together useful projects I may be tasked to do. And, if I can't, what I'm doing is mostly just a mental exercise instead of a path to actually making a living. How did you progress from the "learning" stage to the problem-solving stage?"Answer in this episode.Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/296Udemy promotion link: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/march

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Got this from Douglas:

"Another excellent video. It's nice how you share so many important aspects of being a programmer that don't directly relate to the actual process of writing code. It brings a "fullness" to what you provide as an instructor. I've been feeling somewhat burned-out lately; but not for the reasons you've discussed here. I am more of an intermediate-level programmer who is still attempting to develop the skills I think necessary to be able to make web development an actual career. I've done much of the introductory work in learning the constructs of HTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, etc via many courses that I've taken, both in school and on-line. I've worked through numerous problems and case-studies successfully through this instruction. But what I haven't learned yet is how to actually solve new problems I may be faced with. I suppose I haven't yet learned how to think like a real programmer; how to analyze a problem, dissect it, lay out the steps necessary to solve it, and then write the code to do so. In short, I'm pretty good at regurgitating code but not too good using what I know to solve new problems that I haven't previously encountered. I love coding but I'm questioning whether or not I have what it takes to bring together useful projects I may be tasked to do. And, if I can't, what I'm doing is mostly just a mental exercise instead of a path to actually making a living. How did you progress from the "learning" stage to the problem-solving stage?"

Answer in this episode.

Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/296

Udemy promotion link: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/march

How to cope when you're feeling burnt out and, more importantly, how to avoid it in the first place. The year that finally broke me, how I recovered and what I do now to prevent it.Show notes: https://www.johnmorrisshow.com/295Skillshare trial: https://www.johnmorrisonline.com/skillshare

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