React Won’t Make You Rich: 3 Alternatives To Focus On While Doing Freelance Web Development To Maximize Profits
After I moved from React to the alternatives listed below, I was able to take on more clients simultaneously and double my billable time.
Many developers turn to freelance in hopes of making more money than their 9–5, and since React is what they use for their job, they think they’ll use the same for freelancing. The problem with React is that it involves a very long-term and active commitment to your clients.
As a freelancer, you want to specialize in an area where you can deliver fast and impact the client’s profits. The best path for freelancers is to get many clients, productize your offer for that specific niche and eventually train other people to deliver your services. Here are 3 freelancing categories to look into:
#1 E-commerce Solutions (Shopify, Prestashop, OpenCart etc.)
You have more than 3 million websites using an e-commerce solution. Clients in this area told me that many programmers are unprofessional; therefore, if you deliver what you offer and have good communication skills, you will have clients lining up at your door to work with you.
#2 Website Builders (WordPress, Webflow)
There are over 12 million websites built using website builders, especially WordPress. Local businesses want similar websites, so you want to do it as fast as possible while maintaining quality delivery. With this approach to building websites, you can focus on the messaging and design rather than the implementation.
#3 Web Design (Figma, Adobe Sketch, HTML, CSS)
You will branch out from programming in this area, but Website Design is the most in-demand skill on upwork.com. It is a domain that is very conducive to freelancing as you can deliver your results fast and get paid a significant amount. It will also improve the quality of your products provided with Website Builders.
I recommend you check out flux-academy.com for Webflow and Web Design courses.
In conclusion, the main point of this essay is this: Specialise in a niche of freelancing, productize your services and then scale it. That is the only way to get rich through freelancing, and it isn’t easy to do that with React.
I hope this was useful, and I wish you well on your freelancing journey.
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