I’m thrilled and a little humbled to have been chosen to present this September 19-22 in DC at my favorite conference, 360|Flex. And I must have really made a good impression with my submissions because I’ve been awarded 2 sessions!

I absolutely love what I do as a freelancer and Flash Platform designer/developer, so I chose topics about which I’m extremely passionate.

How to Scale Your Freelance Business and Maximize Your Profit.

Admit it, you are running a business even if it’s just you. What’s next? Nobody likes to say no to work, but at some point you have to find a way to deliver on your abundance of commitments that doesn’t involve deploying at 4am after 56 hrs of no sleep. What can you do but work hard and longer? This session will discuss options and how to best ascertain the route you should take.

Topics we’ll (likely) touch on
Identifying profitability in your market and skill set
Qualifying opportunities
Subcontracting - interviewing and contracting
Working with and managing a virtual team
Looking outside your world for strategy and inspiration

The Invaluable Freelance Flasher

Value is a word I probably use too much, but there’s just so much more to being a freelancer than writing code and charging an hourly rate. It is our ability to recognize and appreciate those qualities in ourselves that will empower us to become invaluable to our clients. In this session we will discuss practical principles learned in the real world of freelancing that can help us excel to the next level.

Topics we’ll (likely) touch on:
What a freelancer provides
It’s NOT about the code
How to estimate
How to communicate an estimate
How to integrate and work with a team
How to invoice and get paid
How to manage time
How to talk to clients and client’s clients
Realizing your value to clients

If these topics sound interesting to you, I hope you’ll join me in DC. Register here. We are going to have an absolute blast, and all come away richer for it.

From every 360|Flex conference I’ve attended, I can point to 2 or 3 conversations and several relationships that have fundamentally impacted my life and business for the better. You can expect to meet some of the brightest developers in the world, hear from the top talent in our field, and hang out with what I feel is one of the best communities on any platform.