How to land your Android developer job in freelancing

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1. How to land your first android developer job in freelancing Jacqueline Kendi @kendyjaky Jane Waitara @mumbicodes
2. Improve your skills
3. Keep yourself up to date with the latest changes in Android Development, failure to which you will be out of business
4. Have a strong brand
5. Ever had this scenarios...
6. You are skilled, no doubt but no one really knows
7. • Attend local meetups. • Write articles and blogs about your experience • Apply to speak at conferences and local meetups • Attend local networking events • Write books • Contribute to open source
8. Try to give something back..it will come back to you in some way
9. Do it for free, it maybe hard to explain to people but it will always pay in some way..note this is not something spiritual
10. Build a portfolio
11. Get your portfolio up on various sites and set up your own website — better yet, make sure your ImageBrief account is up to date and looking great — so people can come to you direct. Register yourself on some good freelance job sites. Be active on social channels like Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram, as ways to share your work with the world and reach out to new customers.
12. Build tools ,be professional and good at your work. This is more powerful than anything else
13. You will easily get referrals
14. Think Global
15. “Even though talent is evenly distributed, opportunities are not.”
16. Don’t be too technical in meetings
17. ..not all your clients will be that techy
18. Meet your deadlines
19. Avoid...
20. Doubts... How do i pay bills? What if i don’t get clients Am I really ready for this? What if i fail
21. Everything is scary in our heads than the reality
22. When you worry about something you are probably over worrying
23. Thank You! @kendyjaky @mumbicodes