Advice for freelance web designers/​developers

Over at Slashdot, a discussion of best practices for freelance web designers and developers. There’s a lot of you folks out there (and doubtless many thinking about making the move), so head over and participate, or soak in the wisdom (and otherwise) of the slashdot crowd.

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