
Start An Online Business And Generate Passive Income - 2026
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This long-form guide is written for web developers who want to earn from their skills as freelancers. It covers business admin as well as coding work, which is where many developers stumble when they first go independent.
The guide is long, so treat it as a reference you return to as your business grows. Its advice on day-to-day management and working efficiently suits developers who already have a few clients and need better systems.
Learn how to make money as a freelance web developer. You will learn about finding clients, making money, developing contracts, completing taxes, and more. This course is taught by an experienced freelance web developer and includes additional advice from an attorney and an accountant.
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⭐️ Course Contents ⭐️
⌨️ (3:20) Three rules for making money
⌨️ (13:57) Planning your business
⌨️ (15:50) Funding your business
⌨️ (21:32) Picking a niche for your business
⌨️ (28:56) Determining your services & pricing
⌨️ (36:36) Forming your business
⌨️ (42:15) Starting your business
⌨️ (45:58) Administrative startup tasks
⌨️ (1:00:10) Contract basics [From Cari Ross of Ross Legal Services]
⌨️ (1:12:15) Marketing startup tasks
⌨️ (1:21:53) Ongoing learning
⌨️ (1:30:07) Finding clients for your business
⌨️ (1:34:39) Short-term business building
⌨️ (1:47:41) Long-term business building
⌨️ (2:00:00) Day-to-day management
⌨️ (2:02:34) Day-to-day administrative
⌨️ (2:12:14) Accounting and money management [From Erin Lehr of KPI Bookkeeping]
⌨️ (2:35:47) Day-to-day dev work
⌨️ (2:38:14) Putting in time
⌨️ (2:44:03) Working efficiently
⭐️ Prior videos ⭐️
🔗 Making money as a freelance developer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fsTzLgra5dQ
🔗 Managing taxes as a freelancer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AtIB_3_DZUk
⭐️ Suggested reading ⭐️
🔗 Profit First: https://www.amazon.com/Profit-First-Transform-Cash-Eating-Money-Making/dp/B06X15WW79/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=profit+first&qid=1571941818&s=audible&sr=1-1
🔗 How to win friends and influence people: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=how+to+win+friends+and+influence+people&i=audible&crid=3GAK3S65JM2G8&sprefix=how+to+win+%2Caudible%2C147&ref=nb_sb_ss_i_1_11
🔗 The Millionaire Next Door: https://www.amazon.com/Millionaire-Next-Door-Surprising-Americas/dp/B0000547HR/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1OQV7J0HBPLWD&keywords=the+millionaire+next+door&qid=1571941742&s=audible&sprefix=the+millionaire+nex%2Caudible%2C150&sr=1-1
🔗 Small Time Operator: How to Start Your Own Business, Keep Your Books, Pay Your Taxes, and Stay Out of Trouble: https://www.amazon.com/Small-Time-Operator-Business-Trouble/dp/163076261X/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1530817425&sr=8-5&keywords=accounting+for+small+business
🔗 The Innovators: https://www.amazon.com/Innovators-Hackers-Geniuses-Created-Revolution/dp/1476708703/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+innovators&qid=1571941666&sr=8-1
🔗 The Everything Store: https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Store-Jeff-Bezos-Amazon/dp/B00FJFJOLC/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=the+everything+store&qid=1571941704&sr=8-2
✏️This course was created by Luke Ciciliano. He is a web developer who writes on issues related to business management & entrepreneurship. Luke has co-founded the following businesses:
🔗 Modern Website Design: https://www.modern-website.design/
🔗 SEO For Lawyers: https://www.seo-for-lawyers.com/
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