This document provides tips for how to be a successful freelancer and contribute to open source projects. It discusses what freelancing entails, how to start a freelancing career by building skills through side projects and sharing knowledge, challenges freelancers face and how to manage them, and how using the right tools can help. It also explains how contributing to and getting involved in open source communities through using, contributing to, and building open source projects can benefit freelancers.

1. How to be a Professional Freelancer
& Contribute to Open Source
A not-so-formal guide by Puneet Sahalot

2. What is Freelancing?
🤔
I will work when I want to from
wherever I want to. Yay!

3. Work from a Cafe 😎

4. Work for another Cafe 😎

5. Go for an Adventure! ⛷

6. Work from a Hill Top 🤘

7. What really Happens 🤣

8. The World vs. You 🤡

9. The World vs. You: Part 2 😩

10. Welcome to the world of Freelancing 😤

11. How to Start your Freelance Career?
➤ Learn
➤ Code
➤ Repeat

12. Build your Skill Set

13. Code. Build. Share
➤ Side projects
➤ Help friends & family
➤ Re-build your old projects
➤ Start a blog/website
➤ Share your thoughts, learnings and experience.

14. Challenges of a
Freelancer 🤕
Things that go wrong and make your life hell.

15. Flexible Working Hours? ⏰

16. Deadlines ⏳

17. Communication 😬

18. Getting Paid 🤑

19. Vacations 🏖

20. No Socializing? 👯

21. Growth? 🤔

22. Taking control of your
Freelance Lifestyle 😎
Be your own Boss.

23. Building a Successful Freelance Career 0
➤ Expertise
➤ Time Management
➤ Communication
➤ Dedication
➤ Learn, Invest & Grow

24. Using the Right Tools 🛠
➤ Project Management
➤ Time Tracking
➤ Invoicing & Payments
➤ Backup/Cloud Storage
➤ Password Manager
➤ Contracts & Proposals

25. Project Management 👺

26. Time Tracking 🙀

27. Invoicing & Payments 💸

28. Backup/Cloud Storage🗄

29. Password Manager 🔑

30. Contracts & Proposals 🤓

31. Freelancing &
Open Source Contributions
❤
Love your community.
Community will love you back.

32. How can Open Source Help You?
➤ Use Open Source Tools/Apps
➤ Contribute to Open Source Projects
➤ Get involved with the Community
➤ Build Open Source Projects

33. Open Source Apps 🍟

34. Contribute to Open Source Projects :

35. Get Involved with the Community ❤

36. Build Open Source Projects ✅

37. Thank You. <
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