Coding Solo - A podcast about freelancing in the UK - codingsolo

It's been a while since we last recorded but we're back so Alex can talk about yet another holiday, we talk about how our new video-based ventures are going, and how we validate those ideas we have in the shower (or crawling through the Củ Chi tunnels). * Alex's new AWS training venture - https://stackleap.com * NameStation naming contests - https://www.namestation.com/contests * Conference speaking advice - http://speaking.io * How GitHub uses GitHub to build Github - http://confreaks.tv/videos/rubyconf2011-how-github-uses-github-to-build-github

This episode is dedicated to the memory of the chocolate mousses which were lost to the depths of Alex's bag on the evening of 5th September 2017. May their deliciousness never be forgotten. This week Alex and David talk about finally meeting in person at the Laravel London September meetup, answer more listener questions, the ups and downs of running open source projects and finish off with their thoughts on Apple’s announcements at the iPhone Event. # Follow Us Alex - twitter.com/alexbilbie David - twitter.com/davzie # Show Links Free coffee at Pret - https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/pret-a-manger-staff-give-free-coffee-to-their-favourite-customers-sandwich-chain-boss-reveals-10191611.html Southern Rail Intern meets the Internet - https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/why-southern-rail-should-probably-hire-twitter-hero-eddie-the-intern-a3587491.html Estimatr App - www.estimatrapp.com/ “HSBC is killing my business” - https://medium.com/photonstorm/hsbc-is-killing-my-business-piece-by-piece-d7f5547f3929 “Looking for a new maintainer of OAuth 2 Server” - https://alexbilbie.com/2017/08/looking-for-a-new-maintainer-of-league-oauth2-server/ Laravel E-commerce - https://getcandy.io/ Amazon X-Ray - https://aws.amazon.com/xray/ Awesome AR project - https://github.com/ProjectDent/ARKit-CoreLocation # Give Us Feedback or Ask Questions Email us - feedback@codingsolo.works Tweet us - twitter.com/coding_solo # Crunch Accountants Crunch puts freelancers, contractors and small businesses in control of their finances with expert accredited accountants and beautifully simple online software. www.crunch.co.uk/?aid=codingsolo Please tell them the Coding Solo podcast sent you!

In this episode Alex and David have a nice ol' chat about their feelings when it comes to working on side projects. They also discuss taking time off from work and answer some more listener emails. # Follow Us Alex - twitter.com/alexbilbie David - twitter.com/davzie # Alex's (new) audio setup Samson SAQ2U USB and XLR Microphone Recording Pack - http://amzn.to/2xnk18W Paxcoo Double Nylon Filter Layer Microphone Pop Filter - http://amzn.to/2x83WED WEINAS Desktop Microphone Suspension Boom Scissor Arm Stand Holder with Shock Mount and Mounting Clamp Kit - http://amzn.to/2wj7iY3 # David's audio setup RODE NT1-A Condenser Microphone Bundle - http://amzn.to/2v1uXMw # Show Links F*ck You Pay Me - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jVkLVRt6c1U Estimatr App - https://www.estimatrapp.com/ Estimatr App Show Hacker News - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11412811 Estimatr App on Github - https://github.com/carvedigital/estimatr "Introducing OAuthello" - https://alexbilbie.com/2014/01/introducing-oauthello/ Music Schooling Video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dvLrzJ8lJI # Give Us Feedback or Ask Questions Email us - feedback@codingsolo.works Tweet us - twitter.com/coding_solo # Crunch Accountants Crunch puts freelancers, contractors and small businesses in control of their finances with expert accredited accountants and beautifully simple online software. http://www.crunch.co.uk/?aid=codingsolo Please tell them the Coding Solo podcast sent you!

On this episode Alex and David talk about finding work, doing the work, invoicing for the work and hopefully getting paid on time for the work. # Follow Us Alex - twitter.com/alexbilbie David - twitter.com/davzie # Give Us Feedback or Ask Questions feedback@codingsolo.works twitter.com/coding_solo # Alex's audio setup http://imgur.com/a/6wbzd # Show Links YunoJuno - https://www.yunojuno.com/ldn/ Dice Jobs - http://uk.dice.com/ CW Jobs - https://www.cwjobs.co.uk/ Alex’s OAuth 2.0 server library - https://github.com/thephpleague/oauth2-server Double Your Freelance Rate - https://doubleyourfreelancing.com/ Flat rate VAT - https://www.gov.uk/vat-flat-rate-scheme Standard rate VAT - https://www.gov.uk/vat-registration React Native - https://facebook.github.io/react-native/ Apache Cordova - https://cordova.apache.org/ React Native Web - https://github.com/necolas/react-native-web UK Freelance Rate Calculator (seems accurate for London at least) - http://ournameismud.co.uk/fraq/ # Crunch Accountants Crunch puts freelancers, contractors and small businesses in control of their finances with expert accredited accountants and beautifully simple online software. http://www.crunch.co.uk/?aid=codingsolo Please tell them the Coding Solo podcast sent you!

In this episode Alex and David talk about setting up to go solo. The topics include: limited company setup, banking setup, how expenses and dividends work, how much accountants generally cost and how to run your company from an expenditure perspective. There’s also some chat about the best meal deals, the joy of 39% cheaper lunches, David discovers 99p coffee is a thing and finally the joy of Pret’s chocolate mousse. # Follow Us Alex - https://twitter.com/alexbilbie David - https://twitter.com/davzie # Give Us Feedback or Ask Questions feedback@codingsolo.works https://twitter.com/coding_solo # Show Links Crunch - http://www.crunch.co.uk/?aid=codingsolo (if they ask who referred you please say it was the Coding Solo podcast) Companies House - starting a business: https://www.gov.uk/limited-company-formation Metro Bank business accounts: https://www.metrobankonline.co.uk/business/everyday-banking Barclays business accounts: http://www.barclays.co.uk/business-banking/accounts Crunch personal tax estimator: https://help.crunch.co.uk/customer/portal/articles/2031723 YunoJuno: https://yunojuno.com

Today Alex and David discuss the start of the new Coding Solo podcast, how they got into freelancing, what worried them about it. They also discuss the end result they are experiencing today alongside some interesting technology / resources you can tap into. # Follow Us Alex - https://twitter.com/alexbilbie David - https://twitter.com/davzie # Give Us Feedback or Ask Questions feedback@codingsolo.works # Mentions Career Fork Book: https://leanpub.com/freelancedeveloperbook Alex's Allergy App: https://canteatthat.com/ Protocol Buffers: https://developers.google.com/protocol-buffers/