Hi skool fams! I am a software engineer. I'd love to connect with Founders, builders, CTO or PMs currently building unique ideas. Mainly use Python/Django, React/Nextjs, C#/.NET, Gofast and serveral Typescript and Python libs for developing cutting-edge AI production such as Voice AI, AI assistants, Automation and LLM projects. Also take full responsibility for enhancing visual appeal and marketing effectiveness through UI/UX, website design, and front-end improvements. Let’s develop useful projects that can actually sell well to companies or customers. Also, if you have such an opportunity, please bring me on board.

Like I know I've gotten faster, I know I've learned more tools, I know my work is better than it was 12 months ago But every time I think about telling a client my new rate I talk myself out of it How do you even start that conversation without feeling like they're just going to replace you?

Fast replies are good, but clear boundaries are better. I used to answer clients at all hours because I thought it made me “valuable.” It mostly just trained clients to expect 24/7 access. Now I set response windows from the start and clients actually respect me more. Weirdly, better boundaries improved retention too.

Happening to me right now and I genuinely don't know what to do 😞 she wants me to learn a whole new project management system by next week and just assumes I'll figure it out in my own time. I don't want to seem difficult because she's my biggest client but I also spent 4 hours this week just watching tutorials and I wasn't paid for any of it. is this normal? do you just absorb it or is there a way to bring it up without making things awkward? I really need some advice on this one.

I genuinely don't know why I waited so long. Before I was copy pasting numbers from different places into a Google Doc every Friday — taking about 90 minutes per client Now I have a live dashboard that updates automatically and clients can check it anytime they want without messaging me The first time a client said 'I already saw the numbers, looks great' instead of waiting for my update I realized how much that one change shifted how they saw me If you're still doing manual reporting for clients you're spending time on something that shouldn't need your hands on it anymore