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Is it more profitable to work for people instead of continuing to build products? What do they hire you for - SEO expertise or programming ability? And how muc

• patio11 16y ago
  Is it more profitable to work for people instead of continuing to build products? I would do fairly decently for myself if I did consulting full time, or at any appreciable fraction of full time, but that isn't where I want to be in my life. What do they hire you for - SEO expertise or programming ability? Most frequently, to do my "how you can use engineering to market software" shtick. Sometimes that involves SEO, sometimes it involves me programming, sometimes it involves me being a human being who is capable of talking to engineers and marketers without either side being unduly offended. 90% of programmers think they're in the top 10% of the profession -- I have no such illusions, so I typically tell folks that using me to program is probably not the most efficient use of their dollars. As to the last question, I don't know. My professional life is sort of a package deal. Some portion of it is BCC, some portion blogging, some portion knowing people from around, etc.