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This is all well and good, but the biggest reservation I have about all of these consulting blog posts is who should do this and who shouldn't? I feel like cons

This is all well and good, but the biggest reservation I have about all of these consulting blog posts is who should do this and who shouldn't? I feel like consulting is easier to consider when you're a seasoned programmer (10+ years) because you have the accumulated knowledge to really provide value to a company when you're not an employee. I'm almost 27, is my lack of years of experience going to prohibit me from attaining consulting gigs? If I can optimize your front-end code, get you higher performance and SEO rankings, are you going to hesitate / ignore me because of my lack of years in the field?

borplk 14y ago
You mention a good point. I think consulting requires a character. If you are 20-something I really doubt it's going to work very well. Unless you have a history of extra-ordinary achievements which sets you apart, in which case you probably wouldn't have or want to do consulting.
trapexit 14y ago
"If I can optimize your front-end code, get you higher performance and SEO rankings, are you going to hesitate / ignore me because of my lack of years in the field?" This is a testable hypothesis. Test it. Seriously. Most people who fail are defeated not by external forces, but by forces from within. Stop worrying and start testing.