From: Ernie Kemp > > It seems to me that there must to other places a freelance Web Developer > fines work. > > How do you find work in PHP Web programming? > Work a company, through this site and from God. > > I wish to know more than handing out a business card. 1. Create a personal/business page on a local server. That page serves as an advertisement and a sample of what you can do. Include a data entry form for prospects to request your services and make sure it's not susceptible to HTML or SQL injection. 2. Check with any local ISP or web server providers. See if they have a referral service or help wanted section for customers that want help updating or creating pages. While you're talking to them, find out what services they offer and what tools are available on their servers. Make sure you know how to use them. 3. Talk to the folks at Kinko's, Staples, etc. to see if they get requests for help with web pages. Possibly they can pass out your cards for you. In my case there were two events that directed me into web development. First, about 15 years ago I helped two friends set up a web site with a specific purpose. It was all Perl, CGI and flat files at the time, but it was useful experience. The effort died after three years because we couldn't figure out how to make it pay for itself. Second, after 20 years of designing embedded communications devices and programming credit card terminals, my employer decreed all of those devices to be legacy. But they had started moving some of those same services over to the web. So I became a web developer. I am now doing OJT for XHTML, CSS, Postgres, PHP, PCI DSS, Apache and RedHat Linux; all at the same time. I have done three releases of a product that was already online, but still have a long way to go. I figure another two years to complete my apprenticeship. Bob McConnell -- PHP General Mailing List (http://www.php.net/) To unsubscribe, visit: http://www.php.net/unsub.php
