[Chicago] Freelance Work

[Aaron Elmquist]

Lots of great ideas everyone. Thank you for all the replies.
On Jan 31, 2016 8:48 PM, "Joshua Herman" <zitterbewegung at gmail.com> wrote:

> The way that I have done freelancing is to see if your friends need a
> website or some project and they are willing to pay you for it.
>
> On Jan 31, 2016, at 8:46 PM, Jason Wirth <wirth.jason at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Aaron,
>
> Here's an additional idea. YouTube hosts a bunch of the previously
> recorded long-format (~3+ hours) tutorials hosted at PyCon throughout the
> years. Use the mailing list to your advantage and recruit a couple people
> to watch a tutorial together then build something as a group.
>
>
> --
>     Jason Wirth
>     wirth.jason at gmail.com
>
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 7:52 AM, Mark Graves <mgraves87 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Aaron,
>>
>> I entered the programming world the same way you did about five years
>> ago.  I'm by no means the most successful person, but I'm happy to offer up
>> my experience if you want to set up a time to chat.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, Jan 30, 2016 at 12:40 AM, H. White <white.heather33 at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> There's also the ChiPy Mentorship program.
>>>
>>> Sent from my Cyanogen phone
>>> On Jan 30, 2016 12:37 AM, Hector Rios <that.hector at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey Aaron,
>>>
>>> I came from a similar background: I have a math and an acturial science
>>> background.
>>>
>>> I would suggest going to local meetups such as ChiHackNight
>>> <http://chihacknight.org/> or the Python project nights. That way you
>>> can ask for help from local Pythonistas and perhaps even get a mentor.
>>>
>>> Speaking of mentors, keep an eye out for the next ChiPy mentorship
>>> program. That would be an excellent place to get a mentor to build skills.
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> {
>>>     "name": "Hector Rios",
>>>     "title": "polymath",
>>>     "contact": {
>>>             "linkedin": "hrios10",
>>>             "gmail": "that.hector",
>>>             "site": "http://hectron.github.io/"
>>>     }
>>> }
>>>
>>> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Aaron Elmquist <elmq0022 at umn.edu>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hello Chipy,
>>>>
>>>> I am interested in doing more programming for fun and profit, but I
>>>> don't have a formal background in computer science (I have an engineering
>>>> and math background).
>>>>
>>>> So, I was wondering if anyone on the list could offers suggestions or
>>>> their experiences related to freelancing to build skill and a respectable
>>>> portfolio.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>>
>>>> Aaron
>>>>
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