How to earn $4000 a month as a part-time web developer
Yes – you really can earn $4000 a month part-time as a web developer. Not right away, not without work, but this is totally feasible if you have enough leads, some skill and a system. Now of course the numbers will be different for everyone, but as a starting point, let's say you can work 15 hours a week. That might be 3 hours a day, 5 days a week. Or 2 hours a day during the week and 5 hours on Saturdays. On average, that means your availability is 65 hours a month.
In the tutorials you will hear our suggestions on how to price your services, but for now, let's look at some possibilities on how to reach the $4000 mark. You could:
- Spend all your time on one large project and charge $4000.
- Do two projects at $2000 and spend 32 hours on each.
- Do four $1000 jobs and spend 16 hours on each.
- Or develop 8 small sites for $500 each.
- Or of course, a combination of the above.
Incidentally, if you follow this model, you'll earn around $60 an hour. That's not too shabby for a part-time job!
How large is the market?
The web is well established but there are still a multitude of businesses without a website. And if they do have a site, it is often very poor. One simple approach is to find existing business sites that have out-of-date content. Contact them and ask for a meeting to demonstrate how you can provide a solution that allows them to update the site themselves. Then introduce them to Joomla (and your service!).
What do you need?
1. The skills. Obviously you need to know what you're doing so you need to have built a website or two. The great news is that all you need are the skills that we teach in the Joomla Pro course. The beauty of Joomla is that if you need help, there are thousands of developers to call on.
2. A system. We're going to give you some direction over the coming weeks and in the upcoming video course.
3. The right mindset. I've said that this is about becoming a part-time web developer. But this is not how you should present yourself. You are about to become a web marketer. If you approach a business with a pitch like "we can build you a website", they will look at the exercise as an expense. But if you say "we can increase your profit by improving your online presence", the business owner will see it as an investment. This is a very important distinction.
In two weeks we'll introduce you to a simple method of obtaining leads. No sales skills required!
