{"product_id":"9781484204214","title":"The Coder's Path to Wealth and Independence","description":"\u003cp\u003eDevelopers, programmers, technical architects, and consultants: You are highly skilled and have deep commitment to your craft as well as the motivation to excel. It’s time to step away from the perceived security of a full-time salaried position, or a marginally successful solo business, and step into a world of freedom, independence, and wealth. With your current technical skills, and an open mind, you can rapidly build a highly successful and ethical business—and on your own terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Coder's Path to Wealth and Independence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eexplains how. Mark Beckner, himself, a highly successful itinerant developer, shows you how to transform yourself from a skilled programmer into a highly creative and effective businessperson leveraging the skills you already have. You will learn to create opportunities where none have existed, create value for yourself and those you work with, substantially increase your income, define your ideals, and realize your dreams. By utilizing the unique strategies outlined in \u003cem\u003eThe Coder's Path to Wealth and Independence\u003c\/em\u003e to build your practice, you will find your path to personal, professional, and financial prosperity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Coder's Path to Wealth and Independence\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003ewill show you how to:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWork from wherever you want \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUse your technical skills to create a high-revenue, highly independent business\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLearn the skills of the \"rainmaker\" to acquire new projects and clients\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOperate under various fee models, allowing you to increase your wealth and your freedom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRapidly create proposals and contracts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManage projects and execute on your goals with greater skill than ever\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn short, this book will help you discover a variety of powerful and unique approaches to business that will allow you be highly successful—where, how, and whenever \u003cem\u003eyou\u003c\/em\u003e want.\u003c\/p\u003eWhat you’ll learn\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to take your technical skills and create a high revenue, highly independent business based on them\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to work from wherever you want, and stay in constant motion, on your terms \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to create opportunities through unique approaches to client acquisition and advertising\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to focus on self-mastery and discipline in order to create a thriving practice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to implement a powerful business model, tailored to solo developers and technical consultants, that enables you to work when, where, and how you want\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003eWho this book is for      \u003cp\u003e     Coders, architects, and technical consultants, and anyone in the world of technology all have the core skills required to follow this path to freedom and riches. This is a guide targeted at people who want to create and grow thriving and rewarding solo, technically focused practices.      \u003c\/p\u003e     Table of ContentsChapter 1: Travel: The Power of Staying in Motion\u003cp\u003eChapter 2: Skills: The Nature of Programming and Business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 3: Discipline and Education: The Importance of Continuous Improvement\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 4: Ethics: The Foundation of Relationships and Business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 5: Structuring Your Business: Protecting Yourself\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 6: Advertising and Marketing: The Science of Lead Creation\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 7: Prospecting and Sales: The Art of Rainmaking\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 8: Proposals and Contracts: Trust, Flexibility and Simplicity\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 9: Fees and Income: Creating a High Dollar Revenue Stream\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 10: Goal Setting: The Engine Behind Your Success\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 11: Growth and Expansion: Handling Success\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 12: Investing in Your Business and Utilizing Wealth: The Abundance Mentality\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 13: Health: Personal Vitality and the Impact on Your Business\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChapter 14: Freedom through Business: Wealth, Dreams, and Independence\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Apress","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47125890990320,"sku":"9781484204214","price":31.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781484204214_p0.jpg?v=1763631855","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781484204214","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}