Do's of WordPress Freelancing

• Create your own contract or find a nice starting point. https://gist.github.com/malarkey/4031110
• Make it clear what you need project starts, when it is considered "complete", and how you will be paid.
• Much much more!

• Be too specific rather than not specific enough
• Are they expecting to move content around like in Elementor?
• API integrations, shopping cart, data importing?
• Hosting, billing, plugins

• Homepage (milestone 1)
• About, Contact, Blog (milestone 2)
• Store Archive and Single (milestone 3)
• Checkout Process (milestone 4)
• Launch (milestone 5)

• Lock down the installing of plugins if you are going to be in charge of the site going forward.
• Same should go for Core WordPress
• If this doesn't apply to you, think about putting something in the contract that says you are not responsible for managing plugins or their effects.

• Look in your area for Agencies that work with WordPress
• Make connections with employees for long term work outside of the Agency

Dont's of WordPress Freelancing

• Unless you get explicit permission, don't use a headless setup
• No plugins, potential build times, and lots of unexpected behavior

• Make the client set up their own account on the host of their choosing
• You can recommend them to a host and make some $$$
• You don't want to get phone calls when their server goes down at 2am

• You don't want to be tracking down reimbursement for plugins when they expire
• Consider it if you have a developer license (unlimited sites). 

• Become comfortable saying "No"
• It takes time to produce great work
• Work/Life balance is a real thing

• This can come down to poor execution OR poor planning
• Don't bite off more than you can chew

• There are plenty of developers on Fiverr that will do the cheap work for cheap clients
• If you need a portfolio, reach out to Charities

Thank You!