[Chicago] Freelance Work

[Joshua Herman]

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 <mailto:wirth.jason at gmail.com>
> 
> On Sun, Jan 31, 2016 at 7:52 AM, Mark Graves <mgraves87 at gmail.com <mailto: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 <mailto: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 <mailto: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/ <http://hectron.github.io/>"
>     }
> }
> 
> On Fri, Jan 29, 2016 at 2:59 PM, Aaron Elmquist <elmq0022 at umn.edu <mailto: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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