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Revisiting My 2025 Web Development Predictions — What Actually Happened
As the founder of ABZ Global, with 14+ years in web development and design, I kicked off 2025 with a YouTube video outlining five key predictions for the year.…
I finally switched from PayPal to Stripe for my SaaS. What a relief and what a great experience from Stripe!
My SaaS is a Project Management Tool, and I am a programmer by profession. When I launched the app at the end of 2022, I chose to use PayPal because I had a…
Betting on Google’s Tech Stack for My Project Management App
Back in 2016, when I started working on my project management application, Self-Manager.net, I had to make a big decision: which tech stack would power the…
Week in the life of a SaaS founder
Some context. My SaaS is in the productivity industry, and it is built for project/task management. At the moment, I spend 70% of my time on my web development…
Software engineer becomes SaaS Founder. What I Learned so Far
1. Marketing is super important It does not mean it is as hard as learning to code but it needs a lot of attention. Most projects aren't going to have the same…
My Web Development Prediction for 2025
I'm Marian, a senior software engineer who worked in Web development for over 10 years. I prepared 5 points of what I think will happen in Web development in…
Productivity Tools and Tips that Helped Me as a Freelance Web Developer
In summary, the most important things for productivity are tools, the environment, and good practices. With the right tools, the right environment, and good…
Upwork Profile Optimization | Upwork SEO
If you think your Upwork profile needs improvements you landed in the right place. I will recommend improvements that will help you appear higher in search…
How to start on Upwork as a professional programmer?
Nowdays, with the price of connects quadrupled in the last year it makes only sense to be on Upwork as a professional coder if you plan to make over $100k per…
Good and Bad parts of freelancing on Upwork in 2024 | A Freelancer's Insight
Back when I started on Upwork as a freelancer you could easily start without investing money. If you got a job, Upwork would get a commission of 5%-20% from…
Why Freelancing on Upwork is Getting Harder (And How to Survive)
Let's first start with the hard parts and then move to the solutions 1. Price of Connects. Over the past year, the cost of applying for jobs on Upwork has…
Don't Like Your Programming Job? Here's Why I LOVE Mine!
I was surprised that in the StackOverflow 2024 survey, 80% of developers responded that they are not happy about their job. I can imagine what things they…
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