Recently I was approached by a former employer about doing a small task for them. While working there, I was paid $X/hr. For this task, I said I would need to charge roughly $2X/hr. He came back saying it was way out of his budget. I was fine with not having the work because I [...]

Since summer 2008, I have logged over 600 hours of freelance programming work through the website odesk.com.  It has been an interesting experience.  I started freelance work because I missed programming.  In May 2008, I moved to China and ended up becoming an English teacher.  While English teaching is rewarding in its own way, I [...]