Cam Sloan needed five or six freelance clients to earn decent wages
Cam Sloan · Indie Riches: He Makes More Now Than The $100k Job That Laid Him Off in 2019 · Jul 1, 2021 · at 12:53
Hopscotch founder Cam Sloan details client volume requirements for earning a full-time income through freelance web development.
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“I think I only needed like Five or six throughout the year last year to make a decent wage.”
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