Independent

TL;DR Key takeaways: Building trust and relationships with a community of experts is crucial for success. Continuously staying up-to-date with the latest trends and best practices in your field and maintaining a curious mindset is important for delivering innovative solutions. Diversifying your business streams, such as through a SaaS product or newsletter, can help to increase success and growth. Being a freelancer offers autonomy and independence, but it’s important to also consider the scalability of your business. As my business as an independent AWS consultant enters its fourth year, I am proud to reflect on the growth and success I have achieved over these past few years. ...

This post is the second part of a series about my journey as an Independent AWS Cloud Architect. Status As I’ve already told you in the first part, I’ve started my own business in early January 2020. After the first 6 months of being an Independent AWS Architect in France, I’m very happy with this move, no regret, and I won’t see any upcoming U-turn move to come back as a full-time employee. ...

In December 2019, I’ve decided to switch from a long time (15 years) habits of Full-Time Employee (FTE) contracts to run my own business as an Independent AWS Cloud Architect. This decision came to me after a few deceptions from my past experiences as a traditional employee/consultant, and I was thinking about this switch for several years now. It was the perfect time for me to start this new challenge: ...