🚨 [Update: As you read some of these introductions, smash THEIR LIKE BUTTON 👍 Take it one step further by commenting on their introduction to earn bonus points and unlock more features in this group.]🚨 I am thankful to you all for joining this group. Could you please introduce yourself? Not only does this allow us to get to know everyone, but SKOOL is built on points. (Liking, Commenting, and Posting all give you points). Points will also unlock classroom courses for you! Check out the Getting Started Welcome Course: https://swiy.co/getting-started So let's get things started! When I was teaching in the classroom, we would go around the room and have you do the following. 1. State Your Name (Skool does this one for us - lol) 2. What had you been interested in learning to code? 3. What is your favorite potato? Me: What sparked my interest was my enjoyment of problem-solving and making life easier for myself. I wanted to learn how to create apps that could help my kids learn math and spelling, so I developed apps for that purpose. As far as a favorite potato. I would say Chick-fil-A fries. 🔥 As always, help this community grow. Skool gives you a special invite code. This also serves as your affiliate code, as being part of this group gives you the ability to earn a 40% commission. This applies to one-time purchases of courses or our premium membership.

I’ve been working in IT for around 10 years, mostly doing freelance development and remote projects. A couple of friends of mine immigrated to the US about two years ago. At the beginning it was really difficult for them to find stable work. They didn’t have much experience in IT freelancing and didn’t really know how platforms like Upwork or Fiverr worked. Since I had been working in freelancing for a long time, I helped them learn how things work — from technical skills to understanding how freelance platforms operate. At first they just worked on small projects, but slowly they gained confidence and experience. Eventually they were able to find stable remote jobs. Seeing that progress was honestly really rewarding. It made me think about how many people might be in a similar situation — wanting to succeed but feeling stuck or not knowing where to start. Has anyone here gone through something similar when starting their career or moving to a new country? I’d be interested to hear other people’s experiences.