Steve Folland chats to Front End Web Developer Barry McGee on stepping out from the BBC and being freelance. Barry's experiment with paying for 'promoted tweets' to find himself work is a fascinating new technique to land his CVs on the desks of decision makers. But did it work?

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Here’s some of the key takeaway points:

• Hear how Barry experimented (successfully) with paying to promote

himself on Twitter * Taking on small freelance projects alongside a full time job gives

you experience of dealing with clients and getting your head around

the financial side of things like invoicing and taxes * You will never think you’re experienced enough… just get started and

learn by doing * Job boards and agencies are fine, but you’ll get more valuable

contracts if you can figure out how to get your CV in front of the

people who hire direct * LinkedIn has been really useful for Barry in keeping connections

alive from job to job and for being tracked down for future work

More from Barry

Barry on Twitter

Barry's site

Useful Links

Stackoverflow

Twitter for Businesses

The McGuire Programme (‘Beyond Stuttering’)