Full Stack Developers Wes Bos and Scott Tolinski dive deep into web development topics, explaining how they work and talking about their own experiences. They cover from JavaScript frameworks like React, to the latest advancements in CSS to simplifying web tooling.
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Hasty Treat - Hiring an Assistant
In this Hasty Treat, Scott and Wes talk about how to hire an assistant — something that can make your life a lot easier as a solo developer.
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Show Notes2:34 - Finding someone
- Virtual Assistant
- Offset timezones can be handy
- Flexible is great - two hours here, two hours there
5:55 - Types of tasks to delegate
- Support
- Email replies
- Mail and shipping items
- Invoicing
- Expenses
- Research - find emails for X
- Blog post edits
- Sponsorships
14:50 - Standard Operating Procedures
- If something happens more than once, make an SOP
- Common questions that come up
18:07 - Tools
- 1Password
- Missive
- Custom backend tools for:
- Managing courses
- Issuing refunds
- Chromebook
- Google Docs
21:52 - Hours
Links- 1Password
- Missive
- Notion
- Freshbooks
- Syntax Ep 184: Desktop & Mobile Apps With a Single Codebase
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- LevelUpTutorials Instagram
- Wes’ Instagram
- Wes’ Twitter
- Wes’ Facebook
- Scott’s Twitter
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