{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"E174 - Starting a Freelance Career (Sam Smith, gsamsmith.com)","description":"In today\u2019s episode, we get to listen again to Joe and Sam\u2019s conversation about joining WordPress. They discuss Sam\u2019s stories during his firefighter days, how he stumbled upon WordPress and coding, and his approach on how he successfully managed his time to build his own business.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Sam Smith is a retired Firefighter\/Paramedic, an Orlando WordCamp Organizer, and a Web Developer.&amp;nbsp; Episode Resources:  Sam Smith is on Twitter, Instagram, and WordPress.org Leave an  Apple podcast review or binge-watch past episodes Visit the WPMRR Community  What to Listen For:  00:00 Intro 01:18 Welcome to the pod, Sam!&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; 03:16 From a firefighter paramedic to a WordPress developer 05:50 Stories of injuries while at work 09:17 Taking little bits per day to successfully launch a business 17:24 Build on relationships and have real friends in the industry 24:59 What\u2019s it like to organize a WordCamp? 28:23 Getting a jump on blog impressions 30:19 The Martian 33:59 Find Sam online  ","author_name":"WPMRR WordPress Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/wpmrr.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/21319817\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/item\/21319817"}