Bubble Developer Certificate worth it?

andrewmccalister · 2024-12-03T16:33:21.474Z

For people who have passed the certification process, did you find having it was worth while (time and cost) in getting freelance jobs?

devlopr · 2024-12-03T16:43:16.066Z

I don’t think that’s a benchmark for getting clients.
Majority of clients don’t care about that

lindsay_knowcode · 2024-12-03T17:30:32.138Z

I think the answer is very clearly yes. There are many developers proclaiming they are “the top best Bubble developer”, measuring themselves in a very subjective way.

Without a portfolio of prior projects and certification it will be very hard to differentiate yourself. The exam is not “super easy any one can do it” - it is some credible proof that you actually have a clue.

andrewmccalister · 2024-12-03T17:57:29.450Z

Thanks. I’m presuming you do freelance work(?).

If so, do you find most of your work on the forum or elsewhere?

lindsay_knowcode · 2024-12-03T18:17:46.542Z

I built my reputation building plugins, and then I built planbbackups.io. So I have worked hard to get a good reputation - reputation is everything!

If you hang around in the forum and say smart helpful stuff - people will notice you. As @georgecollier says - there are Bubble devs with 6 months experience who ‘get it’ more than folks who have been building crappy apps for years.

Find a category of Bubble apps that interests you, and where you have some domain expertise in already, and any time anything pops up on the forum, X etc etc etc - get involved. Showing you are interested and have a clue is a big differentiator.

But what do I know …

ihsanzainal84 · 2024-12-03T23:39:57.602Z

Depends on where you are at. It’s a good plus to have if you’re new or don’t have a solid portfolio of live apps built with Bubble.

I don’t have the certification but I’ve built a reputation within my networks and my sector as the go to guy for web apps and digital solutions. I conduct workshops and seminars about digitalization of work processes and I have 2 well used live Bubble apps.

I’m focused on building my rep locally, not for global clients. So the Bubble cert has no value to me or the clients I’m interested in working with. Again it really depends on where you are at.

Sarah_Esteve · 2024-12-04T03:38:32.519Z

My clients heard about bubble first time with… me. So they really don t care about certification.

When reading the jobs section of the forum, I never saw someone asking for the certification.

However, in the RFP, the certification is highlighted.

I think it is cool to pass the exam to challenge yourself and be proud of you.

I felt like back in school again

If you have an agency plan - what I strongly recommend if you want to freelance - you got 2 free attemps thanks to @theo.goldberg work.

Note : very frustrating to not know what were the questions you failed still asking myself where I m wrong and what I truly believe but is not true it is 4am here and it keeps me awake