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Hey HN, I am a software engineer in Europe and I would guess the average software engineer makes ~40000 (around ~28000 net) euro a year (~47000 in $) if (s)he does "average" softwa…

Oh, sry, I see. I guess that it's just a Stripe marketing channel and the number of sign-ups supports some metric.

> That's a fair point I hear quite a lot. Not sure what the reasoning is there (assuming it is the case). That it's incredible inconvenient? I don't want to do discussion there, bu…

Slightly off-topic, but what happened to indiehackers? I liked the page more before the redesign/stripe-takeover. The page was more clearly arranged and you could browse it without…

> Some sort of service that signs and proves the authenticity of videos. I don't think that is even possible. You might want to succeed with amateur efforts, but I would guess ther…

> If people named Jane are more likely to eat ice cream, you can't target ice cream ads at them and help keep your site free, without asking them. Apart from the fact that people n…

Why?

> [...] Now if you run a website in the EU, any user who signs up to it has control over the contents of your servers and you have to ask in extremely specific detail to do anythin…

I don't really get it. So what's the burden for the developer here - he argues that the IP is PII (personally identifiable information), which is true, but I don't think it means y…

The big services (Google, Cloudflare, etc.) provide DDoS attack mitigation (and seem to succeed), but details on their tactics are rare (at least I did not find in-depth informatio…

> 5. Don't be afraid to learn. Try not to specialise too much. Generalists/full stack devs are very sought after. You'll start a contract as a web developer and soon you'll be doin…

> Mind sharing a link to your blog (if it's still active)? Thanks :) It seems to be there: https://www.brentozar.com/blog/ Bam. Inbound marketing seems to go well, a HNer just link…

What differentiates you from freelancer.com and upwork.com? The Problem at freelancer.com (currently testing that) is that it is hard to differentiate yourself as a good contractor…

After evaluating both platforms in more detail I will probably start with freelancer.com as it is possible to have an arbitrary name (e.g. "elephantdesign") instead of real name on…

Has it been complex to sell your skills because of your previous employee? Did you just cold e-mail your previous contacts that you got while working or did they approach you?

Hey Doreen, thanks for your input. By "service" you mean some of the popular middlemen mentioned in this thread? All the best for your endeavor!

Thanks, this is uplifting information, and sounds like a good plan - start with low-paying jobs and be exceptional and then raise your rates and get first-hand clients. How profess…

> The typical situation is that employers need techies LOCALLY and can’t find them in the sort of numbers they’d ideally want which drives rates up: +1 techie. There are local jobs…

I would like to go into consulting in a specific niche, but lack clients (currently working as software developer in a company). There are related job offers at services like Upwor…