I wondered if there are other places besides Upwork that you would recommend when looking for software development freelance work? I would prefer smaller jobs but tips for any good platform would be welcome. Thanks you!
Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?
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#2LinkedIn, various slack groups based on technology, reddit/r/forhire, CraigsList (if it is popular in your geography).
But especially LinkedIn. Connect with people and let people know you are available my making posts!
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#3There's a list of 100 alternative websites in an older discussion "Ask HN : What Are the Alternatives to Upwork?" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19573781
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#4www.moonlightwork.com
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#5gitcoin.co
I haven't used it for ~8 months so I don't know what it is like now, but in 6 months I was active on there, I made ~$20k, mostly web development stuff to add a single feature to an existing codebase, all open source.
Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?
#6LinkedIn, various slack groups based on technology, reddit/r/forhire, CraigsList (if it is popular in your geography). But especially LinkedIn. Connect with people and let people know you are available my making posts!
For Craigslist list, if it isn't popular in your area, you can use it to search larger cities as well.
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#7I recently got work by responding to a post in the HN who's hiring / looking for freelancers monthly thread. When I need a project I always look there, as well as the other usual places. Also try TopTal or Gun.io. They are probably the best freelance platforms with real projects and clients who pay market rates (or close to it). Upwork is garbage...
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#8If you're working with games:
www.reddit.com/r/gamedevclassifieds
www.gamejobforum.com
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#9reddit.com/r/forhire is good, I've gotten several gigs from just posting that I was looking for work there along with my skillset and what I would be interested in working on.
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#10I tend to get offers for new projects from past customers, as well as them telling me about their business buddies who need a project done. With that, I know whom to email when I have unsold time coming up.
It really is a sellers market at the moment, so you can probably just call up random mid to large companies in your area and ask them what kind of projects they are trying to hire for.
If the thought of that makes you uncomfortable, your best bet might be to team up with an agency so that they'll re-sell you at a higher rate to their customers. That tends to cost you 20% of the project gross, but if it is a profitable project, that price of admission might still be worth it.