Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by llamle » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 1:23 AM UTC

I do web development and mobile development for startups.

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by jackgolding » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 1:39 AM UTC

cm2012 wrote: post #6

Marketing consulting.

if you don't mind me asking - assuming all of that is services related: what % of that is strategy vs execution?

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by cuchoi » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 1:51 AM UTC

__d wrote: post #2

C/C++/Java/Python for capital markets, customers mostly in NYC.

Any tips on how to get into programming for financial institutions/capital markets?

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by LiteskinKanye » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 1:55 AM UTC

Everyone makes six figures before tax. You should clarify after tax ;)

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by [deleted] » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 2:01 AM UTC

chi17 wrote: post #10

Not a freelancer. That's how I do it. I don't think you're asking the right question, though. 100k+ USD/yr in some parts of the country is a lot different than 100k+ USD/yr in other parts. The really smart ones have found jobs in metro areas that pay lots, but work remotely from areas with low cost of living expenses, and put all the extra away into college funds for their kids and Roth 401k's invested in high risk,…

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Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by bruno2223 » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 2:05 AM UTC

Back-End Dev here (Node).

I do integration between Brazillian mobile carriers and international Apps (content providers in general) who wants to get into Brazilian market, usually to bill users on their mobile plan instead of paypal or inApp Purchase. The funnil gap is much lower when you Bill users in mobile plan.

Brazilian carrier has a tough and slow integration process and, without a local IT support is almost impossible to connect with them.

As I have everything ready for all major carriers, it's easier/faster/cheaper to hire me instead of build the integration by itself.

www.2brazil.rocks

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by 1337biz » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 2:25 AM UTC

jackgolding wrote: post #12

cm2012 wrote: post #6

Marketing consulting.

if you don't mind me asking - assuming all of that is services related: what % of that is strategy vs execution?

Check out his website/profile. Seems like he is mostly handling ad accounts on Facebook.

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by nXqd » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 2:37 AM UTC

Clojure(script) | AI (mainly python and R) development for trading companies and startups.

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by vogt » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 3:29 AM UTC

metaloha wrote: post #3

Front-end JS for the oil-and-gas industry. Custom, industry-specific customer-facing web applications. Interesting work, but the business logic required by some companies is freakin' terrifying :)

if you're in TX and want to network with a ui/ux designer, would love to chat. i have been wanting to get into this business for a while.

Re: Ask HN: 6-figure freelancers of HN, what do you do?

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Post by diehell » Wed, Aug 30, 2017, 3:42 AM UTC

bruno2223 wrote: post #16

Back-End Dev here (Node). I do integration between Brazillian mobile carriers and international Apps (content providers in general) who wants to get into Brazilian market, usually to bill users on their mobile plan instead of paypal or inApp Purchase. The funnil gap is much lower when you Bill users in mobile plan. Brazilian carrier has a tough and slow integration process and, without a local IT support is almost im…

Interesting! How can i start something like this for my own country?