Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by bizzleDawg » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:02 PM UTC

It sounds like you're looking for freelance work?

In my experience as a python/full stack freelancer, you're best off starting with a full time and then reducing your hours per week after getting familiar with the project. I've done this several times, either because the project went in to more of a maintenance phase, or at my request (normally to spend more time on a side project).

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by barry-cotter » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:07 PM UTC

n4bz0r wrote: post #8

juice_bus wrote: post #6

Earlier quoted context omitted.

From my experience they may start drowning in $1/hr offers.

What's the purpose of those? There are countries where this pay is acceptable? Can't really think of a reason to attract attention this way.

You do a great job on crap jobs to get a good rating so people will look at your proposal for decent jobs. A friend did that for financial modeling jobs on Upwork after doing a CFI course and was making $50 an hour within two months.

And yes, there are many countries where a $1 an hour job would get a lot of applicants.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by cliffwarden » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:08 PM UTC

Have you been self-employed before?

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by frittata » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:12 PM UTC

kidgorgeous wrote: post #2

Upwork. Just spend an hour a day submitting proposals, and you'll be drowning in offers at the end of the month

There was a concerning post on HN about upwork's impersonation problem: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32096656

I don't think I'd ever put my information on their platform, and I'm also considering getting off linkedin for similar concerns.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by scrapcode » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:16 PM UTC

kidgorgeous wrote: post #2

Upwork. Just spend an hour a day submitting proposals, and you'll be drowning in offers at the end of the month

My experience has been very short of "drowning in offers," however I am also reluctant to list certain things on my profile such as my current and previous employment, and I'm also reluctant to work for nothing. Any suggestions are welcome.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by staticautomatic » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:19 PM UTC

frittata wrote: post #14

kidgorgeous wrote: post #2

Upwork. Just spend an hour a day submitting proposals, and you'll be drowning in offers at the end of the month

There was a concerning post on HN about upwork's impersonation problem: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32096656 I don't think I'd ever put my information on their platform, and I'm also considering getting off linkedin for similar concerns.

The spam profiles on UpWork tend to borrow identities from other parts of the internet and not other UpWork profiles. When I reverse image search my applicants’ profile photos, the fake ones are mostly taken from LinkedIn.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by ezekg » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:25 PM UTC

I've had success with https://moonlightwork.com in the past.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by ggktk » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:26 PM UTC

cliffwarden wrote: post #13

Have you been self-employed before?

Yes, although it didn't differ much from regular, full-time work. Basically only for tax reasons.

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by M5x7wI3CmbEem10 » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:27 PM UTC

do you have any contact info that we can reach out to?

Re: Ask HN: Where can I find small companies to work for part-time?

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Post by scottydelta » Thu, Jul 21, 2022, 1:29 PM UTC

kidgorgeous wrote: post #2

Upwork. Just spend an hour a day submitting proposals, and you'll be drowning in offers at the end of the month

I used to be a top rated developer on upwork even before they renamed upwork from Odesk. I stopped using them since 3 years ago and I would suggest you to keep away from it since the platform has become very predatory over the years.

You need to pay upwork continuously to be able to bid on jobs and you can pay even more to see other people's bids. It has become sort of pay to play scheme.

For example, they advertise and allow you to create a free agency account but you can't apply for jobs until you upgrade to agency plus.

There was also a recent case where upwork permanently suspended a freelancer's account without any recourse where the freelancer had $2000 in their account. I am sure that's not an isolated case knowing what Upwork has become.