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Ask HN: How do you find freelance/contract gigs?
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Re: Ask HN: How do you find freelance/contract gigs?
#112A great place to start is posting something on the find a freelancer thread here on HN every first of the month. I get a fair number of inquiries from that. As others have mentioned, meeting people and letting them know what you do. Most of these will not be direct clients. Rather they will either know of someone who is seeking help, or will remember your name. It can take some time to get your name out and get the b…
curtis makes some excellent points about the whole concept of freelancing and how to make real long term work by bringing real value to your customers. These will generally not argue on price since they understand and see the value that the price is getting them (either increased income or decrease cost). With that said, I personally would not think recommend the paid hourly work even with the structure of milestones…
Thanks for your reply. I hear what you're saying about hourly, and completely agree with your points -- if it is hourly without structure.
The difference is I treat each milestone/iteration as a small project, requiring assesment, scoping and client buy-off (A change order to the contract, along with an estimate). If they want time limits before continuing past x number hours, I'm fine with that too.
I see the advantages are:
* Lower risk to me because the price is not fixed
* Lower customer risk because they see progress and can adjust as the project unfolds.
* Lower cost to them -- they don't pay extra to cover my risk.
* The client has more control since they can make course corrections along the way.
* Regular client touch-points are built in - they get more visibility, I can adjust expectations
* Scope changes just mean more billable hours
The feedback I've gotten is they like the flexibility, and are often more willing to say yes because of reduced risk.
Re: Ask HN: How do you find freelance/contract gigs?
#113MY STRATEGY works somewhat? but is old and dusty. old and dusty warning and YMWV - mileage will vary. -1.) It has nothing to do with your willpower or even your skillsets. 0.) the key strategy is rule out - some big companies, even stingy and the case of CIO chef info officer is clueless - AVOID THEM like the plague. U get a great job. affter change of bosses - once every 9 months for 3 years; you get 'fired' and put…
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