Stop using freelance sites. They aren't worth it.
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#22Stop using freelance sites. They aren't worth it.
What about for people who have no contacts and can't find clients?
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#24Stop using freelance sites. They aren't worth it.
What about for people who have no contacts and can't find clients?
You might want to look for sites / agencies hiring especially for contractors that travel to the client onsite.
At those positions you are able to charge much more than the basic bid for project website. Plus you don't have too deal with the masses of offshore devs that underbid you. The downside is that you need to travel to your client which means sleeping in a hotel 3-4 nights a week
Re: Ask HN: Evolving from freelancing gigs to a consulting company?
#25Stop using freelance sites. They aren't worth it.
What about for people who have no contacts and can't find clients?
If you can't find clients without a freelance site, that's the skill you need to develop first. And if you have no contacts, you haven't been working in the industry long enough, IMO.