https://gigster.com/
How does one join gigster as a contractor? There’s no obvious way to do this on their website.
Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?
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#22gitcoin.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.
Outside of a full time job? Roughly how many hours did you put in a week?
Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?
#23FreelancerCV- https://freelancercv.com/
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#24There'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
Thank you, that's super usefull.
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#25gitcoin.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 ~$20k, mostly web development stuff to add a single feature to an existing codebase, all open source.
Outside of a full time job? Roughly how many hours did you put in a week?
About 15 hours a week. No full time job, I was building my own products in the rest of my time. I now work on my own products full time (flightsim addons)
Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?
#26We are hiring remote developers! Construe Labs | Full-Stack Developer | Remote | https://construelabs.com Construe Labs is a start-up based in India, developing innovative web and data solutions for enterprise clients. We are looking for a full stack developer with at least 2-3 years of experience and is looking to learn and can help manage our entire web infrastructure. Our project entails implementing UI, construct…
It sounds like you want someone to build the entire product for you.
Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?
#27LinkedIn, various slack groups based on technology, reddit/r/forhire, CraigsList (if it is popular in your geography). But especially LinkedIn. Connect with people and let people know you are available my making posts!
reddit/r/forhire has incredibily low pay for freelance jobs (employment being different). 25-30$ per hour for development work is incredibly low
Sure, but this that is a function of what you can negotiate. There are solid gigs posted there. I see a lot of single-developers just looking for some help on their side hustle. That is interesting because you get paid to be in the passenger seat in someone’s entrepreneurial journey. Lots of learning beyond code.
I agree there might be better paid gigs elsewhere.
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#28Earlier quoted context omitted.
reddit/r/forhire has incredibily low pay for freelance jobs (employment being different). 25-30$ per hour for development work is incredibly low
Sure, but this that is a function of what you can negotiate. There are solid gigs posted there. I see a lot of single-developers just looking for some help on their side hustle. That is interesting because you get paid to be in the passenger seat in someone’s entrepreneurial journey. Lots of learning beyond code. I agree there might be better paid gigs elsewhere.
Oh i didn't negotiate, I was just looking around and was shocked.
I live in a costly place and that amount would be way too low to justify working, unfortunately.
I get that it could be interesting for learning purposes, but I prefer doing it for free and not being bound by a contract than being on a low pay
Re: Ask HN: Where do you find software development freelance work?
#29We are hiring remote developers! Construe Labs | Full-Stack Developer | Remote | https://construelabs.com Construe Labs is a start-up based in India, developing innovative web and data solutions for enterprise clients. We are looking for a full stack developer with at least 2-3 years of experience and is looking to learn and can help manage our entire web infrastructure. Our project entails implementing UI, construct…
It sounds like you want someone to build the entire product for you.
ask them. instead of guessing based on what it sounds like to you