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I'm rushing Craigslist, writing on my blog, and asking everyone I know if they know anyone in need.
The economy has been treating me miserably lately, and I haven't had work in over a month. Do any of you guys have tips for me?
I know there are some cheap people on there, but those that use that kind of site often know not to hire the least expensive.
Do you have any ideas of your own?
Take this time to create your own startup. I have a ton of ideas that are self-sustaining if you're interested.
Networking is a thing that I seriously hate, you won't find me on cocktail parties / friday get togethers, I live far away from my customer base but an occasional email does wonders in staying attached and maintaining mindshare.
It's a bit like a pipeline, jobs are always pushed in on one end and out the other when they're done, if you neglect the 'in' queue while focusing on a job you'll see a longer gap by the time that you're ready for the next one. That's a tricky balancing act when you are a single freelancer, maybe teaming up with a few other people with similar or complimentary skills would help you to find work easier, and if too many people say 'yes' at the same time you can always divide the load.
Also, the economy really is down, and lots of tech projects are on hold or being scrapped right now, this is not the best time to be looking for work.
Did you try Scriptlance.com, HireACoder.com, or any of those type of sites? I know there are some cheap people on there, but those that use that kind of site often know not to hire the least expensive. Do you have any ideas of your own? Take this time to create your own startup. I have a ton of ideas that are self-sustaining if you're interested.
Unfortunately, I don't have that much saved up.
Hm. My work finds me most of the time, but every now and then I'm running on 'idle' for a month or more and I start to look around. One of the things I've found over the years that it pays big time to keep in contact with all your business buddies. Let them know you exist and that you still remember them and every now and then a job will pop out of that. Networking is a thing that I seriously hate, you won't find me…
Hm. My work finds me most of the time, but every now and then I'm running on 'idle' for a month or more and I start to look around. One of the things I've found over the years that it pays big time to keep in contact with all your business buddies. Let them know you exist and that you still remember them and every now and then a job will pop out of that. Networking is a thing that I seriously hate, you won't find me…
Thanks for this. I need to network a little more.
Have you tried some of the Gig boards that are out there like 37Signals and Joel on Software? I've had good luck with those before trying to find a way to make some spending money.
Put a some info in your profile here; you never know who needs help with their startup. Have you tried some of the Gig boards that are out there like 37Signals and Joel on Software? I've had good luck with those before trying to find a way to make some spending money.