I'm a webdev in the midst of a work dryspell although I anticipate having plenty of work in 2mos or so. Im wondering what resources are out there for finding shorter term project work in the 1-3 mos time frame. My interests are Python, Django, Server side JS.
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#2Various websites exist to connect project creators and programmers. You'll pick up work if you dig around.
www.elance.com (better fixed jobs) www.vworker.com (better by the hour) www.ifreelance.com (don't know it well) www.scriptlance.com (smaller?)
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#3http://djangogigs.com/ has worked out well for me
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#4Meeting people.
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#5I've had some good luck with http://jobs.freelanceswitch.com. It requires a subscription (< $10/month) and you can cancel and re-subscribe at will.
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#6I'd stay away from elance and other similar sites if I were you. Focus on getting your name out there as a freelancer in certain niche communities (Django, for instance) rather than competing mostly on price for any kind of work.
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#7These fine folks give $1,000 for small projects on a monthly basis: http://awesomefoundation.org
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#8http://jobs.plasis.co.uk aggregates freelance jobs from 9 different job boards. programmermeetdesigner.com is also good.
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#9Great suggestions, thanks everyone! Ill give those a shot (esp. the area specific ones such as djangogigs.com) and report what worked and didn't work for me.
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#10I'm currently working on a project devoted to hooking up devs and developers based on projects that they want to work on - what sort of work are you looking for? Have an academic interest in what sort of criteria you're using to choose what to work on.