I am from Cloud/DevOps domain and trying to transition myself from an employee to a contractor. I am not a US citizen but currently have opened an LLC in USA, got Payoneer and Stripe as well. Now where should I find the companies/individuals to get some contracts? TIA
Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
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Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#2i don't know. c2c contracts are hard to find these days, there's dice.com but from my expierence its mostly spam these days.
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#3Why would other contractors tell you where to get their business?
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#4Why would other contractors tell you where to get their business?
Because they have too much business to actually deliver, and would get a cut if you did some of the work for them; it's called subcontracting, and it's very common.
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#5Stripe takes a hefty cut. Use USDC. Costs a fraction of a penny and settles in less than a second.
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#6You might be able to find some here, or on LinkedIn.
What are some projects u have done in the past? Where r u located? What US time zones will u overlap with? What do you charge?
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#7i don't know. c2c contracts are hard to find these days, there's dice.com but from my expierence its mostly spam these days.
Traditional recruiters have really good leads. Just say you're looking to structure the "job" through an LLC instead of W-2. Pick a niche and demand easily outstrips supply. You can set your own hours and command very high rates.
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#8Maybe start with your current employer? Then expand out via LinkedIn. You could also try fiverr but that will generally be pretty cut-rate "doing it for the exposure" type deal - but might be useful if you want to get your feet wet, and get some genuine client recommendations. Disclaimer: I've only been a fiverr client, not a provider, and not for devops.
I would also note that anyone looking to hire you will want you to be an expert on AWS, not a generalist on "Cloud". Similar to how they will want you to know Oracle, not "relational databases". Of course, milage varies as consultancies like Anderson and Deloitte charge big money to hire out generalists.
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#9Sorry to tell you this, but you picked a terrible time to start contracting. I'd start on Upwork and see if you can get any bites on there.
Also, I personally wouldn't use the US LLC if you don't live in the US--that would be a huge red flag for me as a potential client. Contracting is all about trust, and you want your business to appear as solid as possible.
Re: Ask HN: Opened a LLC in USA, where should I look for clients?
#10Stripe takes a hefty cut. Use USDC. Costs a fraction of a penny and settles in less than a second.
No explanation, just downvotes?
Standard Stripe fees on $250k revenue:
- 2.9% + 30¢ per charge
- Assume net-30 invoices
- Total fees: 2.9% * $250k + 30¢ * 12 = $7,253.60
- Stripe can freeze your money arbitrarily and indefinitely
Standard USDC fees on Solana:
- Less than 1 cent per transaction
- Total fees: < 12¢