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Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by sequoia »

krmmalik wrote: post #110
sequoia wrote: post #90

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"I've had some interactions with a few people off the HN freelancing posts that seemed to have increased their prices after listening to Patio11's podcast but havent thought about how they're going to add value" Can you elaborate on this? I'm not familiar with this podcast & I'm curious what in particular you object to.

Patio11 and Ramit Sethi did a series of podcasts recently. In the second one they talked about why it's important to raise prices since it helps weed out stingy clients who can also be stingy with their gratitude at the same time, and he says it also encourages you to do a better job. All things that i agree with, but they also stated that if you increase prices the value you add in terms of what you deliver should a…

Understood. Just in terms of style, you may not want to mention this in your listing. It seems to suggest the "paranoia and cynicism" you mention and that's not a great first impression- it semes like you're complaining about the price before you've even been contacted! I know you're well intentioned, I just want to share my reaction with you. :)

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by tstegart »

tstegart wrote: post #64

SEEKING FREELANCER - Tiny project, iOS, $100 We use Flurry for app analytics and Baker ( https://github.com/simbul/baker ) as the basis for our travel magazine. We're trying to get Flurry to tell us what URL is clicked on when someone taps a link in our app. Flurry events can pass a parameter along. We want to know the URL, that's it. Interested iOS developers can contact tom@overnightbuses.com.

Edit: Found someone. Thanks HN!

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by krmmalik »

sequoia wrote: post #111
krmmalik wrote: post #110

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Patio11 and Ramit Sethi did a series of podcasts recently. In the second one they talked about why it's important to raise prices since it helps weed out stingy clients who can also be stingy with their gratitude at the same time, and he says it also encourages you to do a better job. All things that i agree with, but they also stated that if you increase prices the value you add in terms of what you deliver should a…

Understood. Just in terms of style, you may not want to mention this in your listing. It seems to suggest the "paranoia and cynicism" you mention and that's not a great first impression- it semes like you're complaining about the price before you've even been contacted! I know you're well intentioned, I just want to share my reaction with you. :)

I do agree, and i'm glad you pointed out.

I've managed to speak to some really good developers of this thread only just today so i'm glad it still worked out, but i'll definitely keep in mind what you said for the future.

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by luckystrike »

SEEKING WORK - Remote

I have been shipping software for more than 10 years now, and love building high-quality products (or at least try my best for it!). I have recently started freelancing after my stint as a single founder, and am currently doing part-time contract work remotely for another HN member's startup.

I am proficient with Ruby on Rails and generally quite adept at picking up new technologies as per the needs of the product. I call myself a generalist, and if you are a non-technical person, I can handle most of the things for you that go in to building & launching a software product (including screen flows, server-side programming, system administration, analytics & a little bit of digital marketing.)

I am open to a potential co-founder role as well, but as you know well, a lot of things need to fall in place for it. I guess it would be best if we work together on a short project first to see how good we are as a team.

Please see my profile for the contact & other relevant information. Just drop a line to say hello, it's always good to interact with fellow HN members!

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by azarias »

SEEKING FREELANCER - Designer

Meritful (http://www.meritful.com) is looking for a freelance web designer to help us with some projects. We really appreciate clean and modern web design and love creatives at Meritful. It would be great if you can deliver HTML/CSS but PSDs would work as well. We are based in Ann Arbor, MI. Remote OK. Please ping azarias at meritful.com with a pointer to your work if you are interested (especially if you have availability soon).

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by joseph »

SEEKING WORK - Seattle, remote.

I am a developer and systems administrator who loves tools and automation. My primary choice of language is Python, but I am also experienced in Java, Perl, shell scripting, and C, with a particular interest in functional programming languages such as Haskell and lisp. I really enjoy solving ugly problems and presenting the end result through a nice Django UI or similar, so that others will have an easy tool to get their work done.

My professional experience goes back 7 years, and before that I was a hobbyist who got his foot in the door via a web hosting firm, and later went to work for major telecom companies.

Contact is on my profile.

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by ccarpenterg »

SEEKING WORK

I'm developing web apps with Python, Tornado, Django, Google App Engine, Javascript (jQuery, Backbone.js), PostgreSQL, Linux, VPS (Linode), MongoDB, Redis. I've studied Machine Learning, Artificial Intelligence (Statement of accomplishment from Andrew Ng - ML Stanford, and Sebastian Thrun/Peter Norvig - AI Stanford).

I'm working on a scalable and easy-to-integrate web chat implementation (similar to Facebook chat) using Tornado non-blocking capabilities and the long polling technique.

My Github repos: https://github.com/ccarpenterg

Some work in Python:

http://todolist-app.appspot.com

http://concejales2012.cl/

Contact: ccarpenterg@gmail.com

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by laurilii »

SEEKING WORK - The Netherlands or remote

I'm a freelance web designer that is capable of coding my own designs in clean HTML5/CSS3(+LESS). I also have 5+ years of experience of using WordPress and more recently I've used Kirby as well. I've designed a plenty of responsive sites and my primary framework of choice is Bootstrap.

TL;DR -> Responsive design, HTML5, CSS3, LESS, WordPress, Kirby, Bootstrap

Portfolio and contact info: http://lauriliimatta.com

Re: Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2012)

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Post by pbhjpbhj »

ErrantX wrote: post #107
pbhjpbhj wrote: post #93

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You missed out "attention to detail" from your expereicne ;0)>

Heh, a product of a side thought. I doubt HN regulars are within my target clientele, but it can't hurt. Typical I'd end up with a typo rolls eyes .

E&OE is one of my favourite ways to sign off!
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