Our team is proposing something a bit different at http://plainmade.com/paid-vacation -- A way for freelancers to go on vacation and earn 25% or more of the estimate and we do the work. I'd like to know what the HN community thinks of this idea.
Paid Vacations for Freelance Designers and Developers
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#2You can see the page here: http://plainmade.com/paid-vacation
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#3So you're a (sub)contractor? Do you then sub it out to in-house dev/designers or have companies you work with?
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#4So you're a (sub)contractor? Do you then sub it out to in-house dev/designers or have companies you work with?
We have in-house designers and developers. If we get more work than we can handle we have a few trusted designers and developers that we've worked with to help us keep up.
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#5Are going to direct bill the client? Not sure that would be my first choice. if not then just cut the estimate. I would think this whole thing could go bad quick. what if the client isn't happy with your work and doesn't pay me. What happens if the client isn't happy and they don't pay you would I still get my commission?
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#6Are going to direct bill the client? Not sure that would be my first choice. if not then just cut the estimate. I would think this whole thing could go bad quick. what if the client isn't happy with your work and doesn't pay me. What happens if the client isn't happy and they don't pay you would I still get my commission?
So far we've asked our customer to manage the relationship, bill the customer, etc. We get a cut of the estimate -- we do not do the estimating.
Also, if our client isn't happy we don't get paid.
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#7So you are offering to be a subcontractor but don't providing any information on the technologies you specialize in? I'm a little confused about the value proposition here.
Its a cute marketing angle but your pitch is incredibly light on information considering you are asking me to put my reputation and business in your hands...
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#8Doesn't seem a great idea. Both the freelancer and the customer have to trust you with the job. And after a couple of weeks/days you will never see them again. As a customer I wouldn't accept that.
Besides, wouldn't it be easier for you to score your own assignments?
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#9Doesn't seem a great idea. Both the freelancer and the customer have to trust you with the job. And after a couple of weeks/days you will never see them again. As a customer I wouldn't accept that. Besides, wouldn't it be easier for you to score your own assignments?
What do you mean "after a couple of days you will never see them again"?
To be completely honest, we're not-so-great at finding new work. Word of mouth is about all we've had any luck with. So we thought this a new and interesting idea on how to drum up contacts and work. Maybe it will be good, maybe not. But we're giving it a try.
Re: Paid Vacations for Freelance Designers and Developers
#10So you are offering to be a subcontractor but don't providing any information on the technologies you specialize in? I'm a little confused about the value proposition here. Its a cute marketing angle but your pitch is incredibly light on information considering you are asking me to put my reputation and business in your hands...
We agree that our page is very light on what we actually can provide. We just started picking up client work recently, after having built two products (Barley and Unmark) that haven't yet made it to profitability (close!!). Our backgrounds are such that we have a very wide range of skills.
We're going to update our site over the coming months to include a portfolio and also try to be very specific on the type of work we excel at.