Have you considered picking up freelance node.js work? I run a website called FreelanceInbox.com that is designed to help freelancers find quality leads without having to spend time a lot of time searching. You could probably handle small projects and develop your skills that way.
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I'd multiply that by at least 5 if you're in the US and you're any good.
Nope, i'm from Eastern Europe.
Edit: Let me clarify - not saying that Eastern European programmers are better or worse but the living costs are obviously lower in Eastern Europe than say Western Europe.
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Currency - dollar. hm... what is the right pricing?
I'd multiply that by at least 5 if you're in the US and you're any good.
Opportunist take advantage and low ball all of us. We need to stick together.
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#35Have you considered picking up freelance node.js work? I run a website called FreelanceInbox.com that is designed to help freelancers find quality leads without having to spend time a lot of time searching. You could probably handle small projects and develop your skills that way.
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#36It might be tough to get hired in that scenario. You might want to bootstrap this idea by first doing some of your own Node projects.
Quite; "pay me to learn technology X" is always going to be a tough sell unless you're bringing another skillset to a problem.
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#37This is a very hard to question to answer you and there is no actual solution to give you. It all comes down to how good you really are. I have been looking for the past 3 - 4 months for a remote job, but since the competition out there is huge and there are definitely better programmers than me I haven't manage to land anything yet. Make a great CV, a personal page, work on github to show your work. This will help y…
I would suggest making one or more of your repos public. Even if you're the only one contributing, potential employers will still get a sense of your ability and/or experience. Another idea is to make a repo of just code samples. Nothing demonstrates how you code better than your actual code.
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#38I would set some alerts for craigslist job listings in the larger craigslist markets. http://sfbay.craigslist.org/search/sof?query=node.js&is_tele... Replace 'sfbay' with various cities and see what you get.
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#39For remote jobs, clarity of communication is essential. I hope this doesn't read as mean, since I suspect English is not your first language, but if you are trying to get hired by an English speaking company, you need to use proper grammar and spelling. If you are looking for job in your native language, and just raising the topic here on HN as the best place to discuss it, then please only read the first paragraph o…
Hi, I'm just here to confirm Muphry's law[1]. You missed an indefinite article here: If you are looking for job in your native language, ... [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muphry%27s_law
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#40What I do is "plant small seeds" on the web (like: articles, video talks), which acts as "ads" for my skills. Then I make sure I can be found online (twitter, site, forums). It's a midterm strategy but works very well (I've worked 100% remotely during the last 3 years).
Sounds interesting.