Ask HN: How much do you earn on average through software freelancing?

Post by amingilani » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 10:01 PM UTC

fightfortheuser wrote: post #32

I used to charge $50 USD per hour, but I kept upping my rates. Soon I charged $100 per hour, and then $125 hour. The highest I ever got for programming/consulting was $150 USD per hour, but I don't charge that anymore. I've moved on to day rates. Now I bill around $800 per day, but I only work about 6 super-focused hours, and I use the Pomodoro method every day. My clients are happy because I get a lot of work done,…

Post by fightfortheuser » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 10:02 PM UTC

keviv wrote: post #33

I'm a full-stack developer and I was working full-time till last month and freelanced occasionally. After leaving my job I decided to take up freelancing and currently, I'm making $35 an hour working on CakePHP/Laravel/Angular project which is low considering my experience (11 years). I usually charge upwards of $50 but this time I made an exception because the company is looking to raise Series A (which means more w…

Post by fightfortheuser » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 10:05 PM UTC

amingilani wrote: post #41

fightfortheuser wrote: post #32

I used to charge $50 USD per hour, but I kept upping my rates. Soon I charged $100 per hour, and then $125 hour. The highest I ever got for programming/consulting was $150 USD per hour, but I don't charge that anymore. I've moved on to day rates. Now I bill around $800 per day, but I only work about 6 super-focused hours, and I use the Pomodoro method every day. My clients are happy because I get a lot of work done,…

Any tips for remote? I live in a far away country with no physical access to the US.

Post by beachstartup » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 10:11 PM UTC

tuckerwales wrote: post #20

I'm a 21 year-old who has recently gotten into contracting to supplement my primary income (a Software Engineering Apprentice for a Defence contractor). I earn £12 an hour for my contract work, which I'm quite happy with at the moment because 10 hours a week means I get an extra £500 per month (which is considerable at my age, it pays my rent and bills and some). I know it doesn't seem much, but I think I'm actually…

Post by keviv » Mon, Nov 07, 2016, 10:23 PM UTC

fightfortheuser wrote: post #37

keviv wrote: post #34

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Nice! I too work on CodeIngiter and Laravel along with Angular and React. I live in India and the local companies pay peanuts, which means no local projects. How do I find more clients and projects in the US?

The best thing is to do is to build out your network. Keep reaching out to the people in the USA. Make sure your english is impeccable, as that will help build your perceived level of trust. I suggest also getting out there more. Blogging works but you have to market your posts, and it's more long term. Teaching for notable learning platforms works, as well as helping to write public courses. Anyway, the key lesson i…