Wanna quit your job and become upwork freelancer? Do not do that

Re:Wanna quit your job and become upwork freelancer? Do not ... by ivm on Saturday October 17, 2015 @10:35AM (#10404481)

> You should go and look for local clients, networking, contact companies that look for developers and try to persuade them that they can count on you too, etc.

Every time in these discussions people ignore the fact that there're thousands of developers outside of US/EU who can't just "look for local clients". Not so many companies want to hire a remote employee without some kind of protection.

I'm working via Upwork and I personally know over 20 developers from Eastern Europe who work there too. We all would be incredibly happy to work directly, without the app that takes screenshots every 10 minutes, and for US rates instead of $20-35/h on Upwork. But it's not that easy until you're a known developer with a good reputation.

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Re:Wanna quit your job and become upwork freelancer? Do not ... by drinchev on Saturday October 17, 2015 @05:27PM (#10406200)

I'm coming from Bulgaria. This is my second year in Berlin. You are right. On that topic the money that I earned in my country of origin represent half the rate I'm earning right now.

As I also stated the world is globalised. It takes me 2 movies time to visit my family.

You can see what's on your radar and if you can't find clients locally, go for business trips around your country ( VISA I guess would not be a problem for a couple of weeks trip ). Nobody will stop you from working wherever you want if you prove yourself.

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