Ask HN: How long did you work on a side project until it was your full time job?

Re:Ask HN: How long did you work on a side project until it ... by dhruvkar on Sunday September 18, 2016 @05:34AM (#12524601)

If side project == freelancing, i just had my first (and only) month $1k. This was though Upwork. I negotiated hard and got 75% more than the initial offer. It felt more like negotiating a commodity (my day-job) than a specific skill set. I won't knock Upwork too much though, as I got my first freelancing gig through them without much effort.

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Re:Ask HN: How long did you work on a side project until it ... by jorgemf on Sunday September 18, 2016 @05:48AM (#12524636)

Freelancing is not a side project, it is actually a job.

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Re:Ask HN: How long did you work on a side project until it ... by dhruvkar on Sunday September 18, 2016 @05:53AM (#12524652)

Sure. But it felt effing good :)

To clarify: it was a project outside of my 9-5, which made it feel side-projecty. It was also something that was paid on a contract basis which made it 'somehat official'.

I negotiated almost 2.5 months to get this contract, which also made it feel real.

I may not be answering your question, but I'm sharing this so that others know that this is a possibility and also because I wanted to. :)

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Re:Ask HN: How long did you work on a side project until it ... by jorgemf on Sunday September 18, 2016 @01:20PM (#12526130)

I started to freelancing in a similar way a year ago, but I still keep my side project :) Actually it is a good way to have time for your side project

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