Ask HN: Has anyone bootstrapped a business using services like Upworks?

Re:Ask HN: Has anyone bootstrapped a business using services... by elephant0xffff on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @08:07AM (#17020347)

Thanks, this is uplifting information, and sounds like a good plan - start with low-paying jobs and be exceptional and then raise your rates and get first-hand clients.

How professional do they handle freelancer's and client's privacy? I will try to do my best but some things can and will go wrong. If things don't go well I don't want to loose my reputation because of some remote-work jobs site, because they or a client skrewed up.

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone bootstrapped a business using services... by timojaask on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @08:19AM (#17020393)

I don't personally know enough about Upwork to answer that question.

I'm currently working as a developer consultant, and get all my clients from my previous work history. I used to work in an agency, building apps for many different clients, so now I've got a lot of connections in the industry.

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone bootstrapped a business using services... by elephant0xffff on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @03:28PM (#17023994)

Has it been complex to sell your skills because of your previous employee? Did you just cold e-mail your previous contacts that you got while working or did they approach you?

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Re:Ask HN: Has anyone bootstrapped a business using services... by staticautomatic on Tuesday May 08, 2018 @05:00PM (#17025042)

What is your specific privacy concern? That something bad will happen and everyone on the internet will see that you were involved?

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