Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side income, what can I do?

Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by vbezhenar on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:12AM (#34579135)

I tried for months to find a job in freelance site. I ended up doing someone's home work for symbolic price ($50 or something like that), got 5 stars and that's about it. Any work with reasonable pay (few thousands of dollars for few weeks) was overflooded with offers (like 200+ offers). I wrote my offer, tried to customize it, few times I even made some small demo to show off my interest but to no success. In the end I gave up.

So my opinion: if you desperately need some money, freelancing websites are not a good option. It's more about luck and determination. I guess if I would kept applying, with time I'd find more projects, more reputation and so on, but that's not quick money.

Might be my country (KZ). I would expect people from US or EU having better implicit reputation. Also it was around 10 years ago, may be things changed.

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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by nfriedly on Monday January 30, 2023 @08:23AM (#34579239)

That's a fair point. I am in the US, and I'm sure that was part of what helped me get the jobs that I did get. Most of my clients were from the US, a couple were even from the same city I was in.

It sounds like the OP is also in the US, so they will have that same advantage.

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Re:Disabled and out of work for years, but need some side in... by ricardobayes on Monday January 30, 2023 @09:38AM (#34580084)

I'd encourage you to still apply for anything that's fresh, regardless of how many applicants are there. I've been in a hiring position from these sites and 99% of the proposals are fake/canned. The thing is you need to have demonstrable track record to get going on these sites. I'd say it takes about 5-10 of those "small and crappy" jobs so people can see you're for real and serious.

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