Ask HN: What are the best ways to find freelance dev gigs?

Posted by quile on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @12:53AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I have to pick up some freelance work to supplement my income from my day-job, and I'm wondering what other people use to find work that pays by the hour.

I'm asking mostly about development gigs (front-end, back-end, anything). Are there good sites to go to? If so, which ones are good/reputable?

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best ways to find freelance dev gigs? by gengstrand on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @01:34AM (#6204173)

I can tell you where not to go. Elance and GAC are two marketplaces where the technologically challenged hope to pay the least amount of money for unrealistic expectations so it's a race to the bottom both in terms of price and quality.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best ways to find freelance dev gigs? by quile on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @01:36AM (#6204174)

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll make sure not to have anything to do with those two.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best ways to find freelance dev gigs? by roybarberuk on Friday August 16, 2013 @05:28PM (#6226832)

Hit me an email to [email protected] with your availability, skillset and hourly rate.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best ways to find freelance dev gigs? by curiousphil on Wednesday August 21, 2013 @02:50PM (#6252500)

Do the same for me! phil (at) curious media dot com. If you could also include any previous work samples, that would be greatly appreciated.

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Re:Ask HN: What are the best ways to find freelance dev gigs? by illyism on Tuesday August 13, 2013 @06:59AM (#6205011)

Reddit /r/forhire worked well for me in the past.

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