Ask HN: How many of you have had success with the monthly freelancing threads?
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Freelancer here. I've had a good rate of responses and top jobs for both times I've posted in the freelancer threads.
I guess my tip would be not to oversell yourself in a comment - it's tiny text on a grey background and looks like everyone else's. Save yourself the effort and instead mention succinctly the services/skills you offer and link to your well built portfolio website. That will be where you have the 'audience' to yourself and that's where the selling really begins.
Good luck!
I guess my tip would be not to oversell yourself in a comment - it's tiny text on a grey background and looks like everyone else's. Save yourself the effort and instead mention succinctly the services/skills you offer and link to your well built portfolio website. That will be where you have the 'audience' to yourself and that's where the selling really begins.
Good luck!
I have, seeking freelancer, one job so far but we still talk from time to time.
jfarrellism.com is the same "resume site" I used back then.
jfarrellism.com is the same "resume site" I used back then.
I just tried posting yesterday, lets see.
Meanwhile am looking for some opportunities. Contact me on email - [email protected]. Thanks Sid
Meanwhile am looking for some opportunities. Contact me on email - [email protected]. Thanks Sid
I can deduce a few possibilities from this, thus far:
- Nobody has had any success with the freelancer threads
- Nobody wants to share
- I'm impatient
- All of the above
- Nobody has had any success with the freelancer threads
- Nobody wants to share
- I'm impatient
- All of the above
This is little out of topic, as I have never tried Hacker news thread.
I had several bad experiences with freelancers. Once bitten, twice shy. So for Helping Faceless ( www.helpingfaceless.com ), I turned to people I have worked with and they loved the idea so much that I havent had to hire any freelancer since.
Feel free to ignore anything you don't want to answer or add any other info!
- Were you a freelancer or seeking a freelancer?
- If the former, what does your resume/portfolio look like?
- What was the value of the project you took on/were offering?
- Have you gone on to do further work with any new contacts you made through the process?
- Any other interesting info? :-)