| 1) Freelance sites like upwork won't work for you because they're filled with people that either have long contracts or dont have any, with latter being the majority and they're in it for the quick buck. 2) Agencies won't work because agencies are in it for themselves. If their funnel is big, they could care less about your project and will only dedicate enough resources to get paid. 3) Larger agencies won't work because you're not a big client. What you need to do is either get a partner or start your own consulting agencies. Alternatively, other approach is to raise your rates to filter out clients. Also, unsure if you're doing maintenance work, but you can switch from that to new projects exclusively to eliminate 10-20 hours, however that might lose you a contract in the future. Shameless plug - My long term (1,5+ years) contract is coming to an end and I'm actively looking for another or for an opportunity to partner up. I do full-stack, but I prefer backend and/or apis and have six years of experience. Regardless of whether you're interested or not, feel free to reach out even for just a chat :) email is in the profile. |