[seandhi]

I have made hundreds of thousands of dollars through people I have met on LinkedIn, and I continue to make money through them. In business, networking is key. It’s not going to find you clients on its own, but it definitely aids in that process if you use it to network or prospect.

[thatoneuser]

Personally it's never seemed like a valuable resource in that regard to me. How do you go about this and how much success do you see?

[seandhi]

It’s mostly passive, to be honest. About 20-30 recruiters reach out daily, so I typically tell them that I’m only willing to work remote contracts (if I’m not looking for something full time) with a bill rate of $125 / hour or more. It only takes one out of a hundred to come back with an opportunity that brings in 20-25k per month for six plus months that I can do in addition to my day job to make the effort well worth it.

There’s so much work out there - let recruiters find it for you and be super selective if you already have income. After a while, repeat business will allow you to raise your bill rates. A motivated engineer willing to put in the work can pull in $300-$400k per year, even in middle America, without trying to source work for themselves.

[thatoneuser]

Thanks a lot for the tip. Guess I'll have to try it that way and see.

[clocksp33d]

out of curiosity, what work do you do remotely?

[seandhi]

Nowadays, mostly Elixir, Ruby, and React development.