[eatonphil]

For a different perspective: this hasn't ever worked for me. I have a reasonably trafficked blog and github and only twice in 7 years has someone asked me if I'd be up for contracting and both those times it was for a thing I wasn't qualified for.

In contrast I've found contracts and been emailed by employers looking for contractors numerous times after I posted on HN's Who wants to be hired post.

But it could be that although my blog is reasonably trafficked and technical, my posts just aren't particularly practical. :)

[urthor]

"Hello! I'm Phil, based in Queens, NY. I've been a developer and manager in the past. Some of the most viewed posts on this site are about building compilers, databases, and emulators from scratch.

I am building Multiprocess Labs around DataStation, an open-source data IDE to help you create dashboards and exports on data from every database, API, and file without cumbersome ETL processes.

I also run a Discord community for developers working on or interested in challenging programming projects like compilers, databases, emulators, etc. Come to share and learn from other folks!

You can find me elsewhere on Github, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Goodreads.

I love hearing from you!"

Probably because nowhere on your blog, or your Hacker News bio, do you say "please reach out for contracting."

You don't even say you're a contractor or have worked as a contractor in the past. It reads like you're a full-time employee.

ABC, always be closing.

If you don't have a call to action to convert blog readers into consulting customers, how will you ever get people wanting to hire you?

[eatonphil]

I used to have contract info on there and I removed it because it wasn't effective. :)