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Ask HN: Best place to find web gigs?
4 points by whitepaint 887 days ago
I am working full-time from home but I still have quite a lot of free time. I would say I am a pretty good web developer with lots of experience. What is the best place to find some web gigs? fiverr, upwork or ...?
4 comments
KomoD 887 days ago
> fiverr, upwork

It's not worth it, people from developing countries basically dominate on those platforms, so you have to go cheaper than them, especially if you have no reviews

On Fiverr it's hard to get discovered

On Upwork you'd have to apply to tons of jobs, each application uses up one of the "credits", when you run out you have to buy more for IRL money. You might use up all of the free ones and still not get a single job.

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v1l 887 days ago
It's a crapshoot. I really think there's room for a new, smaller platform for software gigs that doesn't become a race to the bottom.
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brudgers 887 days ago
The best place is with people you know.

The more people you know the more likely you are to find work.

Finding good clients is hard work, so anyone with good clients works hard to keep them.

Therefore, any easy way of finding gigs is mostly swimming in an ocean of not-good clients.

Good luck.

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meiraleal 887 days ago
Currently? Nowhere. Besides social media. Create a huge audience around being a great developer and you will get an infinite stream of gigs. Going the normal route? Not working anymore, maybe it won't ever again.
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botanrice 887 days ago
What tech stack would you recommend if I wanted to pursue this path? I know React + Node.js but I'm not sure if there might be some frameworks that might be helpful to know. A bit new to the realm.
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codegeek 887 days ago
It's not about tech stack. You can build an audience with anything useful. Focus on sharing what you know and you can build an audience slowly. It takes time and no shortcuts.
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botanrice 874 days ago
Thanks for your reply, but I am just trying to get an understanding as to whether developers that pursue this path code using a preferred tech stack or utilize some website builders or whatnot.

I've done some research but thought I'd ask someone that might have experience.

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