Ask HN: What are the best ways to find freelance dev gigs?

7 points by quile 12 years ago | 5 comments

I have to pick up some freelance work to supplement my income from my day-job, and I'm wondering what other people use to find work that pays by the hour.

I'm asking mostly about development gigs (front-end, back-end, anything). Are there good sites to go to? If so, which ones are good/reputable?

gengstrand 12 years ago |

I can tell you where not to go. Elance and GAC are two marketplaces where the technologically challenged hope to pay the least amount of money for unrealistic expectations so it's a race to the bottom both in terms of price and quality.

quile 12 years ago | |

Thanks for the heads-up. I'll make sure not to have anything to do with those two.

roybarberuk 12 years ago |

Hit me an email to hi@bunq.com with your availability, skillset and hourly rate.

curiousphil 12 years ago | |

Do the same for me! phil (at) curious media dot com. If you could also include any previous work samples, that would be greatly appreciated.

illyism 12 years ago |

Reddit /r/forhire worked well for me in the past.