Hacker News with Generative AI: Freelancing

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2024) (ycombinator.com)
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.

SEEKING WORK, SEEKING FREELANCER, Freelancing, Remote Work, Job Hunting

25 points by whoishiring 20 days ago | 153 comments

Why Freelancing Isn't the Dream It's Made Out to Be (medium.com)
The truth behind freelancing: unpredictable paychecks, no health insurance, and trying to scale a business that often feels like a hamster wheel

Freelancing, Business, Work-Life Balance, Self-Employment

15 points by thunderbong 26 days ago | 15 comments

Ask HN: What tools do you use to manage your freelance projects? (ycombinator.com)
I've used several tools over the years but no one fits my needs well enough. I wonder if I miss some magic tool. Which tool work best for a single person operation?

Freelancing, Project Management, Tools

21 points by gashmol 32 days ago | 30 comments

Day Rates (2023) (davesmyth.com)
One year ago, I switched from charging project fees to day rates. It’s been transformative on lots of fronts.

Freelancing, Business, Pricing, Finance

148 points by herbertl 45 days ago | 52 comments

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (October 2024) (ycombinator.com)
Please lead with either SEEKING WORK or SEEKING FREELANCER, your location, and whether remote work is a possibility.

SEEKING WORK, Freelancing, Remote Work

27 points by whoishiring 51 days ago | 168 comments

Ask HN: How can I escape my 3W country as a freelance dev with passive income? (ycombinator.com)

Freelancing, Passive Income, Immigration, Remote Work, Personal Finance

14 points by Scapeghost 52 days ago | 26 comments

Ask HN: Marketplaces for Embedded/FPGA Developers (ycombinator.com)
I have what I imagine to be a fairly simple project for a talented FPGA coder.

FPGA, Embedded Systems, Hiring, Freelancing, Marketplaces

43 points by ckemere 64 days ago | 33 comments

Show HN: Simple Alternative to Complex Project Management for Freelancers (ycombinator.com)
We're really happy to share EnkiTask.com with everyone — it's a simple and affordable project management tool we built as an alternative to the overly complicated options out there.

Freelancing, Project Management, Software, Tools

35 points by booper 70 days ago | 30 comments

Confessions of a Chatbot Helper (theguardian.com)
For several hours a week, I write for a technology company worth billions of dollars. Alongside me are published novelists, rising academics and several other freelance journalists. The workload is flexible, the pay better than we are used to, and the assignments never run out. But what we write will never be read by anyone outside the company.

Freelancing, Artificial Intelligence, Journalism

5 points by harshal 73 days ago | 0 comments

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (September 2024) (ycombinator.com)

Freelancing, Job Searching, Community

27 points by whoishiring 80 days ago | 154 comments

Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (August 2024) (ycombinator.com)

Freelancing, Jobs, August 2024

20 points by whoishiring 112 days ago | 174 comments

Show HN: A minimalist, privacy-first site to sell your skills as a developer (workfractal.com)

Software Development, Privacy, Freelancing, Job Market

11 points by raunometsa 115 days ago | 1 comments

Ask HN: Freelancer's Dilemma – Client Won't Pay Despite Clear Agreement (ycombinator.com)