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I looked up the freelance job in question, it pays $36 for a 215 page publication from the 80s, including checking where automation has failed. A question to t

I looked up the freelance job in question, it pays $36 for a 215 page publication from the 80s, including checking where automation has failed. A question to those who do freelance work: sites like Upwork often have low budgets, where do you guys find better projects with better compensation?

iDemonix 9y ago
I gave up with all of them. A friend of mine is using Upwork and Freelancer (awful) to find gigs, and he tried to get me involved so I could help him out with overspill. It seemed like you had to put ludicrously low rates to get terrible work, and despite paying peanuts, everyone expects amazing results. I ditched it, joined some communities online, did a tiny bit of networking, and announced I was looking for work related to X - that was far more fruitful than sending 10 pitches a day for gigs on those sites and getting nothing in response because someone in India will do it for a dollar. Although I did love seeing the same projects re-appear a week later to fix the crap that their offshore team delivered.
- yomansat 9y ago
  I see... Thanks for sharing. I think what we seem to be after is contracting/consulting work rather than freelancing, the naming is what'll set the tone.
- xrisk 9y ago
  I'm from India and I'm horrified that so many people are willing to do work for nothing or next to nothing...
bsdpunk 9y ago
Actually, it was a project, I priced out at $100. Thinking I could rip through it easily. It took me longer than I thought I am sad to admit, even with my rough pipes, and multiple sed and greppings :) edit: And the catalog was 1048 pages long not counting the index.
herbst 9y ago
Haven't worked below 60$/ for fun things and 80$/h for boring things on Upwork without much reputation. Sure I could find a better paid job, but if you can sell yourself as skilled you don't have to be afraid of the averagely low numbers on there

iDemonix 9y ago

I gave up with all of them. A friend of mine is using Upwork and Freelancer (awful) to find gigs, and he tried to get me involved so I could help him out with overspill. It seemed like you had to put ludicrously low rates to get terrible work, and despite paying peanuts, everyone expects amazing results. I ditched it, joined some communities online, did a tiny bit of networking, and announced I was looking for work related to X - that was far more fruitful than sending 10 pitches a day for gigs on those sites and getting nothing in response because someone in India will do it for a dollar. Although I did love seeing the same projects re-appear a week later to fix the crap that their offshore team delivered.

yomansat 9y ago
I see... Thanks for sharing. I think what we seem to be after is contracting/consulting work rather than freelancing, the naming is what'll set the tone.
xrisk 9y ago
I'm from India and I'm horrified that so many people are willing to do work for nothing or next to nothing...

bsdpunk 9y ago

Actually, it was a project, I priced out at $100. Thinking I could rip through it easily. It took me longer than I thought I am sad to admit, even with my rough pipes, and multiple sed and greppings :) edit: And the catalog was 1048 pages long not counting the index.

herbst 9y ago

Haven't worked below 60$/ for fun things and 80$/h for boring things on Upwork without much reputation. Sure I could find a better paid job, but if you can sell yourself as skilled you don't have to be afraid of the averagely low numbers on there