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I would recommend strongly against freelancing. Instead, try and join up with a remote team. YouTeam.com might be relevant. Find a team where you are a special

by breck 7y ago

I would recommend strongly against freelancing. Instead, try and join up with a remote team. YouTeam.com might be relevant. Find a team where you are a specialist, you'll earn a higher hourly rate and probably have a lot less stress. Try to pair up with a few different groups until you find one that you love, then stick with that one. Source: I did a lot of freelancing in the 2000's before joining up with a larger consultancy and the latter earned me probably 3x hourly rate, the projects were more interesting for bigger companies, and the coworkers became friends for life.

blueadept111 7y ago
Did you post the right url? YouTeam.com is a French website.
- PorterDuff 7y ago
  Dammit, it's like they have a different word for everything.
- breck 7y ago
  Whoops! Dot io
- gremlinsinc 7y ago
  Think he meant: https://youteam.io/ https://youteam.io/
balfirevic 7y ago
So you are currently employed full time? One of the biggest advantages of freelancing would seem to be the flexibility of working hours and the amount of work you take. (Of course, as a freelancer you are running a small business, which may or may not be something you enjoy).
- breck 7y ago
  This was years ago. > One of the biggest advantages of freelancing would seem to be the flexibility of working hours and the amount of work you take. Agreed. You have to find the right shop. Basically you are looking for a smallish consultancy (probably 10 - 40 people) that has a steady stream of clients but variable workload and needs people that can come on and off projects on demand. San Francisco had a lot of these types of places in the 2000's. Probably rarer in other places, but I imagine a decade later with the improvement in remote work technologies there might be a lot of these globally now.
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minton 7y ago
I don’t think this will work for individuals? From the site: “Who can apply? - 50+ people on the company’s team;”
- bogle 7y ago
  Also, "Teams of engineers you see come from top outsourcing agencies of Eastern Europe and Latin America, known for employing top quality local talent and offering much lower rates than those in the US or UK."

by breck 7y ago

blueadept111 7y ago

Did you post the right url? YouTeam.com is a French website.

PorterDuff 7y ago
Dammit, it's like they have a different word for everything.
breck 7y ago
Whoops! Dot io
gremlinsinc 7y ago
Think he meant: https://youteam.io/ https://youteam.io/

balfirevic 7y ago

So you are currently employed full time? One of the biggest advantages of freelancing would seem to be the flexibility of working hours and the amount of work you take. (Of course, as a freelancer you are running a small business, which may or may not be something you enjoy).

breck 7y ago
This was years ago. > One of the biggest advantages of freelancing would seem to be the flexibility of working hours and the amount of work you take. Agreed. You have to find the right shop. Basically you are looking for a smallish consultancy (probably 10 - 40 people) that has a steady stream of clients but variable workload and needs people that can come on and off projects on demand. San Francisco had a lot of these types of places in the 2000's. Probably rarer in other places, but I imagine a decade later with the improvement in remote work technologies there might be a lot of these globally now.

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minton 7y ago

I don’t think this will work for individuals? From the site: “Who can apply? - 50+ people on the company’s team;”

bogle 7y ago
Also, "Teams of engineers you see come from top outsourcing agencies of Eastern Europe and Latin America, known for employing top quality local talent and offering much lower rates than those in the US or UK."