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Ask HN: How can you make quick money?
Hi HN.
I'm in between jobs currently and am wanting to make some extra cash. I'm a full stack engineer with about 6 years of professional experience. Very confident in my craft, and just beginning to apply to jobs at mid-large companies.
Thing about mid-large companies is their hiring processes can be SLOW and I could use the cashflow sooner rather than later.
So I'm curious if anyone here has ideas on how to make quick cash within a week/month. Would love to leverage my engineering skillset (web development-react,typescript,node,postgres) but am open to any and all ideas folks may have.
Currently residing in the US.
- rantallion 4y agoHow to start earning money within a week: apply to start-ups. I'm not sure if the landscape is different in the US. Here in the UK, start-ups will snap your hand off to get you through the door. When I last went through a round of interviews, I was getting from my initial chat with a recruiter to the final interview in a matter of days, and most of the offers would have allowed an immediate start had I been available.
- handsandwhich 4y agoThis is actually something I'm trying to avoid given the emotional/morally questionable aspect to using a start up temporarily while I find a better job. I know ultimately a start up will choose what's best for them (and would lay me off at a moments notice), but the emotional investment just sounds not appealing... FYI It's about the same here in the US, especially given my YOE. I'm pretty sure I could get a gig at a start up rather quickly.
- webmaven 4y ago> This is actually something I'm trying to avoid given the emotional/morally questionable aspect to using a start up temporarily while I find a better job. No need to fear misleading them, just say you're only looking for contracting opportunities at present. Whether they take you up on it is up to them.
- ericmay 4y agoNot sure where you live in the US, but I see a lot of job postings for contract work, especially on startup-oriented slack channels. If you can afford to not be picky I'm sure you'd find some companies very eager to have you build some predefined piece of technology (website, database, w/e) for $25/hour or so or for a fixed bid.
- handsandwhich 4y agoHappen to know where to find those job postings?
- ericmay 4y agoLinkedIn, Slack channels and groups, staffing agencies in your area (just reach out and tell them what you’re looking for) etc. Best of luck!
- minhaz23 4y agoAny slack channels you’d recommend?
- ericmay 4y agoIf you live in Columbus, sure!
- gcheong 4y agoContracting - I don't know the status of this company, and never personally used them, but I thought they seemed interesting: https://www.moonlightwork.com https://www.moonlightwork.com, or see if anyone in your network needs some contracting work done. Uber/Lyft driver Door-dashing
- throwawayHN378 4y ago
- f0e4c2f7 4y agoDo you have a LinkedIn account? Login and start talking to recruiters. Ask for contracts / consulting. Consider offering 1 off services that can be executed especially quickly. Though any method like this works better with time. It is annoying that there's a slight lag on being able to monetize software skills. Especially with the amount of demand. I've never really heard of anyone having good luck with marketplaces like Upwork. Seems like a lot of low paying gigs and scams.
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- fakeElonMusk 4y agoI freelance full time. Sign up for TopTal or Gun.io - if you're good you'll get work immediately. The rate is up to you but likely somewhere between $50-$100/hr. I'm on both platforms and see jobs every week for React. Some are full time, others are 10-20hrs / week. You can even continue on the side once you get a full time job. I get LinkedIn recruiter messages every week and most of the time the rates are terrible, so haven't had much luck there. HN seeking freelancer also has contract / part time gigs occasionally.