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Ask HN: path to a freelance iPhone dev?
I currently work for a big company, and recently a small custom dev asked me to do some iPhone development for them (I dabble in iPhone programming in my spare time). I enjoy working with them, and would like to develop a career as an independent mobile developer, working remotely. I am not sure what steps to take.... Where do I find more clients? How do I market myself?
- graiz 15y agoIf you like 'security' then you can build up experience nights and weekends. There is a lot of iPhone work available. If you get experience you can eventually switch from part-time to full-time. Sites like theymakeapps.com and CraigsList can help find you projects. Historically we've found most of our work through referrals. Since you work for a big-company consider if there's a role to do iOS dev within your current company.
- oneiroscopist 15y agoThanks for the response, graiz. Frankly, I did not have much luck generating serious inquiries from CraigsList (there is a lot of "profit sharing options", which, AFAIK, means "we'll pay you if our idea is successfull, but we won't invest anything upfront"). I would prefer doing a bit of work with local dev shops. My company does not do anything with iPhone development ...
- RandallBrown 15y agoDo your first one and do a good job. Try and find "hacker" groups. There always seems to be one or two people looking to get an iPhone app made.
- bobx11 15y agoTry using odesk or elance to do a moonlighting job to make sure you like it first. odesk has tests you can take for objective-c and iphone development to make sure you know your stuff as well.
- oneiroscopist 15y agointeresting advice. Wonder what the hourly rate is on odesk...
- gexla 15y agoThere is none. You set your own.rate. Or you can do a set fee for the project. Generally the client sets the preferences, but you can negotiate whatever you want.
- oneiroscopist 15y agoThanks. They list average rate of $11.59 (I think, not sure about the .59 part :-))))) for iOS devs.
- gexla 15y agoYou have already failed your first test as a freelance developer. What other devs are charging means jack . You will find that same thing for ANY service on Odesk. If the lowest bids always won, then nobody from the West would ever get any work.
- oneiroscopist 15y agoI am not asking for tests, I am asking for advice. I have never used oDesk, and, frankly, I do not know if anybody the is from the "West", or, if there is, if anybody from the "West" can make a living on oDesk. Actually, that seems a good question to ask: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3396585 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3396585
- imakerz 15y agoiMakerz developers are very skillful and experts in designing iPhne, iPad and Android applications, if anybody need assistance he/she can contact us. http://www.imakerz.com http://www.imakerz.com