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That's really unfortunate. I just signed up for an account on Freelancer.com so I could get some side work. It sucks having to drop my rates because there are s

That's really unfortunate. I just signed up for an account on Freelancer.com so I could get some side work. It sucks having to drop my rates because there are so many out of country individuals and companies that will do the work for pennies on the dollar. Hopefully if I build up my reputation, ratings, and feedback enough my work will speak for itself.

mootothemax 14y ago
It sucks having to drop my rates because there are so many out of country individuals and companies that will do the work for pennies on the dollar. Stop. Right. There. Take a lesson from somebody who's gone through exactly what you're describing: there are plenty of people outside of whatever country you're based in that are earning more than you would expect. The people who charge pennies, are the ones who don't have the talent to charge more. Price yourself according to your talents. If you're good, and especially if you can speak "business" (probably the most important skill in going independent, secondary to coding) you don't have anything to fear from the other peoples' lower rates. I know for a fact that I charge a lot more than plenty of US-based developers, despite being based in Poland. I can do this because I'm really good at what I do. So can you. Edit: Personally, if I was starting over again, I'd go with ODesk rather than Freelancer.com, purely because I prefer the way ODesk's website works. At the same time, I've got a good lot of work via Freelancer, often from pointing out on low-bidding projects when other bidders are talking out of their posteriors - "Please don't go with X or Y, they're talking nonsense and here's why: ..." Maybe unfair, but I do get annoyed when someone suggests developing a crazy NoSQL + custom CMS solution when all the client needs is a WordPress theme...

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That's really unfortunate. I just signed up for an account on Freelancer.com so I could get some side work. It sucks having to drop my rates because there are s

by brandoncordell 14y ago

mootothemax 14y ago
It sucks having to drop my rates because there are so many out of country individuals and companies that will do the work for pennies on the dollar. Stop. Right. There. Take a lesson from somebody who's gone through exactly what you're describing: there are plenty of people outside of whatever country you're based in that are earning more than you would expect. The people who charge pennies, are the ones who don't have the talent to charge more. Price yourself according to your talents. If you're good, and especially if you can speak "business" (probably the most important skill in going independent, secondary to coding) you don't have anything to fear from the other peoples' lower rates. I know for a fact that I charge a lot more than plenty of US-based developers, despite being based in Poland. I can do this because I'm really good at what I do. So can you. Edit: Personally, if I was starting over again, I'd go with ODesk rather than Freelancer.com, purely because I prefer the way ODesk's website works. At the same time, I've got a good lot of work via Freelancer, often from pointing out on low-bidding projects when other bidders are talking out of their posteriors - "Please don't go with X or Y, they're talking nonsense and here's why: ..." Maybe unfair, but I do get annoyed when someone suggests developing a crazy NoSQL + custom CMS solution when all the client needs is a WordPress theme...