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Ask HN: What to do right now?
Hey, I am a bit confused with my life right now. I can't get new clients. I am a web designer and front-end developer with little portfolio. In my county there in almost no way to get a decent job.
I feel like every other designer have a lot of customers and they can choose which they want to work with. And I am here, struggling with low rates and almost doing free work.
I value myself and my skills too much to work for 11.53€/hour. I posted yesterday in Who wants to be hired, but I know nobody looks for a designer here.
For the curious here is one of my latest desing: http://i.imgur.com/Lh6ndLl.jpg
- masters3d 12y agoMaybe you should start thinking about doing more programing? In most teams there is one designer and more programmers so you may have a better chance of finding work.
- vimiha 12y agoI know basic of PHP, I have experimented with Laravel too, but I think just the HTML and CSS is what I can do, I'm just not a programming person...
- pizza 12y agoYou can learn anything! Maybe there are other languages you would find easier and more enjoyable. Here are some links: * Python: https://www.python.org/about/gettingstarted/ https://www.python.org/about/gettingstarted/ * Codecademy [Python, JS, Ruby, plus HTML/CSS/PHP]: http://www.codecademy.com/ http://www.codecademy.com/
- jtchang 12y agoCan you put your e-mail in your profile? How do people contact you?
- vimiha 12y agoDid that. And you can check: http://vidakovic.si http://vidakovic.si
- zaroth 12y agoI found the site, and then I found your other posts under other new usernames. Please don't spam the board. That said, if you want to stand out, maybe try linking to a short video of you coding with a voice over. I think most hiring fear is that the remote worker just won't understand you, or doesn't know how to code. A 5 minute video, honestly representing your work, would be a great way to prove you can hack it, and justify closer to $30/hr.
- seekingcharlie 12y agoDesigner here. Some feedback for your portfolio: Your website is difficult to use. Make your logo link to your home page. When inside a single project, you should also have a way to view the next project or at least go back to the full project list. In your projects, you need to include more information. UX design is a thought-process & it's what hirers will look for - include notes, messy sketches, wireframes, then include the final design at the end. Don't know what to write? Here's some questions to get you started: What does this product do? Who is this product for? What was the goal of the design? Why did you design what you did? What were the challenges you faced? What was your inspiration? What other variations did you design? Why was the final one the best? When I first started out, I had a very similar portfolio to you - a project title, maybe a sentence & a few images. As soon as I changed my portfolio to include more of a thought process, it dramatically increased its' success rate. Include information about your experience & projects you've been working on on LinkedIn - a blank page isn't helping you. Here are some websites to look for remote projects: https://weworkremotely.com/ https://weworkremotely.com/ http://www.authenticjobs.com/#onlyremote=1 http://www.authenticjobs.com/#onlyremote=1 http://jobs.smashingmagazine.com/all/design http://jobs.smashingmagazine.com/all/design https://dribbble.com/jobs https://dribbble.com/jobs The most successful jobs board for me is Dribbble. I don't even have that much work on there, but I get about 3 emails a week from people that have found my portfolio. Hustle for an invite if you don't already have one.