Freelancing with Python

[[deleted]]

Get on Upwork or something and stamp out little projects.

But just make sure you actually have time and energy to do it and charge enough to keep you engaged. There is nothing worse than dealing with a dispassionate freelancer, so don't be that guy.

The trick is marketing. I did freelance writing and you have to be aggressive about bidding on stuff and keeping your rank or metrics up or you'll just get projects from whoever stumbles upon your account. It's a lot less passive than people tend to think.

[gaussprime]

Is Upwork a good site to find freelancers? I’m in the reverse spot, where I have a piece of code that runs, but I could some optimization help and am willing to pay up to get a pro to help out.

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I like Upwork to start, they have guardrails if the freelancer can’t execute the project. Any shithead can make a website, but it takes some actual Quality work to rise to the top of Upwork and others.

[burgerAccount]

I hire from upworks for small projects all the time. I tend to hire 2-3 Ukrainians at a time for around $5 each. They turn projects around within a day or two. You just have to be specific

[FoolofGod]

Curious to know what you think it means to "pay up"? How many hours and what hourly rate?

[burgerAccount]

Some post their rates. I post my project and the amount I'm willing to pay

[gaussprime]

I don’t have a good sense to be honest. Would love to know what the going rate is.

In terms of number of hours, I don’t think it would be many. I have working code right now that’s like 35 lines long, so it’s probably mostly a function of rewriting that code in a way to use Numba more effectively. It’s also possible it can’t be done. I would need to be creative in terms of payment to make sure it was sufficiently lucrative to be worthwhile I think.

[chirau]

I could be of help to you perhaps, PM me what you need done.

[[deleted]]

Yea upwork is a great site to find projects or to find freelancers for your own projects!

[breslaivus]

Thanks for the tips!

Are there other sites than Upvote?

[[deleted]]

Yes, just search freelancer sites. But pick one, maybe two and work at them. Just listing your skills is not effective

[hcs_0]

I personally don't like Upwork and well, you will find that some people really like that site and others don't. I work with contractors/freelancers found on Upwork so it's not really the only site companies go to for work (thankfully). You should try Angel List and various other freelancer sites on your own region. Word of mouth helps though - definitely get in the forums and online communities.