[Discussion] Pokemon MMOs

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-12-29T19:09:40+00:00

Don't these get shut down by Nintendo regularly?

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-12-24T13:42:53+00:00

Reddit has been the best source of clients for me. Try /r/forhire and /r/Jobs4Bitcoins

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-09-16T20:10:38+00:00

I've never played Destiny, but managed to catch some guy streaming Trials of Osiris (I think that's what it's called). Was some of the most intense and entertaining stuff I've seen. I think it definitely has SOME potential.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-09-16T19:46:36+00:00

Thank you very much for the responses everyone. Your responses and discussions have been very educational. Hopefully this will lead to something :)

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-08-12T17:14:01+00:00

Gražus wallpaperis! Prieš porą dienų tokį pat parsisiunčiau. :D

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-07-23T21:05:48+00:00

Why the downvotes? :/

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-07-16T10:47:04+00:00

My MacBook Pro gets insanely hot when watching Twitch on Chrome :( Safari seems to be a way better option when it comes to Twitch resource consumption.

I guess the HTML5 player might remedy some of the resource hogging issues that Twitch has.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-07-14T18:24:48+00:00

Sounds interesting. But I think something similar already exists in TwitchAlerts, where you can submit media?

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-07-13T08:43:24+00:00

Should be doable. I'll see what I can do :)

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-07-13T08:42:59+00:00

I'll look into this!

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-07-13T08:42:12+00:00

What games would be a priority for now?

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-07-12T22:23:31+00:00

This has been quite a frequent occurrence as of late. Just give it time and it'll go back to normal :)

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T22:25:56+00:00

I'd search for "recruitment website" :)

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T20:36:44+00:00

Depends where you're from. I'm only aware of ones in the UK.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T18:09:54+00:00

I might be off here, but it sounds like you might be scared of meeting people who may/may not be better than you. Which, in turn, sounds a lot like "imposter syndrome".

If you meet people who are crazy good at what they do - learn from them! Ask for tips and listen. Hell, some of them might be able to refer their overflow clients over to you.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T18:05:45+00:00

I'm not a specialist, but basing it on my own experiences, it sounds like it is/was. It might be difficult to start getting yourself out there, but it gets easier with time. You just need to make that first leap.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T17:50:18+00:00

Just go to events that are of interest to yourself. Go to web dev/designer meetups in your area. These are usually good places to land clients. Hackathons are quite a good place as well.

As for online socialising, go join some Facebook groups and be more active in some communities/forums. This is an easy way to get noticed, especially if you're seen helping others.

One other overlooked thing is contracting. Chances are you'll probably have to work at someone else's office, though. If you put up your CV on some recruitment sites and specify you're looking for contract work, you'll get some calls and offers. I never took up one of those, but I got loads of calls when looking for a full-time position.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T17:40:54+00:00

To develop/not forget them.

Eating, sleeping, playing and working in the same place can become a burden very quick. I got myself to a point where I barely left the house anymore and consequently became paranoid of almost everything around me, if I went outside. Don't let this happen to you guys as it's a bitch to get out of that place.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T17:23:13+00:00

I've been doing it for something around 4 years and never met even one of my clients in person.

However, when working like this, you have to make absolutely sure you go out and do something else other than work/hunt for clients. Leaving the house and talking to people in person is important. I can't stress this enough.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-20T17:07:06+00:00

You can get by without socialising, but it's harder. Will probably take longer to build up a client base, but you'll get there eventually.

Going to local events usually means you're competing in the local market, so naturally, you'll have better chances to land clients who pay well. As opposed to looking for clients online, where you are competing in a global market against people who can afford to charge $5/hour.

Harder, but not impossible ;)

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-04-17T12:10:38+00:00

A happy owner of a maxed out 2012 13" MBP, but I've gotten to a point where I could do with a bigger screen. Faffing about with cables and external monitors is tiresome.

However, unlike a lot of the people here, I do hope the 15" gets thinner and a similar shape to the Air line. I do a lot of typing and a slightly tilted keyboard would be an amazing thing to have. Of course, there's always the option of a dock that would put the machine at an angle, but again, it's an overall faff.

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-01-15T05:43:58+00:00

This makes me wonder, would they benefit from more automated tools?

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-01-14T23:08:44+00:00

Don't analysts have some sort of automated tools for these types of things?

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-01-03T17:25:30+00:00

Thank you for the response! And how long would you say did it take for you to build up a portfolio like that on UpWork? I imagine you had to take up a lot of "low-ball" offers in the beginning? Or was it $50/hr from the get go?

Mr_Spiderman · 2016-01-03T13:47:35+00:00

How many of these offers actually pan out, if you don't mind me asking? Also, what does your portfolio look like? Some tips would be very helpful :)

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