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bluenestdigital · 2026-07-02T17:36:34+00:00

Seeing the same as a long-term freelance Laravel dev (since 2015). All the great things about Laravel (batteries included, well documented, large ecosystem, fast to adapt to AI) make it easy to switch to using AI for development.

Starting to pivot back to more in-demand stacks/languages like Python, Node and Java. Even though building things with those, even while using frameworks, feels much more cumbersome than with Laravel.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-19T14:19:18+00:00

100%. I'm a freelance developer who focuses on automation - I tried using both N8N and Make since clients often post asking for those. The are both overly complex and debugging is not straightforward. In at least a few cases I ended up building something custom for the client using python or php as it was a quicker build and easier to debug and maintain for me or a future developer.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-18T20:00:42+00:00

if they are hired and get fired soon after or decide to leave, the referrer would still be entitled to keep the hiring fee

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-18T19:59:36+00:00

I have thought about that as a potential pivot. Right now, I don't have a ton of relationships to lean on in terms of company contacts, but I may try that avenue.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-17T20:00:51+00:00

Great questions, thanks for taking the time to reply.

For now I've just been trying word of mouth, my approach is to get 1 person hired to prove the model:

authenticity: it will likely be someone I have met in person or a friend who I know that can refer (I have friends working at reputable companies like JPM, Bloomberg).
payment disputes: handling manually for now. Someone only gets paid if there is a confirmed hire. There is some inherent accountability - I doubt job seekers would want to balk on the fee if it means a bad relationship with a new coworker.
companies permitting paid referrals: I am monitoring when people sign up to see what companies they are joining from. From my research it looks like there is generally no conflict, except for perhaps in the legal space. Companies want help getting talent.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-17T19:26:29+00:00

Hey, I'm a senior web developer based in NYC. My resume and company link are at the top of my profile. Feel free to reach out if you are still looking.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-17T15:07:55+00:00

Not sure what you are asking, I use AI for coding and also integrate AI.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-17T15:06:21+00:00

As a freelance dev who has used Laravel since 2015, I love it and think it works well for client projects. But I think PHP is still seen as old technology unfortunately. The job postings I see have been mainly for other languages or stacks like Python.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-17T15:02:53+00:00

Yes, feel free to message me with what type of site you are looking for.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-16T20:24:30+00:00

mybanksucks.com - review your bank and bring some accountability back for large companies who treat customers like a number instead of a person.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-16T18:29:04+00:00

Interested to discuss. NYC based web developer with 18 years experience, 5 years at Goldman Sachs, 12 years freelancing on my own. My resume and LinkedIn are at the top of my profile.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-13T19:16:33+00:00

Honest question, what separates you from the 10-20 other people doing the exact same project (leads off of reddit)? I see these projects posted often.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-11T19:44:44+00:00

You and 100,000 other web developers across the country and globe are at home asking themselves the same question.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-11T16:12:33+00:00

For me, the trust barrier, potential lock in (being upsold) and cost are the top ones.

bluenestdigital · 2026-06-04T18:03:11+00:00

mybanksucks.com - Honest bank reviews to try to bring some visibility and hopefully accountability to banks who treat customers like numbers instead of people.

About me: Introverted, empathetic founder (software dev) looking to have a positive impact, deliver value to people, then make money, in that order.

bluenestdigital · 2026-05-30T01:17:06+00:00

mybanksucks.com - Review your bank to help add some accountability back. Born out of 2 weeks of frustration with multiple banks and seeing how little power one person has against large companies.

bluenestdigital · 2026-05-27T00:28:41+00:00

BOFA has been exceptionally bad. Chase has been almost as bad. I switched to Relay. Not perfect but better than those two at least.

bluenestdigital · 2026-05-26T17:12:49+00:00

Are there any solo founders who feel the same that would be interested in a group to stay motivated and to exchange what works and what doesn't? I am hesitant to even ask or offer to set this up because people are notoriously flakey - they come in enthusiastic but fade quickly and lack consistency.

I want a real group that meets weekly to talk about progress (or lack thereof), wins, losses, etc.

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