Best place for small remote gigs?

I'm doing solo dev, building and shipping several products, trying markets etc. I have some passive income here and there, but looking to up it a bit. I'll also visit SF for a while late June, so I can meet up to do in-person vibe check, discuss stuff and build my network

just wondering how are you guys earning on the side, I'm willing to go on the lower end of pay as I'm looking for fully remote async contract (b2b), low-intensity work (or at least not full 40h weeks). have 13y of exp as a generalist swe, started as a gamedev then expanded into devops, ai/ml, trading

10 points | by xucian 11 hours ago

7 comments

  • xucian 14 minutes ago
    I guess I could've phrased it better: by lower end of pay I mean a smaller hourly rate compared to my previous, more intense jobs, not that I want to compete with people writing bad code
  • bdcravens 2 hours ago
    HN, but where you are contacted (for instance, monthly Seeking Freelancer post), not the other way around. Pretty much every source where the kind of jobs you're talking about are posted are a race to the bottom.
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    • xucian 18 minutes ago
      tx for input, I wasn't aware of the "Seeking Freelancer" post. as for the race to the bottom, idk, I just know that not all clients look for the cheapest work
  • sokoloff 7 hours ago
    What do you think of as “the lower end of pay”?

    Fully remote, fully async, low intensity work is a global market, right? I’d be careful about taking the lower end of global pay.

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  • bravesoul2 9 hours ago
    I doubt there is a singular answer other than to hussle. Try Upwork; Reddit; who's hiring; jobs sites with part time roles or "fractional" as they call it; exemployers and excolleagues; blogging; linked in; etc.
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    • ailef 8 hours ago
      Isn't it "hustle"? But since it's a hassle to hustle it kinda makes sense too.
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      • bravesoul2 8 hours ago
        Half hustle half hassle yes!
  • brudgers 2 hours ago
    Existing clients.

    There is no easy button for good part time work.

    Because why wouldn’t a business prefer someone who does what they need as a primary commitment?

    From your client’s perspective, your schedule is their risk. So trust matters and a more committed contractor looks lower risk than a “hobbyist” who might abandon contracting for regular employment.

    If you want clients you need extreme luck or the hard work of sales. Good luck.

  • viginti_tres 10 hours ago
    bali
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    • xucian 11 minutes ago
      if you know something I don't, I'd like to know it too. unless this is ironic