first? put your email and a bit about the work you are looking for in your hn profile.
But yeah, as far as I can tell, elance, odesk, etc... are not how most higher-paid gigs are done. The perception is that you are 'paying peanuts and getting monkeys'
The few times I've worked through those sites (this was many years ago) I'd get one gig through the site, then the customer would contact me directly for more work. I mean, if you are just one guy, it doesn't take many ongoing customers to keep you busy.
I'd rate it slightly below craigslist.org/cpg, which isn't a great way to make a living, but you eat.
I have observed a few deals done through such sites where my client hired someone to setup something; it seemed to me that most of those deals, essentially, ended up with the remote worker quickly stamping out, say, an oscommerce install with minimal modifications, then charging a flat fee. That's another way to go at it, I guess. I think the guy I talked to that was doing this for my client was probably making pretty good money.
But yeah, as far as I can tell, elance, odesk, etc... are not how most higher-paid gigs are done. The perception is that you are 'paying peanuts and getting monkeys'
The few times I've worked through those sites (this was many years ago) I'd get one gig through the site, then the customer would contact me directly for more work. I mean, if you are just one guy, it doesn't take many ongoing customers to keep you busy.
I'd rate it slightly below craigslist.org/cpg, which isn't a great way to make a living, but you eat.
I have observed a few deals done through such sites where my client hired someone to setup something; it seemed to me that most of those deals, essentially, ended up with the remote worker quickly stamping out, say, an oscommerce install with minimal modifications, then charging a flat fee. That's another way to go at it, I guess. I think the guy I talked to that was doing this for my client was probably making pretty good money.