Hacker News - Newest: "freelance developer"https://news.ycombinator.com/newestHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 14 May 2026 18:21:22 +0000<![CDATA[Ask HN: How do I get freelance developer jobs?]]>Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038988

Points: 8

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]]>Wed, 06 May 2026 17:32:01 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038988downbad_https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038988https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48038988<![CDATA[Freelance Developer: Charge by Time, Not Value]]>Article URL: https://www.robinwieruch.de/freelance-developer-rate/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42055048

Points: 2

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]]>Tue, 05 Nov 2024 20:52:10 +0000https://www.robinwieruch.de/freelance-developer-rate/rwieruchhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42055048https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42055048<![CDATA[On Getting Freelance Developer Jobs]]>Article URL: https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/getting-freelance-developer-jobs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39053906

Points: 3

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]]>Fri, 19 Jan 2024 10:40:57 +0000https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/getting-freelance-developer-jobs/vincent_shttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39053906https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39053906<![CDATA[Getting Freelance Developer Jobs]]>Article URL: https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/getting-freelance-developer-jobs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37832861

Points: 8

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]]>Tue, 10 Oct 2023 14:52:22 +0000https://www.vincentschmalbach.com/getting-freelance-developer-jobs/vincent_shttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37832861https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37832861<![CDATA[Ask HN: Advice on building a brand as a freelance developer?]]>I have been working as a freelance developer for a few years now. All my customers come through a middle-man, typically a consultancy agency.

I believe I am good at what I do but I dont have any strong brand per say.

What would you do to attract better clients and get a higher rate?

Any thoughts on things like starting a blog, being a conference speaker, or working on an open-source projects?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29703993

Points: 2

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]]>Mon, 27 Dec 2021 16:43:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29703993ahmamanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29703993https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29703993<![CDATA[How to Charge as a Freelance Developer]]>Article URL: https://blog.frontwork.dev/how-to-charge-as-a-freelance-developer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27657977

Points: 3

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]]>Mon, 28 Jun 2021 03:52:46 +0000https://blog.frontwork.dev/how-to-charge-as-a-freelance-developerelie222https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27657977https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27657977<![CDATA[Ask HN: How do I write a resume as a high school student + freelance developer?]]>I am a student in high school who was always interested in software. I do a lot of open source work in Rust, ReactJS, and Ruby on the side. I am very active in online platforms (github, hackernews, stackoverflow, my blog), but have never revealed my age. I recently got into freelance software development and have only worked with one client. A potential client asked me for a resume. How do I write a resume without having graduating high school and having worked with only one client?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26376371

Points: 1

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]]>Sun, 07 Mar 2021 15:08:14 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26376371tmp9087https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26376371https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26376371<![CDATA[Ask HN: Has anyone hired a freelance developer for a MVP?]]>If so, what was your experience? Which service did you use? Would you do it again? Any advice/learnings?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25606099

Points: 22

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]]>Fri, 01 Jan 2021 19:40:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25606099seawrahttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25606099https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25606099<![CDATA[How to find clients as a freelance developer – 5 actionable tips]]>Article URL: https://youtu.be/NDrpwEUt-LE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23948721

Points: 1

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]]>Sat, 25 Jul 2020 12:34:41 +0000https://youtu.be/NDrpwEUt-LEkethmarhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23948721https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23948721<![CDATA[Ask HN: What's the most time-consuming part of your job as freelance developer?]]>What's the most time-consuming part of your day-to-day work as freelance developer (or designer) working with multiple clients?

Related question: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23704861

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23746419

Points: 24

# Comments: 16

]]>Mon, 06 Jul 2020 10:35:23 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23746419mrassilihttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23746419https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23746419<![CDATA[Ask HN: How to hire freelance developer for an MVP?]]>For those non technical founders who got their product developed by contractors, any tips to share?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23641233

Points: 13

# Comments: 24

]]>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 14:38:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23641233bitesocietyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23641233https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23641233<![CDATA[Becoming a Freelance Developer and Taxes]]>Article URL: https://daedtech.com/freelance-taxes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22124805

Points: 1

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]]>Thu, 23 Jan 2020 04:12:47 +0000https://daedtech.com/freelance-taxes/PretzelFischhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22124805https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22124805<![CDATA[Ask HN: What are your favorite freelance developer websites?]]>I'm in the process of creating a website for my development/consulting freelance work, and could use some inspiration.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21524780

Points: 43

# Comments: 10

]]>Wed, 13 Nov 2019 14:55:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21524780askhn7https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21524780https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21524780<![CDATA[Should You Hire a Freelance Developer?]]>Article URL: https://lightstep.com/blog/should-you-hire-a-freelance-developer/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21294717

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Fri, 18 Oct 2019 20:13:17 +0000https://lightstep.com/blog/should-you-hire-a-freelance-developer/oaviokleinhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21294717https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21294717<![CDATA[Calculate Invoice Amounts with Bash as a Freelance Developer]]>Article URL: https://github.com/nickjj/invoice/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19797443

Points: 1

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]]>Wed, 01 May 2019 14:45:31 +0000https://github.com/nickjj/invoice/pplonski86https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19797443https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19797443<![CDATA[So you want to be a freelance developer]]>Article URL: http://alicki.me/blog/so-you-want-to-be-a-freelance-developer/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19792886

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 23:03:55 +0000http://alicki.me/blog/so-you-want-to-be-a-freelance-developer/spkinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19792886https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19792886<![CDATA[Calculate Invoice Amounts with Bash as a Freelance Developer]]>Article URL: https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/calculate-invoice-amounts-with-bash-as-a-freelance-developer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19788667

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:15:15 +0000https://nickjanetakis.com/blog/calculate-invoice-amounts-with-bash-as-a-freelance-developernickjjhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19788667https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19788667<![CDATA[Day in the life of a freelance developer and mom [video]]]>Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKacS-t-MfQ

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697408

Points: 1

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]]>Mon, 06 Aug 2018 13:41:35 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKacS-t-MfQbeaucarneshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697408https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17697408<![CDATA[How to interview a freelance developer]]>Article URL: http://jeremyphelps.com/blog/how-to-interview-a-freelance-developer.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17092670

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Thu, 17 May 2018 16:17:44 +0000http://jeremyphelps.com/blog/how-to-interview-a-freelance-developer.htmlremyphttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17092670https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17092670<![CDATA[Why You Should Break Free and Become a Freelance Developer Today]]>Article URL: https://medium.com/microverseinc/why-you-should-break-free-and-become-a-freelance-developer-today-3c6c792a9256

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16518623

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 05 Mar 2018 03:54:13 +0000https://medium.com/microverseinc/why-you-should-break-free-and-become-a-freelance-developer-today-3c6c792a9256arielcamushttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16518623https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16518623