Hacker News: johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=johnjlockeHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:37:52 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by johnjlocke in "Ask HN: Should You Work for Free as a Freelancer?"]]>That was my thought, too. You can always build a portfolio piece, or construct a case study by having a side project (a good example is Ryan Stewart with LacesOut.com).

]]>Tue, 05 Jun 2018 19:57:23 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17241448johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17241448https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17241448<![CDATA[Ask HN: Should You Work for Free as a Freelancer?]]>The idea of this question came after seeing this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bqi62NGdCZw&t where the OP says that it could be beneficial for new freelancers to work for free to get a portfolio piece. I believe that working for free is unnecessary, but I'd like to get HN's opinion on the matter.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17173066

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]]>Mon, 28 May 2018 15:53:02 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17173066johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17173066https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17173066<![CDATA[How to Stop Avoiding Hard Work So You Can Become the Master You Long to Be]]>Article URL: https://curtismchale.ca/2017/06/27/stop-avoiding-hard-work-can-become-master-long/

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]]>Tue, 27 Jun 2017 15:49:02 +0000https://curtismchale.ca/2017/06/27/stop-avoiding-hard-work-can-become-master-long/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14646495https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14646495<![CDATA[Social Media Colors: HEX, RGB, SASS, LESS]]>Article URL: https://www.lockedowndesign.com/social-media-colors/

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]]>Tue, 07 Mar 2017 05:40:24 +0000https://www.lockedowndesign.com/social-media-colors/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13808502https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13808502<![CDATA[Hey WordPress Community, Stop Being a Fan and Start Doing]]>Article URL: https://surefirewebservices.com/hey-wordpress-community-stop-fan-start/?hvid=3ApehL

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12705384

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]]>Fri, 14 Oct 2016 00:37:15 +0000https://surefirewebservices.com/hey-wordpress-community-stop-fan-start/?hvid=3ApehLjohnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12705384https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12705384<![CDATA[Full-Focus Consulting: How I Re-Energized Myself and My Business]]>Article URL: http://www.christopherhawkins.com/2016/09/full-focus-consulting-re-energized-business/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12493947

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]]>Wed, 14 Sep 2016 02:50:17 +0000http://www.christopherhawkins.com/2016/09/full-focus-consulting-re-energized-business/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12493947https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12493947<![CDATA[The Freelancer and the Hobbyist Designer]]>Article URL: http://www.christopherhawkins.com/freelancer-hobbyist-designer/

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]]>Fri, 09 Sep 2016 16:33:17 +0000http://www.christopherhawkins.com/freelancer-hobbyist-designer/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12463767https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12463767<![CDATA[The Freelancer and the Guaranteed Millions]]>Article URL: http://www.christopherhawkins.com/the-freelancer-and-the-guaranteed-millions/

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]]>Fri, 02 Sep 2016 19:15:33 +0000http://www.christopherhawkins.com/the-freelancer-and-the-guaranteed-millions/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12415492https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12415492<![CDATA[The Freelancer and the NDA: A One-Act Play]]>Article URL: http://www.christopherhawkins.com/the-freelancer-and-the-nda/

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]]>Fri, 26 Aug 2016 21:52:16 +0000http://www.christopherhawkins.com/the-freelancer-and-the-nda/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12369563https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12369563<![CDATA[The Thrill and Agony of Working from Home (2005)]]>Article URL: http://www.christopherhawkins.com/2005/08/thrill-agony-working-home/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11912834

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]]>Wed, 15 Jun 2016 23:16:11 +0000http://www.christopherhawkins.com/2005/08/thrill-agony-working-home/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11912834https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11912834<![CDATA[Are You Really Needed?]]>Article URL: https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/are-you-really-needed/

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]]>Fri, 22 May 2015 20:31:08 +0000https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/are-you-really-needed/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9590772https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9590772<![CDATA[Top Ten New Business Development Myths]]>Article URL: https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/top-ten-new-business-development-myths/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9545226

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]]>Thu, 14 May 2015 14:11:14 +0000https://www.winwithoutpitching.com/top-ten-new-business-development-myths/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9545226https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9545226<![CDATA[Context Sensitve WordPress Configs]]>Article URL: http://developedbytom.com/blog/post.php?s=2015-02-20-context-sensitive-wordpress-configs

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9084545

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]]>Sat, 21 Feb 2015 03:24:55 +0000http://developedbytom.com/blog/post.php?s=2015-02-20-context-sensitive-wordpress-configsjohnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9084545https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9084545<![CDATA[Did Yahoo Just Put Up the White Flag?]]>Article URL: http://calacanis.com/2015/01/29/did-yahoo-just-put-up-the-white-flag/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8970885

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]]>Fri, 30 Jan 2015 07:24:07 +0000http://calacanis.com/2015/01/29/did-yahoo-just-put-up-the-white-flag/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8970885https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8970885<![CDATA[The Definitive Guide to Not Getting Paid as a Freelancer]]>Article URL: http://webstrapper.com/how-to-not-get-paid-as-a-freelancer/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8948819

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]]>Mon, 26 Jan 2015 19:00:14 +0000http://webstrapper.com/how-to-not-get-paid-as-a-freelancer/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8948819https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8948819<![CDATA[CSS Animations: The Untold Story]]>Article URL: http://greensock.com/css-performance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8940671

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]]>Sat, 24 Jan 2015 19:32:16 +0000http://greensock.com/css-performancejohnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8940671https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8940671<![CDATA[How to reverse engineer your competition in 10 minutes]]>Article URL: http://mattreport.com/reverse-engineer-competition-10-minutes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8933072

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]]>Fri, 23 Jan 2015 02:12:28 +0000http://mattreport.com/reverse-engineer-competition-10-minutes/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8933072https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8933072<![CDATA[Where to Look for Podcasting Advice]]>Article URL: http://www.lockedowndesign.com/where-to-look-for-podcasting-advice/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8763202

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]]>Wed, 17 Dec 2014 17:34:34 +0000http://www.lockedowndesign.com/where-to-look-for-podcasting-advice/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8763202https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8763202<![CDATA[Embrace the Grind]]>Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpv4E5TwDHI

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8522430

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]]>Tue, 28 Oct 2014 18:05:25 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fpv4E5TwDHIjohnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8522430https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8522430<![CDATA[Design Principles]]>Article URL: http://www.lockedowndesign.com/design-principles/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8506983

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]]>Sat, 25 Oct 2014 02:29:40 +0000http://www.lockedowndesign.com/design-principles/johnjlockehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8506983https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8506983