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Remote Project Level Work?

Posted by Cliff on from the for-those-having-problems-finding-work dept.

Genjuro Kibagami asks: "With regards to the current environment in the tech sector and the difficulties finding good positions, I was curious if anyone had taken to running freelance work from their own computers at home? I'm not talking about your regular dodgy fly by night 'Make up to 10,000$ per week with no risk!' type thing. But perhaps problem solving, coding, professional advice, or remote administration / fix functions, payment via paypal or some such thing. Any assistance appreciated."

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  1. Compete with whom? by eyepeepackets · · Score: 4, Insightful

    You're going to be making a whole little money if you're up against overseas IT workers: Chinese, Philipinos, Indians, Pakistanis, Brits, French, Germans, sheesh, the whole planet.

    Bet that Indian dude undercuts you by 80% of what you expect to make.

    Otherwise, good luck and best wishes,

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  2. Umm..Security by DonFinch · · Score: 2, Insightful

    I dont care what kind of security you have no company is going to want to allow their mid project data sent to a freelancer offsite.

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  3. Blueprint of money making scheme by MullerMn · · Score: 2, Insightful

    Just to drag out the old cliche:

    1) Devise scheme for making yourself money.
    2) Present details of scheme to large community of people from the same demographic as yourself.
    3) Look on bemusedly as the job market you identified becomes flooded.
    4) ???
    5) No profit!