So one of the website I recently stumbled upon, Dapp University, has some great blockchain tutorials, and it also gave me some great advice. Namely, if you want to start doing any sort of blockchain programming, you need to get some experience. It turns out there is sit called Upwork.com, it’s like a job site for freelancers. Well, that pretty much suits me perfectly. Let’s face it, just because someone has done a bunch of tutorials doesn’t mean they are worth hiring. So this site allows you to setup a profile, add your resume, experience, etc, and set your rate. After consulting forever, it’s funny to think I’d be be low-balling, but I decided that exactly what I would do in order to try to get some gigs.
First a little about upwork. While it’s a great place to get started, keep in mind they take a hefty piece of your rate. 20% initially, and eventually, it drops to only 10%. Given how a lot of headhunters work, it’s probably not that bad (since must of the body shops probably try to keep at least 20% of your rate for themselves). So at least it’s transparent of what you get versus what they bill you at. Well, since I’m basically looking for an internship, I dropped my rate down to $25/hr. that means, for any gig I get, I’m getting about $20/hr. Pretty low, but since I need to build my portfolio, it’s gonna get me in the door.
I built my profile about 4 days ago, I already have one gig, and just got invited to a second. I have been overly honest, stating that I have no formal experience, and that’s why my rate is low. Turns out, people are looking for cheap (at least for now), so if all goes well, I’ll be able to spend some time over the next few weeks building up some real world experience, building some blockchain applications, and finally putting some of this education to work.
Anyway, it’s worth a try if you are looking to try something new. Just be smart (if you have no experience, low-ball your rate and let the client know),
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