Ask HN: Developer going freelance, how to get started?
How would you begin marketing yourself as a freelance developer starting from scratch, zero, nada? I mean no significant web presence, no 10k Twitter followers, not wasting time with LinkedIn and not having launched an ICO.
I've been quietly employed as a Python developer for a few years now and so as a result I've never bothered making a "portfolio" (not that I know what a developer portfolio should look like - I'm not a designer with tons of beautiful things to show off unfortunately) nor really spent the time building a web presence (I quite enjoy my "offline" life). So pretty much the only thing I've got to show off is a resumé and references from previous employers, which doesn't really look groundbreaking.
Anyone who's been through this before, would you mind giving me some advice on how to get started? Thanks!
I've been quietly employed as a Python developer for a few years now and so as a result I've never bothered making a "portfolio" (not that I know what a developer portfolio should look like - I'm not a designer with tons of beautiful things to show off unfortunately) nor really spent the time building a web presence (I quite enjoy my "offline" life). So pretty much the only thing I've got to show off is a resumé and references from previous employers, which doesn't really look groundbreaking.
Anyone who's been through this before, would you mind giving me some advice on how to get started? Thanks!