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Is it Just Me or Has Freelance Developer Talent Cratered Recently? (alien.top)

submitted 9 months ago by FollowMe22@alien.top to c/entrepreneur@indiehackers.space

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I used to be able to source high-quality developers for small front-end projects from Upwork.

Simple things like build a custom page in Shopify that we already have designs for in a Figma file. I would pay above market rates to get the best talent.

The last 5-10 projects I've tried hiring freelance developers for have been total failures. I'm talking about "Top Rated Plus" developers unable to build a simple page with no interactive elements within a week, and quitting because they can't figure out how to finish the project.

Does anyone here have any suggestions for good developer marketplaces? I've learned after this current project that I'm done with Upwork, because even filtering for devs who have billed 1,000+ hours, are top rated and based in the US and they're still totally incompetent. It's truly strange.

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[–] cem4k@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I’m a dev and freelanced on UpWork a couple of years ago full time. I had a pretty easy time getting good clients and was 100% rated.

I recently went back to pick up some small contracts. I’m working full time on my company and I could use the cash.

It’s been awful. Clients are low balling left and right, the whole platform is oversaturated, a total mess. I think it’s getting harder both for serious clients and serious freelancers to find each other through the influx of garbage.

[–] Wave_Evolution@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This is my experience, the low balling in particular has been pretty awful

[–] DudeBroMan9000@alien.top 1 points 9 months ago

Yes lol. I dunno how Americans can handle Dev work for 50$/HR. That's less than what we charge in east Europe