Ask HN: Is it me or there aren't many jobsites for freelancers?
After quitting my job I found that being a freelancer is not a easy thing. I got a lot of emails and call phones from employers, but only 1 email from a client that wanted some freelancing work on a project that I wasn't too fond of. I see a lot of good job postings, but for freelancers I don't see so many opportunities if you do not market yourself and do not start looking for projects and sacrifice a lot of time ,that you could be coding, on marketing yourself. Elance from my point of view is really bad for good developers and for developers that want to work on interesting stuff. Also the payment is low on that site and it is a bidding war with developers that work for 10-15$/h. Am I missing something or this is the truth that if you want to be a successful freelancer you need to work hard on your marketing plan?
Are there better websites than Elance where good freelancers can find projects? I am really thinking of making a platform for good freelancers where they can be matched with interesting projects and high paying clients. Not sure tho if this hasn't been done or if it is a good idea.