Ask HN: Work from home Daddy

I&#x27;m a work from home dad. One thing I&#x27;ve learned is that no work gets done when the kids are at home (well, awake and at home). I start work super early and we still send the kids to daycare, but I do have tons of flexibility to be a dad that a regular job wouldn&#x27;t provide.<p>I&#x27;ve never worked through elance, but I&#x27;ve hired a lot of people there. In my experience (again, as a hirer), once I find someone good, I stick with them. I&#x27;ve got freelancers that I met on elance years ago that I still work with. Don&#x27;t know if this is normal, but if it is, I&#x27;d focus on building relationships and think of it as a marketing channel as opposed to your long-term revenue stream.

See the &quot;Who is seeking work&#x2F;seeking freelancer&quot; monthly thread. And &quot;Who is hiring&quot; monthly thread.<p>Go back a couple of months, some of the companies are probably still hiring.

It&#x27;s may be easier to negotiate what you need by starting with one of the local gigs than flat out going solo...free-lancing is hard and clients can be as demanding as bosses and much much less likely to pay quickly or at all.<p>To put it another way, it is quite possible that one of the local companies needing your skill set would rather contract out the work than hire a full time position.<p>Good luck.

I would look at transitioning to a full time remote position that allows you to work flexible hours. Freelancing can work if you make the right client relationships to keep a steady stream of projects coming in at your desired hourly rate. Typically these clients aren&#x27;t found on elance&#x2F;odesk.

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