I was just wondering what people here think of freelancing on Upwork in order to make some extra money. The reason I ask is while I am learning towards a junior developers job I could do with keeping the part-time job I have at the moment as it is for the evenings and free's up my days to learn. Ideally I could do with keeping this position until Christmas. The only problem is the money is poor and I may be forced into something else sooner with longer hours, which would have a negative impact. I could do with having a bit more control over my timeline.

Does anybody have any thoughts on my approach?

Thanks

Rob

Sites like that are full of idiots and would likely end up taking up a large amount of your time anyway, plus you would have to setup a portfolio, manage clients, feedback etc.

Where would you say you're at skill wise now? If you're able to freelance you're probably not far off being able to step into a junior role. If you have stuff to go through / look at, I'd happily spend some time going through it with you to see what areas you need to improve on.

Thanks Jack

I'm still a few months off from where I want to be realistically skill wise, so forget this question. It's more of a money issue but I will cope ?

Edited April 20, 20188 yr by RobDoyle