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Show HN: We Freelance, a community where freelancers share stories and resources

78 points by florentsuc 10y ago

nicorama 10y ago
How much time did it took ? Like commenting a hackernews child in hackernews :)
JTxt 10y ago
All I see is "WF" in a box.
- florentsuc 10y ago
  Hey JTxt, I think Firebase is crying. Trying to see what's going on!
  - j_s 10y ago
    Console warning, if it helps: > 16:03:13.269 FIREBASE WARNING: Specified Firebase database has reached its Peak Connections limit. > If you are the Firebase owner, consider upgrading. (https://wefreelance-prod.firebaseio.com) I didn't get any further than the WF in my boutique QupZilla browser, with ancient ad-block tech built-in, but extension-free Chrome got to the point where it looked like it was actually trying to load something.
    - florentsuc 10y ago
      Thanks for that. Don't really understand how the firebase peak connection limit is calculated. From what I see on Google Analytics, I don't have 100 simultaneous connection. Edit: I upgraded, so it should be good.
- DrScump 10y ago
  If the submitter were to rename the site, "We The Freelancers", that fail page could say "WTF" instead.
smdz 10y ago
Why the Upwork color theme? That turned me off for a while. The first thought I had: "Is this from Upwork?"
- florentsuc 10y ago
  Pure coincidence, I chose the main color when I was driving for the holidays, so I guess I saw too many trees on the road ;-)
florentsuc 10y ago
Hey HN, "We Freelance" maker here. I've been a freelance mobile developer for 3 years now, and I remember my very begining, I hesitated a long time to become a freelancer. So I hope "We Freelance" will help some to take the step thanks to inspiring stories, books and resources. I also love trying new SaaS tools (maybe too much), so the next feature will be a list of all the tools suitable for freelancers. If you have any feature idea, do not hesitate to comment, or PM me on Twitter.
- mxuribe 10y ago
  I recently got laid off from dayjob and had been doing a little frelancing on the side...I'm re-empployed again. But I've been thinking really hard about going freelance full-blown (even if only to feel like I'm in more control of my "employment fate")...so I definitely agree with your "...hesitated a long time..." note. I have not yet taken the plunge...so very much appreciate this site that you have built! Kudos!
- lwhalen 10y ago
  Any chance of an RSS feed?
- palerdot 10y ago
  Nice timing. I'm about to take the plunge. For now, I have decided to juggle both freelancing and my day job. Looking forward to this community.
pvsukale3 10y ago
Just out of curiosity: What is your tech stack?
- florentsuc 10y ago
  - Front : Angular / No CSS Framework, only the HTML5 Reset. - Back : Firebase (Database, Hosting & Storage)
doingmyting 10y ago
This looks like the VueJS Hacker news script. Not knocking it but just curious if it is. I've used that script to build a few things myself. https://github.com/vuejs/vue-hackernews-2.0 https://github.com/vuejs/vue-hackernews-2.0
gk1 10y ago
So how do we actually share something? I don't see any signup or submit link. I'm Chrome for iOS.
- florentsuc 10y ago
  That was a bug. You should see a "Submit" button on the stories subheader now. Thanks!
s4vi0r 10y ago
I feel like stories is kind of misleading - I was hoping for literal stories, while instead it seems like it's just a non-standard name for your discussion/forum section
horsecaptin 10y ago
Is there a place where we can out bad clients?

78 points by florentsuc 10y ago

nicorama 10y ago

How much time did it took ? Like commenting a hackernews child in hackernews :)

JTxt 10y ago

All I see is "WF" in a box.

florentsuc 10y ago
Hey JTxt, I think Firebase is crying. Trying to see what's going on!
- j_s 10y ago
  Console warning, if it helps: > 16:03:13.269 FIREBASE WARNING: Specified Firebase database has reached its Peak Connections limit. > If you are the Firebase owner, consider upgrading. (https://wefreelance-prod.firebaseio.com) I didn't get any further than the WF in my boutique QupZilla browser, with ancient ad-block tech built-in, but extension-free Chrome got to the point where it looked like it was actually trying to load something.
  - florentsuc 10y ago
    Thanks for that. Don't really understand how the firebase peak connection limit is calculated. From what I see on Google Analytics, I don't have 100 simultaneous connection. Edit: I upgraded, so it should be good.
DrScump 10y ago
If the submitter were to rename the site, "We The Freelancers", that fail page could say "WTF" instead.

smdz 10y ago

Why the Upwork color theme? That turned me off for a while. The first thought I had: "Is this from Upwork?"

florentsuc 10y ago
Pure coincidence, I chose the main color when I was driving for the holidays, so I guess I saw too many trees on the road ;-)

florentsuc 10y ago

Hey HN, "We Freelance" maker here. I've been a freelance mobile developer for 3 years now, and I remember my very begining, I hesitated a long time to become a freelancer. So I hope "We Freelance" will help some to take the step thanks to inspiring stories, books and resources. I also love trying new SaaS tools (maybe too much), so the next feature will be a list of all the tools suitable for freelancers. If you have any feature idea, do not hesitate to comment, or PM me on Twitter.

mxuribe 10y ago
I recently got laid off from dayjob and had been doing a little frelancing on the side...I'm re-empployed again. But I've been thinking really hard about going freelance full-blown (even if only to feel like I'm in more control of my "employment fate")...so I definitely agree with your "...hesitated a long time..." note. I have not yet taken the plunge...so very much appreciate this site that you have built! Kudos!
lwhalen 10y ago
Any chance of an RSS feed?
palerdot 10y ago
Nice timing. I'm about to take the plunge. For now, I have decided to juggle both freelancing and my day job. Looking forward to this community.

pvsukale3 10y ago

Just out of curiosity: What is your tech stack?

florentsuc 10y ago
- Front : Angular / No CSS Framework, only the HTML5 Reset. - Back : Firebase (Database, Hosting & Storage)

doingmyting 10y ago

This looks like the VueJS Hacker news script. Not knocking it but just curious if it is. I've used that script to build a few things myself. https://github.com/vuejs/vue-hackernews-2.0 https://github.com/vuejs/vue-hackernews-2.0

gk1 10y ago

So how do we actually share something? I don't see any signup or submit link. I'm Chrome for iOS.

florentsuc 10y ago
That was a bug. You should see a "Submit" button on the stories subheader now. Thanks!

s4vi0r 10y ago

I feel like stories is kind of misleading - I was hoping for literal stories, while instead it seems like it's just a non-standard name for your discussion/forum section

horsecaptin 10y ago

Is there a place where we can out bad clients?