Title: Hi HN,<p>I&#x27;m a game designer and programmer who recently started his own business. I was off to a rocky start but thanks to a blog post on gamasutra that ended up on HN I managed to reach my sales goal and I&#x27;m in the clear for the next 6 months. The problem is, I don&#x27;t want to repeat the previous mistake and, although I have another game in the works and 2 more updates ready to ship for the first game, I&#x27;m looking to extend my savings and not have to bank on the next projects having the same luck.<p>I&#x27;ve setup an account on Upwork and have applied to more than 40 projects over the course of 1.5 months. I finally scored a quick 5$ job on translating a couple hundred phrases to another language. I have listed all the projects I worked on, quite a few of them being big titles (like The Dark Knight Rises, N.O.V.A 3, Frozen). I also listed the ones I developed myself as an indie and I have my credentials and LinkedIn listed as well.<p>I targeted projects related to my skills and experience with solid referrals and examples but I never seem to get the job. I lowered my hourly rate to 15$ &#x2F; h and I still can&#x27;t win any projects.<p>Any chance I can get some tips from people with more experience than me on freelancing? Or do you know any better place where I can find gigs related to programming (Lua, C#) or Game Development? Heck, I&#x27;d even take article writing since I like doing that and it would surely help me keep the lights on for longer.<p>Thanks!<p>Edit: I have been making games professionally since 2010 and even worked in fields related to Home Automation to save money for my own business.
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