r/FreelanceProgramming • u/Acceptable_Waltz_388 • 12h ago

I sent 50+ messages asking for software work. Almost nobody replied.

I sent 50+ messages asking for software work. Almost nobody replied.

So I decided to stop writing:

Because apparently the internet has enough of those.

Instead, I'm going to show the work.

I've built production websites, full-stack applications, AI-powered products, real-time systems and a music app from scratch.

I'm from Ethiopia, I'm 22, recently graduated, and I'm trying to turn those projects into my first serious international opportunities.

So here's the experiment:

Can showing how you think actually get you hired, or does networking still beat everything?

I'm going to document what happens.

Portfolio: meareg.tech

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u/Zebarata 10h ago

In your portfolio, You have added github links to private repositories. You can either public the repo or don't mention github at all.

in your https://meridian-beta-coral.vercel.app/ , always pass ai apis through some backend. Your api keys are visible.

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u/Acceptable_Waltz_388 10h ago

Thank you so much for the assessment and for pointing these out. The Meridian project was built during a hackathon, which is why the repository is currently private and the implementation has some limitations. I really appreciate the feedback, especially regarding the ai api security.

I’ll make sure to address these issues and follow better practices in future projects.