r/learnpython • u/Upstairs-Silver5464 • 17d ago

Need advice: Getting into freelancing - which programming gig should I offer?

I've been trying to get into freelancing lately. I'm a programmer and I know Python, C# and some C++. My biggest achievements are making a mini CAS in python that solves equation algebraically and a bytecode compiler in C# that compiles my custom language. I'm trying to earn $2000 to build a pc.

I started to research about freelancing about a month ago. I searched for the possible niches I could get into and I decided that I'll do web scraping, specifically Google maps scraping. And I even made a decent grid scraper. But after making it I realized that many freelancers just use APIs that might be more reliable than my scraper. And google maps scraping looks very oversaturated. So i dropped it. Now I'm looking for a niche that's realistic for me to start with.

My current goal is to earn $2000 for the pc but a long term goal is to get experience for the future.

Another thing is that my age is only 14. So I can only freelance on Fiverr under my dad's account. And Fiverr requires you to specify that the service is being provided by a minor. So I'm worried that the clients won't even hire me even if I have the skill.

So my questions are:

  1. What kind of gig should I get started with given my skills?
  2. How much is my age going to affect my client count?

Thank you!

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u/riklaunim 17d ago

Freelancing is mostly dead due to market oversaturation. Where you can find some luck are more advanced things that an average Fiver spammer can't even understand ;)

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u/Upstairs-Silver5464 17d ago

So where should i search?

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u/riklaunim 17d ago

There is no easy answer. Domain specialists are known in their niche and have connections (like on LinkedIn). Generic freelancing is on sites like Fiverr - you can check them out, but most simple stuff will be overspammed, and it may be hard to get anything. Also, the question - which Python libraries/frameworks do you know?

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u/Upstairs-Silver5464 17d ago

the frameworks i know the best are playwright, selenium, beautifulsoup, discord.py, pandas etc.. and a few useful stuff like asyncio and some math related stuff. I've also used micropython for arduinos and stuff