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Creator here. This is something I wish had existed a couple of years ago when I was starting to get in to freelancing more seriously. I spent a lot of time googling around for sites looking for work.

What should we add? Who have we missed?

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Bookmarked to come back once I finish my current projects. A couple of Django sites for Django developers:

  - http://www.djangohire.com
  - http://www.djangojobs.net
  - http://www.djangodevelopers.net
  - http://djangojobbers.com

Just curious if you've had good results from the Django sites? So far I've contacted 3 of the ads over the past few weeks and never heard a peep back.

(Or maybe there's something about my approach I need to improve?)

Can't tell you :( I take a look from time to time but I never applied for a job. Most of my jobs come from referrals from past clients.

Out of curiosity, how did you get your first clients?

The first three clients:

  - I contacted the first trough oDesk and we work together for 1+ year
  - A client saw my personal website when searching for Django developers in my region
  - Another client via LinkedIn

How did the LinkedIn one work? Someone was just searching for a consultant?

Exactly, this guy was searching for a django developer in my city (not too many there)

Thank you for those - I had only encountered one already.

Can add Folyo - http://www.folyo.me/ - to the #creative list.

Good effort on the site; bookmarked for later when it comes time to do outbound. :)

Thanks for suggesting Folyo! The fact that it wasn't on the list already makes me think I'm not doing my job well enough...

Folyo is new to me! I will add it on the next update.

Thanks! Great initiative by the way!

what about workmarket.com

Also new to me - added to our list for an upcoming update. Thanks!

Great list. Maybe http://programmermeetdesigner.com/, though it looks more about finding long-term co-founders.

Which are the best sites for e.g. product managers, rails devs, etc to list themselves on? (Not asking you to tell me, asking you to design the software so I don't waste time listing myself on e.g. 10 sites). Think more of a curated experience than a directory.

That is a great question that I would love to have a solid answer / expert system for. There are so many variables to consider, many of which are hidden/private. It's something I intend to keep thinking about.

What about Railyo [0] (a job board dedicated to Ruby on Rails freelancers) ?

[0] http://railyo.com (my side project)

Looks good! I've put it on the list from the next iteration.

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