So Tuesday comes and maybe someone is ready to land in an office chair next to noisy colleagues and dream about how to stop working for an uncle and start living ... and become a freemason, so to speak. This will be discussed in this article. True, this time we will look at freelancing through the eyes of a person more distant from the IT industry.
Internet technologies are gradually and inexorably entering our lives, and judging by my top secret data, more and more engineers not directly related to the IT industry are becoming avid readers of Habr. Therefore, I decided to briefly share my little freelance experience, since the author of the article in his “hungry” youth hacked as a “web master of all trades”, then along the way I will make some comparison of the specifics of the activity and, of course, I will tell you what awaits novice engineers in the field of freelancing.
I don’t really like to write articles that don’t carry a reasonable, kind, eternal and I promise to write something related to science and technology in the near future, but for now, if a respected reader is interested in what it’s like to be a freelance design engineer, please under cat.
So, since there is no absolutely correct judgment in the world, so that you can imagine and try on yourself what I will talk about, here is the initial data.
Now let's move on to a direct description of the process and small comparisons.
Where does a beginner freelancer start? Most likely, from a trip to the freelance exchange.
Our main domestic exchanges are those that have free and lance in their names, sometimes together, sometimes through a dash. And if an IT specialist, in addition to these exchanges, can still try his luck on smaller sites or even on sites from habr, then for a designer, proektanti.ru will close the top three at most, everything else is almost complete golyak.
So the first thing a novice freelance designer will have to face is a shortage of orders. By the way, if you don’t buy a premium account on the two exchanges mentioned above that have free and lance in their names, then you may not see orders at all, so be ready to invest right away. In my opinion, there is no premium account at all on the proektanti.ru exchange, but there you will most likely be overwhelmed by “hard guys” and it will also not be easy for a beginner to get a coveted order.
It should also be noted such a seasonal phenomenon as a blockage of students' sessions, then orders for term papers, diplomas, etc. appear on the market. Competition is lower here because students and their teachers are unpredictable people and self-respecting specialists usually do not consider this market.
I'll start with the commonality between IT and freelance engineering, even if you own at least the very basics of any specialization, still be prepared to feel like a guest worker. As shown by my practice and the practice of my friends. Confidence often comes gradually and at first people, perhaps even less qualified than you, but more hardened, will intercept orders from under your nose.
At the same time, open dumping will not be a guarantee that you will receive the project, it is likely that someone more confident in himself, albeit with large financial requests, will receive it. Thus, you will probably take on any job just to get a taste of the won tender. One of the most rough and more or less regularly appearing works is the digitization of drawings. Moreover, in view of the fact that both students and guys with a large portfolio do not disdain this work, it is likely that by the 17th minute from the moment the project was opened, 24 applications will be submitted. Here, in case of victory, it is quite appropriate to feel like a happy sperm. 
I don’t know how it is now, but from my experience, I can say that there are many more orders for website development, script writing, layout, promotion, content, program writing, consultations, and so on. Just checked now 02:41 Moscow time, one of the large freelance exchanges already has new orders in the WEB and IT areas, and there are more than 5 of them in each of the areas, not a single new order has appeared in engineering yet.
Separately, I want to note that I’m not talking about the fact that in the IT field orders are better or worse, there are a lot of bad orders everywhere, it’s just that there are more of them in IT than in engineering (even if we consider engineering + architecture in conjunction).
Portfolio. Oddly enough, I noticed that the portfolio is much less important for an engineer than for, for example, the same web master. I remember how every shitsite I was, and every little thing I carefully put into my portfolio, it was plump and brought me quantitative preferences. Apparently, after gaining some kind of critical mass, even if it was of low quality, the level of confidence in me increased.
But with engineering activities, it turned out to be enough for me to post a couple of screenshots of the specializations that I did, just so that people know that I do this. At the same time, from my own experience on the part of the customer, I’ll say that a couple of screenshots of drawings are also enough for me, and a person with a bunch of 3D pictures in his portfolio and a bunch of projects like “here I made a specification”, and “here I made a cable magazine” will not have significant preferences in front of a person who has only a couple of screenshots of thematic projects in his portfolio.
So, a happy moment has come when the first draft fell into your hands and you will immediately experience surprise: “How did it happen that I have been drawing some kind of heresy for 200 rubles for 8 hours, and in the end they still give me comments?”. And the worst thing is that if you buckle at some point, then the customer is not particularly scared, because there are few projects, and rough workers are a dime a dozen. And since it was ridiculous to ask for an advance of 100 rubles, you can even draw your 8 hours for free.
In general, a “man-sandwich” gets more for his work.
The same applies to other common specialties, for example, a low-voltage project costs more than digitization, because this is still an activity that requires some knowledge, but again there are many competitors and everything said above is successfully extrapolated.
Then I remembered only the first order, this does not mean that all your orders will not be profitable, it is quite possible to catch on to a good order, then get connections and generally no longer climb the exchange. It's just quite possible that it is the FIRST order that will be flawed in all respects, because there is a chance that you will want at least some order to gain confidence. And he really will be "any"
In the last paragraph, we touched on the topic of specialization. I will say what I see purely in engineering (excluding architecture and structures). Hierarchy of prestige of honor and earnings, in ascending order.
In the comments, amarao also reminded me of electronics, there are not many orders for electronics on the above sites, they are usually either from students or from people with low incomes, so labor intensity is often higher than profitability.
1 Without specialization.
2. Help students, simple electronics
3. Weakness in terms of OPS, ACS, SCS, SVN, etc.
4. Engineering automation and fire extinguishing automation are also estimates for the SS
5. Electricity, electric lighting and air conditioning, as well as estimates for other sections (about the same place in the rating of the AR and the KR and metal structures).
6 Hydraulics (heating, water supply), geodesy.
7 Rare specializations such as RZA and TM and other projects of high complexity
This rating is made by eye, but in principle the alignment is really such that a good hydraulics will get more than a submachine gunner, and he will get more than a pure weak current. Moreover, electrics and hydraulics are quite in demand, so if you own them, you can safely try your luck at freelancing.
The main problems of freelancing in other areas are also relevant for the design of an engineer.
Inadequate customers, labor-intensive and low-paid projects, constantly emerging customer wishes, cancellations of projects that have been started or almost agreed upon, elementary scammers. Vaccinations are the same as for everyone: a clear TZ, advance payment, do not take on anything.
Another problem is the low return of customers.
If you wrote a code, a database, a website for a person, drew a logo, there is a chance that he will return to you simply because he is too lazy. Things are worse with an engineer in this regard, partly because most customers can master your activity on their own, for example, an electrician can get a well-executed project from you once and then replicate it from apartment to apartment, replacing machines and socket placement. Still, people who receive the logo will not be able to fix it beautifully later or receive the site will not be able to install the module for the CMS without burying everything for good much more.
Therefore, think the same simple draftsman or low-level specialist, how a freelancer can simply starve to death. In this case, working for an uncle will be much more profitable, and freelancing should be considered rather as a way to learn something and not get bored.
Just in case, once again I will say everything written above, this is only my experience and the experience of colleagues, other people may have a different experience. To be fair, I plant that after a large number Full of cones, freelancing has become a profitable hobby, but for the first 4 months it brought only moral and material losses, so I propose to think about whether it’s good where we are not and whether it’s worth dreaming about drawing schemes on beaches under palm trees.
The designer can not only work for a certain company, but also take remote orders and work on creating his own name. Distant work is beneficial for both the employee and the client: the employer receives a specialist to perform large works for short term, and the performer - to independently determine the type and volume of work performed.
Remote work is mostly associated with designers, journalists, and copywriters, but designers, accountants, and engineers also have a lot to learn from freelancing.
Reasons for the departure of design engineers into free swimming:
A designer who goes freelance is waiting for freedom, personal development and a lot of free time. But, like other types of employment, freelancing has its own significant drawbacks.
Working for yourself has the following negative aspects:
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The private customer prefers to work with proven and conscientious performer who will deliver quality work on time. A reliable designer has the following features:
A freelance designer is, by default, a freelancer who works on interesting projects and has plenty of personal time. However, there is also the other side of the coin, which is the constant search for clients, the need to work on your name and constantly develop.
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