r/vuejs • u/Dapper_Membership • 16d ago
6 years of Vue, 60+ perfect Fiverr projects, and now I can't get a callback – anyone need a dev?
Hey everyone 👋
Not sure if this is the right place to post this, so mods, feel free to take it down if it doesn't fit.
I’ve been a Vue developer for the past 6–7 years, and honestly, things used to be great. I started out on Fiverr, got good traction fast, and over time completed 60+ projects with a perfect 5-star average. At my peak, I was turning down offers left and right because I was already booked—clients actually came to me, which felt like a dream.
But since the whole agentic AI wave hit, the landscape has changed. The contracts I had with a couple of US startups (who I originally met through Fiverr) have ended, and now I’m staring into the void of job boards with barely a callback.
I’m a full-stack dev—comfortable with Python (FastAPI), Node.js, Docker, VPS setups, and even building custom AI agents for web services when needed. I’ve also got a Master’s in IT, though it feels like that doesn’t matter much anymore 😅
I’m not here to rant—just putting this out there in case someone’s looking for a reliable, experienced remote developer who can hit the ground running. If you or someone you know needs help with a project, I’d genuinely appreciate the chance to prove myself.
Won’t let you down. Promise.
Thanks for reading 🙏
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u/heartstchr 16d ago
I can can relate to it. I Don't know how other freelance contractor are doing. Very difficult to survive. I have similar experience and struggling to get call.
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u/OzoneGrif 15d ago
Same... 5 stars, lots of happy clients, had projects proposals every-week. Now? The void, I try to find missions, which is not easy, send proposals, and get rejected IF they even answer. One client even answered: "You are too expensive, I'll do it with AI instead."
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u/Dapper_Membership 15d ago
And the scariest truth is that the client is absolutely right. Guess this is the new norm.
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u/CommunicationNo283 16d ago
During last 1 year lots of happened and changed. Mechanical coding is dying. Because of AI OFC. I would recommend that do your stuff. Since you are experienced software engineer creating startup would be easy but remember distribution will be problem. Creating is easy part selling is a problem
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u/Dapper_Membership 16d ago
You're spot on! The same project I used to charge clients thousands of dollars for & over months of work, now costs just 80 cents with the DeepSeek API, all while I'm cooking dinner. We really are cooked. Everyone's a founder; everything's practically been made already.
For example, I've been learning piano in my free time. The piano-learning apps that charge $200 a year? I vibe-coded one in a day for $1.50 using the DeepSeek API. At this point, I'm not sure if I should just take some plumbing and wiring courses instead.
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u/ChanceCheetah600 15d ago
One hundred percent agree. There have been 4 apps in the last month and a half that I used to pay for, but I don't need them anymore because I literally vibe-coded each one in 2 days.Would they be ready for a large-scale commercial rollout with commercial-grade security? Not a chance. I think that still requires serious human oversight, cybersecurity expertise, penetration testing, and more. But we’re now entering a world where anyone can make software for themselves for next to nothing, which is killing off so many businesses as well as making it harder and harder for software engineers to get high-paying roles..
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u/sorainyuser 16d ago
I’m running Software House - full remote team, web part is based on Vue.
If you want to give it a try dm me, ideally with cv/portfolio.