user2977: I see lots of people talking about buying bitcoins, mining bitcoins, but no one spending.
Maybe I am getting it wrong, but unless I can get paid with bitcoins, this seems to be pointless in my perspective.
I know how to get paid in bitcoins, but that's not what I am asking, so, as a freelancer sysadmin and developer, where can I get paid in bitcoins? How can I find clients willing to pay me with bitcoins?

user516: Specific types of businesses can use Bitcoin to either reduce processing costs/fees, or improve the ease of service. It also avoids the need for the user to provide credit card or other personal details, which a lot of people are wary of doing.
Satoshidice is a good example. It's very easy to make a bet, as it just requires sending bitcoins to a particular address.
coindl.com is another example, which lets you purchase music (and more) with bitcoins. There's no need to create an account; just make your payment and download the files.
High foreign exchange fees can be reduced by using Bitcoin exchanges to make an intermediate step through Bitcoin (convert currency1 to bitcoin and then bitcoin to currency2). This can reduce an 8% (or higher loss) to as little as 1%. This might not be the kind of spending you envisage, but it's nonetheless beneficial to the user.
You're probably best to avoid trying to receive bitcoins in return for things like sysadmin work. If you end goal is to get bitcoins, you will likely get more of them by earning cash then just converting some or all of it to bitcoins. 
What I'm saying is that rather than going to lots of effort to use Bitcoin for something that's difficult to achieve, you're better off using Bitcoin for what it's great for.

user619: Another resource for finding merchants/things for spending your bitcoins is spendabit.co. There are several-million things listed there.
In terms of getting paid in Bitcoin, Coinality is likely the current market leader. It looks like they had several new listings just today (4 August 2014).
(Disclaimer: I am involved with spendabit.co.)

user2982: Here's a list I am trying to maintain:
http://www.bitcointrading.com/forum/spend-bitcoins/online-stores-accepting-bitcoins/

user2306: That's because storing, mining, and buying bitcoins present new challenges. However, getting paid in bitcoins is pretty much the same as getting paid in USD, gold, or Ithica Hours; you need to make a service people want. 
I don't see people accepting bitcoin exclusively for a long time - Even if 50% of the population is willing to use bitcoin, that's still a significant amount of the market that you're ignoring.

user2980: https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade
There's enough places to spend your coins and there are job boards where you can advertise your services. Bitcointalk is also a good place check out.

2977: <p>I see lots of people talking about buying bitcoins, mining bitcoins, but no one spending.
Maybe I am getting it wrong, but unless I can get paid with bitcoins, this seems to be pointless in my perspective.</p>

<p>I know how to get paid in bitcoins, but that's not what I am asking, so, as a freelancer sysadmin and developer, where can I get paid in bitcoins? How can I find clients willing to pay me with bitcoins?</p>
 516: <p>Specific types of businesses can use Bitcoin to either reduce processing costs/fees, or improve the ease of service. It also avoids the need for the user to provide credit card or other personal details, which a lot of people are wary of doing.</p>

<p>Satoshidice is a good example. It's very easy to make a bet, as it just requires sending bitcoins to a particular address.</p>

<p>coindl.com is another example, which lets you purchase music (and more) with bitcoins. There's no need to create an account; just make your payment and download the files.</p>

<p>High foreign exchange fees can be reduced by using Bitcoin exchanges to make an intermediate step through Bitcoin (convert currency1 to bitcoin and then bitcoin to currency2). This can reduce an 8% (or higher loss) to as little as 1%. This might not be the kind of spending you envisage, but it's nonetheless beneficial to the user.</p>

<p><strong>You're probably best to avoid trying to receive bitcoins in return for things like sysadmin work. If you end goal is to get bitcoins, you will likely get more of them by earning cash then just converting some or all of it to bitcoins.</strong> </p>

<p>What I'm saying is that rather than going to lots of effort to use Bitcoin for something that's difficult to achieve, you're better off using Bitcoin for what it's great for.</p>
 619: <p>Another resource for finding merchants/things for spending your bitcoins is <a href="https://spendabit.co/" rel="nofollow">spendabit.co</a>. There are several-million things listed there.</p>

<p>In terms of <em>getting paid</em> in Bitcoin, <a href="https://coinality.com/" rel="nofollow">Coinality</a> is likely the current market leader. It looks like they had several new listings just today (4 August 2014).</p>

<p>(Disclaimer: I am involved with spendabit.co.)</p>
 2982: <p>Here's a list I am trying to maintain:</p>

<p><a href="http://www.bitcointrading.com/forum/spend-bitcoins/online-stores-accepting-bitcoins/" rel="nofollow">http://www.bitcointrading.com/forum/spend-bitcoins/online-stores-accepting-bitcoins/</a></p>
 2306: <p>That's because storing, mining, and buying bitcoins present new challenges. However, getting paid in bitcoins is pretty much the same as getting paid in USD, gold, or Ithica Hours; you need to make a service people want. </p>

<p>I don't see people accepting bitcoin exclusively for a long time - Even if 50% of the population is willing to use bitcoin, that's still a significant amount of the market that you're ignoring.</p>
 2980: <p><a href="https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade">https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Trade</a></p>

<p>There's enough places to spend your coins and there are job boards where you can advertise your services. Bitcointalk is also a good place check out.</p>
