Where do you get clients, if networking is not available for you? I mean, you are not based in the US, so you can't meet these people. I used to work a bit in

Where do you get clients, if networking is not available for you? I mean, you are not based in the US, so you can't meet these people. I used to work a bit in Upwork (I am doing complex SPA in React/Redux, though I can do it in other stacks as well), and charged 35–50$ (depend on a project). Also, my question is, how you raise the bar? Like, I know I can double my rates and offer "solution" rather just code, but how you find such contracts (people tend to not trust you there), and how do you present yourself?