You need to NOT be competing on price, add some other differential (in my case I tried competing on very good English and being on the same time zone as most of

You need to NOT be competing on price, add some other differential (in my case I tried competing on very good English and being on the same time zone as most of the U.S.). Competing on price or selling yourself to the lowest bidder is a losing proposition. That said, most of the best Indian devs aren't making that money remotely, they're making a lot more (or at least, I've seen them getting paid a lot more). I got contacted and worked remotely through Hacker News and, although it didn't pan out (I wasn't a good fit) it was a great experience and I met really good people from around the world.