Totally disagree with you. What you're describing is a code monkey, in which case it's a commodity and a race to the bottom. A "freelancer" that charges top ra

Totally disagree with you. What you're describing is a code monkey, in which case it's a commodity and a race to the bottom. A "freelancer" that charges top rates will give you all that you say the client should have come up with: they'll sit down with the client, understand where they're coming from and why they're building what they're building, and come up with a complete solution, not just code. As a freelancer you'll also land much better clients with that approach.