My opinions are known on occasion to be wrong, but ... You've been given several items of good advice here, none of which is easy, all of which are (as far as

My opinions are known on occasion to be wrong, but ... You've been given several items of good advice here, none of which is easy, all of which are (as far as I can see) right. You need to create a "presence" on the web. You need a portfolio of work, writing and comments. You haven't submitted to HN often, but many, many of your submissions have got excellent upvotes. Your comments score less well, showing that you're not adding as much value through them, but that's not surprising. Work on writing well. But more importantly, contribute to projects. Become known. Then you're not simply a programmer from a country that supplies cheap programming. You're an individual, and you can take on specific tasks, not as an out-sourcer, but as a remote-working contractor.