Having a niche is a really great path. That niche can be a specific framework you like, it gives you great visibility over other consultants and gives you a com

Having a niche is a really great path. That niche can be a specific framework you like, it gives you great visibility over other consultants and gives you a community to bootstrap your role in the market. I think it's important to add, the reason for this is because greenfields work is much, much harder to get started with. Finding a client to trust you to build their entire platform from day one? Very hard sell. Being hired to do feature work and bugfixing in the existing platform is much easier. Having experienced hiring and selling here, I can say knowing someone specializes in the specific framework is an excellent signal over someone who doesn't (all things being equal). Remembering we are not hiring or selling full time employment so the requirements differ a bit.