> I've been able to always have work on my desk because I'm always moving and talking with people in the industry There were a lot of good suggestions from oth

> I've been able to always have work on my desk because I'm always moving and talking with people in the industry There were a lot of good suggestions from others. But just from this, it sounds like your true skill is sales. Just put two and two together, taking the facts in your post as a given. You're a (supposedly) bad coder, but always had customers as a freelancer. In other words, you were doing a great job selling a mediocre product, without even realizing or trying. That's the mark of a salesman. The good part is that you don't have to completely waste your technical skills by switching to this route. There's plenty of jobs for sales engineers or sales positions that require an engineering background. Maybe you're not the best at building software, but you certainly understand it well enough to know the products. One way to transition may be to find one or two "good engineers" to team up with. There's a lot of great coders out there, who'd love to work for themselves, but unlike you can never get enough business. Maybe it's a consultancy. Maybe it's a startup. Either way, they can handle the engineering side of the business and you handle the sales. A partnership like this can be extremely lucrative for all parties involved.