Freelancer is set up to save the clients money, with developers bidding on mostly small projects - its a race to the bottom. What you need to do is use resourc

Freelancer is set up to save the clients money, with developers bidding on mostly small projects - its a race to the bottom. What you need to do is use resources like LinkedIn to make contacts with business owners and use your development skills to solve pain points and contract with companies that are up against deadlines - that is how you push your rates up. Network, network, network. When you get a contract that pays $15/hr, use your network to find another that pays $20. When you get that, immediately start selling your services for $30. Once you have that, try for $45. One company may not be willing or able to pay you $2000 a week, but 3 clients may pay you $700 if you solve the right pain points in 15 hours of work. But you must always be forming new relationships and looking to make connections that could lead to more business. Otherwise, you should probably just take the best job you can find