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Freelancing is mostly a race to the bottom when you're 'competing' with people in countries with much lower cost of living. If anything laying people off will
by groffee 4y ago
Freelancing is mostly a race to the bottom when you're 'competing' with people in countries with much lower cost of living.
If anything laying people off will flood the freelancer market and push prices further down. Very happy to be wrong though.
You need to distinguish yourself with quality and to network so you have clients/friends who always come to you first.
- brtkdotse 4y agoStep 1 is not calling yourself a freelancer. That word is tainted by the likes of Upwork and Fiverr. It conjurs an image of someone who's desperate for work. You're a contractor. Specialize, both in industry and technology. Especially nicheing down on a "boring" industry can give you work until you retire. Experienced devs with domain knowledge will always be sought after.