With freelancing I started out below market rate and suffered for about a year. The problem is that the majority of people looking for a "deal" are not fun to w

With freelancing I started out below market rate and suffered for about a year. The problem is that the majority of people looking for a "deal" are not fun to work with. They often care more about a good price than a quality end result.. it is often a battle to prevent scope creep.. Realistically success as a freelancer is down to how well you sell. You may have the best portfolio but if you cannot connect with clients you are going to lose out on work. In the end I focused on improving the way I sold myself to clients and things improved drastically. My portfolio was fairly average but I did well by simply instilling confidence in clients that they were in the right hands and a project would run smoothly with me charge.