> What is the pay I can expect as a freelancer? This depends on where you are, and how well you can communicate the value of what you deliver. Commodity hourly

> What is the pay I can expect as a freelancer? This depends on where you are, and how well you can communicate the value of what you deliver. Commodity hourly freelancing might be $10-40 an hour. Business-savvy consulting might be $60-80 an hour. High-end consultants will pitch and deliver projects in the $X0,000 range, which when divided by time spent can easily equal $X00 an hour. Note that all of these people may be doing functionally the same thing: defining projects with customers, building websites/apps, and delivering them. > What language will land me projects and clients soon? Programming languages will not land you projects or clients. Nobody hires a photographer because of the brand of camera they use. Nobody goes to a restaurant based on where they buy their groceries. Anyone with purchasing power will generally just want something that meets their need, or removes their pain point/bottleneck/problem. Your goal is to communicate that you can do this, in words and in actions. Not to communicate that you use HTML9 Responsive Boilerstrap JS. [0] > Where do I begin my career as a freelancer? yen223's advice is good. Build a website or simple app that you like, that could solve a realistic business need. Feature it as a demo or just keep it in your back pocket as proof you can solve problems. Then the hard part: convince someone that you are able to solve problem X for $Y dollars. Start small, within your network: maybe your brother-in-law is a caterer without a website. Maybe your aunt is a real estate agent always complaining about keeping in touch with her leads. Maybe your dentist keeps all their files on paper instead of in a computer. Discuss problems with people, brainstorm solutions, communicate that you can solve their problems with technology, put together a proposal, and deliver. After a few gigs, if it's working out for you, formalize the whole process. Look into contracts, incorporation and proper accounting, etc. There's a million Ask HN's about these topics. > By the way I'm familiar with some languages and frameworks but not an expert or anything. If you can make a website that says "Hello world, welcome to our site, here is a brochure of information on our products," then you are basically a wizard in the eyes of many many people. 80% of the world's professionals would say, "I'm not an expert at this, I can just get things done." My plumber is probably not an expert on bleeding-edge state-of-the-art industrial water treatment. But he makes the faucets run and the toilets flush, and I am happy to exchange money for this service. [0]: http://html9responsiveboilerstrapjs.com/ http://html9responsiveboilerstrapjs.com/