raincom is right, bigger clients are typically going to be your best bet for higher rates because they're already comfortable with the idea of investment large

raincom is right, bigger clients are typically going to be your best bet for higher rates because they're already comfortable with the idea of investment large sums of money to complete work (not to mention their HR policies incentivize them to not necessarily hire FT talent). True BigCo is used to shelling out 7 and 8 figure contracts to larger firms, handing a quarter/half million to someone with some desirable expertise is nothing out of the ordinary.