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throwawayNov07on Ask HN: How much do you earn on average through software freelancing?

It's a local one in Toronto; not one of the well-known ones online.

throwawayNov07on Ask HN: How much do you earn on average through software freelancing?

This is interesting.

So you have a performance specialization AND do full-stack web development. How do you position yourself in the market place?

For example, most of my work is also fullstack web-development, but I also know how to build highly-available systems with Erlang/Elixir, but I'm not sure how to squeeze the latter into the messaging.

throwawayNov07on Ask HN: How much do you earn on average through software freelancing?

I make $60/hour through an agency. I do this for 20 hours a week.

This is in addition to my full-time gig.

Assuming I'm booked eight months of the year, that's $38,400.

I could make more if I wasn't going through the agency, but for now, I don't have a name or connections, and I don't have the time to market myself.

So I figure do the agency thing first, build a name, then start soliciting direct clients. Then eventually ditch the full-time gig.

Honestly just stumbling through this.