[truth_sentinell]

Damn. I work like 60 hours/week and I barely make a thousand a month when is a good project. I have to get first-world projects.

[g00gler]

Maybe perceived value has something to do with it. I believe I listed my hourly rate at $25 thinking I'd be competitive for some side $$.

I made some money but it seemed most things tagged JavaScript or PHP were either design work or WordPress plugins.

This thread inspired me to sign back up and raise my rate to something more realistic IRL ~ $30-35/hr.

[Implicated]

> This thread inspired me to sign back up and raise my rate to something more realistic IRL ~ $30-35/hr.

Double that.

[g00gler]

For real? Lol maybe I'll try $50 and see where it gets me.

[Lalabadie]

How much would an employer pay you? Generally speaking, your employer has to make between 1.5 and 2.5x the salary you're paid to be in the black.

Now consider that you are your employer.

[g00gler]

Good way to look at it. Double that it is!

[truth_sentinell]

> I made some money but it seemed most things tagged JavaScript or PHP were either design work or WordPress plugins.

Indeed. Most work has to do with something pre-built, e.g CMS wordpress, joomla, etc. What projects do you work on?

[g00gler]

I'm primarily a JavaScript developer (jQuery, React, Angular, et. al + Node) as that's my first choice and greatest depth of knowledge.

I'm also very knowledgeable about PHP but prefer to use classic OOP patterns with it hence my reprehension for WordPress.

I use ASP.Net and JavaEE at work. Kinda more circumstantial than anything, ie working with third party software. I actively choose not to seek further work with these tools because I don't enjoy using them.

I wouldn't mind building web services with .Net or Java, though. I imagine those jobs are probably not very prevalent but I was only on Upwork for a short time.