I guess the location also makes the difference, right? And you're working for clients onsite, at their office? How often do you get remote opportunities?
Btw, does your personal website help you with finding leads?
As far as I know my personal website is down and I have to fix it again. I think it hasn't help me find leads yet, but it might have convinced some companies to invite me for a chat.
I haven't been able to find remote work easily. I did try, at some point and did find one client in New York, but eventually this didn't work out, since I am not much of a designer and the job also involved being strong in design of mobile apps.
Many online platforms like Elance, Zendesk, Toptal seem to be hard to get into. I think after you've build up a small work history on such an online platform one should be able to find decently paying remote jobs. It's certainly something I wish to pursue in the future, but for now I focus on on-site work.
I haven't been able to find remote work easily. I did try, at some point and did find one client in New York, but eventually this didn't work out, since I am not much of a designer and the job also involved being strong in design of mobile apps.
Many online platforms like Elance, Zendesk, Toptal seem to be hard to get into. I think after you've build up a small work history on such an online platform one should be able to find decently paying remote jobs. It's certainly something I wish to pursue in the future, but for now I focus on on-site work.