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by jklepatch 2379 days ago
I am sure Magento pays well but I don’t think it has to do with being more simple.

Ex: wordpress developer vs react / frontend dev, who makes more? React / frontend.

This being said, for really high paying consulting gigs, i think that its definetely not in tech but in sales / marketing/ strategy.
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AlchemistCamp 2379 days ago
Stephanie Hurlburt talked on the IH podcast about doing 7-figure contracting deals for C++ graphics work (math, C++, GPU optimization and various technical work).

https://www.indiehackers.com/podcast/044-stephanie-hurlburt-...

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daxfohl 2379 days ago
Like I said, there are exceptions. To do this you have to be a well known expert in a highly valuable skill. I'm sure Troy Hunt does fairly well in security consulting on Azure for instance. Being an expert in something challenging but that doesn't make the client money (say Haskell, or whatever the distributed DB flavor of the month is) doesn't pay beans. Nor does knowing 50 languages or web frameworks: the client only cares that you know one. Determine up front what you want to specialize in, if you go this path.
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AlchemistCamp 2378 days ago
> Nor does knowing 50 languages or web frameworks: the client only cares that you know one

I 100% agree with this. Specialization is worth it. Nobody cares if you're fairly close to workplace competence in ten things, but people will beat a path to you door (or inbox) if you're world class at one.

I'd also add that when you add to your skill stack, make sure it's complimentary skills you can use with your existing strength, not alternative skills that accomplish the same thing.

https://youtu.be/bIpgUmn5yK8

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jklepatch 2379 days ago
Yes and mainframe consulting is also very well paid.

But these are outliers

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