Originally Posted by
ImmortalPig
I do some freelance webdev too, primarily in django though. What didn't you like about it?
Before that I was working at a firm that used .NET for their webapps. Comparatively I would say that django gives you a lot more power without you needing to think about it (eg automatic scheme and model generation).
Webdev is ok for money but the market is very saturated, a firm I work with from time to time charge insane fees for their websites, the charge over $200/hr for their devs time. IMO the only reason they get business at all is because they charge such fees. As freelance how do you value your time? I clock at $100/hr and then on fees where I see fit. Though sadly django is too fast to turn a profit with it alone...
Where/how do you market yourself to get work since, as you said, the market is pretty full up.