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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by pkrotich on Sunday September 04, 2022 @06:05PM (#32718161)
5) Become indispensable in the role you're (before #3). This is true even locally - why should I as an employer pay you more when I can get someone cheaper to do what you can do.

6) While contract work sometimes calls for a generalist (#1 above)... try to be a specialist by becoming an expert in a high demand field(s). At that point you can charge whatever you want regardless of your location.

7) Don't exchange your time for money - get paid for your skillset (related to #1 & #6)

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Re:Ask HN: Location based pay is killing my motivation, how ... by wahnfrieden on Monday September 05, 2022 @12:49PM (#32726363)
one way is to be good at integrating some common but specialized open source, for example helping companies who've adopted prosemirror (for features but maybe not their whole platform justifying an internal team)
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