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Originally Posted by cerulean
In adult, yes, I've noticed this as well. In mainstream, it's hit or miss.
The economy feels like a precarious bubble right now. Since May, the market has steadily increased but businesses aren't spending and they aren't reinvesting. Not pushing momentum has ended many businesses during economic downturns.
Wages have been stagnate for a while, and customers are going to notice (they always do) when businesses cut corners. Some will stay, others will slow spending or transition to affordable alternatives (especially given rising personal debt in the West), and some might exit completely.
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Not sure if web dev is your main focus, or if you have other projects in the works? It's sort of been my fall back, and will occassionally take on a project here and there. But I know it was a competitive market back then, can only imagine it's much more fierce now. Especially with AI. Not that I think AI replaces good coders, but it's making a damn good effort. I popped into one of the well know freelance sites and it was busy, but there were also many, and I mean MANY offers, so it's probably more challenging these days to get bigger jobs. Hopefully you can pick up where it's dipped with referrals. I am sort of at a crossroad myself. I don't think starting something else right now is the best time. Just shut down a different project that was only costing money. Fun times ahead is my guess!