We look at past work publicly available - one of the first links we visit is the GitHub profile. We then take into account the demonstrated skills to evaluate the price asked.
Then, when we do the matching with clients, we take the qualification into account - does the project require high skills? What kind of developer does the client seem to be looking for? Would it work?
The key here is to acknowledge the difference between acquired skill, and ability to deliver - it's ok to be learning, as long as you're in habit of delivering.
Then, when we do the matching with clients, we take the qualification into account - does the project require high skills? What kind of developer does the client seem to be looking for? Would it work?
The key here is to acknowledge the difference between acquired skill, and ability to deliver - it's ok to be learning, as long as you're in habit of delivering.