So now I can brand, design and deploy entire products on my own... which is incredibly cool and fun, and Valuable(??), you'd think that my rates would go up and clients or positions would become easier to find. And Yet, I've never had inbound this dry, email outreach isn't working, nobody seems to be looking, at least not for what I have to offer. At this point I'm literally posting coupons on twitter.

So I guess I have four intents here

(1) To throw my experience into the pot as evidence of... something going on. If an experienced designer can now do the work of several people, why isn't that also becoming more valuable to the market?*

(2) ofc I'm hoping some founder who needs a designer will see this and reach out. I do well with engineers and abstractions and I suspect I'd work well with anyone in here. Note even a successful REFERRAL and I will lovingly design or build something for you.

(3) if you have any thoughts on how I, or other designer-builders like me, might change our approach or packaging, I am all ears and would very much appreciate your thoughts. See pieratt.com. (also see D. below)

(4) I'd love to hear if anyone else is going through this? proof that I'm not just a fuckup would be worth quite a bit.

*Four potential explanations I can see: A. market is weak B. market is evolving at same pace and so no change C. Institutional lag, the state is not yet logging my type of tree, market admin requires clear roles for e.g. hiring and invoicing. D. I am presenting clear signals that I cannot see that are preventing me from finding work.