You need to adjust your income requirements to incorporate your added experience. A lot of creative people never factor in the experience that grows over the years. You are a more valuable person than you were last week, last month, last year.
Also sit down with a pad and decide how much you need to make to achieve the lifestyle you want. This result may mean moving to a new position, new company or shifting your career focus. But the key is to decide what you want to make and then work to make that income level happen. Many do it the other way, they decide well, that is all the market around here has to offer me. They have very long and rocky roads through their careers.
Also really start to sell your experience to others, write it up or do a demo, beef up your site, convey to everyone your many many hours, months, years of experience. A lot of it is wording. Once you start to change descriptions from "doing freelance for years" to "over half a decade of professional experience" people will take notice. The more you take your experience seriously, the more others will. Leading to higher steps in your career.
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