Cost of business is factored into price to the consumer. A single freelance contractor trying to help pay rent and groceries for his wife and 2 kids shouldn’t need to eat the increase at the expense of his family’s financial support, so he charges more for his services.

A big company will also increase their costs likewise, but they already have expenses covered and the extra money goes into stock buybacks and board member compensation packages.

It’s as if it’s two times half of a half of a half of a mile

You’ll have to compete in a saturated market full of people underpaying for a service. If you produce quality work, hopefully you can rise above the masses.

Have you considered trying the gig economy and picking up contracts on websites like Fiverr as a freelancer?