It's a frustrating truth: you see developers who know less than you landing roles you wanted. They announce new international clients. They share updates. You know their technical capability is average.
Why does the market reward them while ignoring you?
The Visibility Premium
The market does not reward value. It rewards perceived value. If you are a 9/10 developer but your positioning is 2/10, your market score is 18. If someone else is a 6/10 developer but their positioning is 8/10, their market score is 48.
The visible developer wins every single time because they reduce the friction of discovery.
visibility isn't about bragging or posting daily selfies. It is about legibility. It is about packaging your proof of work in a format that business owners and engineering managers can read and verify without effort.