What actually fetch freelancers money? Expertise or experience?

[Btaliat]

New freelancers always face this issue. Most times, they don't which one they should focus on the more. They dont know whether they should focus on building more on their skills or making their presence felt for them to be having experience. During this time, they don't mind working for low budget clients just to be gaining experience. Some however prefer to be working on their skills for them to start aiming at big clients first. Which one should be focused more on?