Ask HN: What can I do to look like a better developer / job candidate?

I've been a hobbyist developers for about 6 years now, however, lacking a degree, it seems impossible to get into software development. The only "experience" I have is about 2 years of doing freelance work where I did nothing but work on Wordpress sites and wrote a little Node.js. Not very helpful when all the jobs around me are .Net. What are some ways of making myself look better as a candidate?