I've been working remotely for 5 years doing all sorts of web development. The two things that have helped the the most are:
1) Open source contributions.
2) Personal projects.
I still haven't made any money from any of those but putting them in the emails I send to offers found on the different job boards have always put me ahead in the line of people applying.
If you're desperate for money you can always go to sites like oDesk and applying for stuff there. You'll have to accept $15-$30 per hour (or even lower when starting) but once you get a good reputation you can make a decent salary out of that.
Finally, write me to federico@toptal.com if you have a semi-decent Github profile and I'm sure we can reach an arrangement!
1) Open source contributions.
2) Personal projects.
I still haven't made any money from any of those but putting them in the emails I send to offers found on the different job boards have always put me ahead in the line of people applying.
If you're desperate for money you can always go to sites like oDesk and applying for stuff there. You'll have to accept $15-$30 per hour (or even lower when starting) but once you get a good reputation you can make a decent salary out of that.
Finally, write me to federico@toptal.com if you have a semi-decent Github profile and I'm sure we can reach an arrangement!