* Attending and doing talks at meetups - got a recent retainer from doing this.
* Old contacts pinging me about projects (rare)
Odesk and Elance, IMHO, are not worth my time. It is a race to the bottom honestly.
I get at least 3 hits a month from my HN posting of which one is solid enough to move forward with in some fashion. Since its part time I dont need more than two clients at a time.
I drum up work by:
* Posting myself on the Monthly HN Whois hiring Freelancers thread (1st of month)
* http://www.authenticjobs.com/
* Attending and doing talks at meetups - got a recent retainer from doing this.
* Old contacts pinging me about projects (rare)
Odesk and Elance, IMHO, are not worth my time. It is a race to the bottom honestly.
I get at least 3 hits a month from my HN posting of which one is solid enough to move forward with in some fashion. Since its part time I dont need more than two clients at a time.