[unemployedinSF]

I tried elance. They have a convoluted point system where you can bid on ~10 projects a month. I put in the lowest bid for a bunch of simple <500$ projects, but had no responses. They are lots of indian and russian contracting firms on there spamming every job.

[hitechsites]

Would you be interested in working with me on a couple of Twitter related projects? Currently outsourcing on ODesk, but can definitely consider using you. Let me know!

[hitechsites]

Elance is a bit harder - since they charge for premium placements to appear in search. Have you tried Odesk, Rentacoder (and a few more sites). Or even Fiverr seriously. The key is not to give up - getting the first job is the hardest, after which you end up usually getting a client, and establishing a profile/trackrecord. I know, we have been on both sides of this (as a contractor/hiring people on our own projects).

[rick888]

You are better off going through craigslist. I've been able to find tons of projects on craigslist in the last couple of years. Many companies are looking for a reliable freelancer/contractor and if you can prove that you are, will go to you for future projects.