[antihero]

When I started out I freelanced full stack web dev. I found the best thing to do was build a network (through pub meets, coworking etc) of friends and other freelancers who would funnel work to me when they were overloaded, and so there was always a constant stream of stuff to do, then once your rep and cash flow were good, start increasing your rates and diversifying the types of work you were taking on - some of the former kind, some being referred directly to clients, sometimes joining teams where people need the gas turned up for projects etc. I’m full time now but if I could save up buffer and learn more personal stability and discipline I’d maybe give it a shot again.

It really is about who you know.

People will happily fill your time if you can be depended on to figure stuff out and take problems off their hands for them.

Also mixing less well paid reliable and prompt income with higher paid income that’s more of a pain in the ass.