[pud]

A hack that worked for me when I was freelancing, was to put my resume on various job boards as if I were looking for full-time employment.

When companies called me to set up interviews, I said (on the phone) "Turns out I decided I'm going to freelance. What was the project you wanted to interview me for? Perhaps I can help with that, as a freelancer."

I got a lot of business that way and it pretty much started my career.

[canadiancreed]

Tried that for a while when attempting to do the same thing, and it would effectively kill their interest. Perhaps it's market or location dependant?

[marcamillion]

You didn't get a lot of blow-back from companies that were looking for full-time hires?