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by mak4athp 4070 days ago
Given where you are in your career, you're inevitably a high-risk person to hire for contract work. That means that at least one of the following will be true:

* you'll be ignored by good clients that can afford to avoid that risk

* you'll be score low pay to compensate for the risk

* you'll be hired for "good" pay by bad clients because they don't know what they're in for.

* Nobody will hire you and you'll watch the months go by without making money or developing a portfolio.

None of these are especially great for you!

For now, you'll learn more and make more if you look for a job for a bit first. If circumstances or preference make that impossible, you have two options:

* reach out for opportunity through your networks - friends, family, local events

* list and/or bid your services through markets like elance, odesk, or Craigslist