> d) Find places to find great work (I mostly look on Craigslist right now)
This is probably your problem. I had a lot more success finding bigger companies with more money to spend. Or entrepreneurial types who work in the "real world" and were willing to spend hard cash on a web presence too.
A lot of my consultancy work comes through my consultancy partner; it's all Jewish clientele (and they are usually big spenders). We got gigs that, really, and less than 3 month old consultancy shouldn't have got - all because my partner is Jewish.
So you need an "in" to a niche market of clientele.
This is probably your problem. I had a lot more success finding bigger companies with more money to spend. Or entrepreneurial types who work in the "real world" and were willing to spend hard cash on a web presence too.
A lot of my consultancy work comes through my consultancy partner; it's all Jewish clientele (and they are usually big spenders). We got gigs that, really, and less than 3 month old consultancy shouldn't have got - all because my partner is Jewish.
So you need an "in" to a niche market of clientele.