I second this. I like to hire freelancers and their blog is the most important thing I look for. Use your blog to give an honest representation of what you're interested in and how you think. It's much more important to focus on the world of people that you could work well with, rather than the world of people you could convince to do one project with you. That's because freelancing is driven by repeat business and references.
100% agree. You seem to be writing from India, so conferences and networking may be less of an option for you. If you are truly skilled at doing website design, if you establish a nice online portfolio, you will eventually be able to secure recurring work. But thats only if you are good, you can't fake it, it won't work.
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Create a blog and start building a reputation. Interact on forums. You really don't need to go to elance or other such sites.
I second this. I like to hire freelancers and their blog is the most important thing I look for. Use your blog to give an honest representation of what you're interested in and how you think. It's much more important to focus on the world of people that you could work well with, rather than the world of people you could convince to do one project with you. That's because freelancing is driven by repeat business and references.
100% agree. You seem to be writing from India, so conferences and networking may be less of an option for you. If you are truly skilled at doing website design, if you establish a nice online portfolio, you will eventually be able to secure recurring work. But thats only if you are good, you can't fake it, it won't work.