As I see it you have 2 possibilities:

1. Find yourself work by handing cards ... just like you do now. I think it will eventually work after you land a few projects.

2. Use an aggregate freelancing site like oDesk, vWorker etc. Here is a link to an interesting story about freelancing on vWorker:

http://solarianprogrammer.com/2011/10/24/my-life-freelancer/