I started out with my first short-term contract back in May/June and have been self employed since that finished. I get work by contact form submissions on my own website (it's just a WordPress blog), occasionally posting on the 'Looking for work' topics here and from an advert I posted on the Gumtree website.

I tried working on vWorker.com but I had a terrible experience with a client in Pakistan. Never again.

Right now I'm making enough to pay my bills and I have work lined up for the next couple of months. Not too bad.