Title: I am a full-time software developer looking for extra income. I spend a lot of time &quot;cold-emailing&quot; local businesses and messaging other companies who are actually looking for applicants. The result is always the same: &quot;we are not looking for freelancers&#x2F;contractors right now&quot;.<p>I have also used freelance sites before (unsuccessfully) like ODesk and Elance, and I have really hated how they work. It seems like all freelancing on those sites is a price war. I am confident about my skill-set and I&#x27;m not worried about not being able to deliver, but the way bidding is organized on these sites feels really demeaning.<p>So ultimately, my question for HN is how do YOU find or establish new freelance&#x2F;sub-contracting&#x2F;contracting gigs? Should I just deal with my annoyance at ODesk&#x2F;Elance or are there methods I&#x27;m missing? Thanks!
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