2oddSox - 4:31 pm on Dec 18, 2003 (gmt 0)

Shadows Papa,

I agree with Birdman that word of mouth can yield good results. You seem to have the right attitude, and you come from a technical background so adapting shouldn't be a problem. Try hitting it from a few different angles. Do some sites of your own with a view to making the most of affiliate programs, AdSense, etc. - it might not make you rich but it might keep the wolves from the door. You could then do some work for friends, family, acquaintances at 'cost' just to get the word-of-mouth exposure - as Birdman suggests, once word gets around the work will find you and then you can charge market rates. You might be pleasantly surprised.

This is exactly what I'm doing, and less than a year from not knowing HTML from my elbow (and stumbling across WW) I'm practically fulltime at this lark now - sitting at home in my boxers, and doing pretty well. And the wife has stopped nagging (at least on the 'work' issue). It doesn't get much better.

Good luck,

2odd...