I've been contracting/consulting for a couple of years now. Most my contracts have come through referrals (of friends) and sometimes recruiters. However, I was

I've been contracting/consulting for a couple of years now. Most my contracts have come through referrals (of friends) and sometimes recruiters. However, I was able to start my contracting career thanks to a contract that came through Toptal. This allowed me to quit my job and do this full-time. Here's my list of resources that I would be looking at if I needed to start looking for a contract immediately: Boards: - Authentic Jobs: http://www.authenticjobs.com/ http://www.authenticjobs.com/ - StackOverflow Careers: http://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs?type=contract&allowsremote=true http://careers.stackoverflow.com/jobs?type=contract&allowsre... - We Work Remotely: https://weworkremotely.com/jobs/search?term=contract https://weworkremotely.com/jobs/search?term=contract - Angelist: https://angel.co/jobs https://angel.co/jobs - Github Jobs: https://jobs.github.com/ https://jobs.github.com/ - Hired: https://hired.com/contract-jobs https://hired.com/contract-jobs Networks: - Toptal: https://www.toptal.com/ https://www.toptal.com/ (I'm a member of Toptal's network) - Gigster: https://www.trygigster.com/ https://www.trygigster.com/ (haven't used it yet) - Crew: https://crew.co/ https://crew.co/ (haven't used it yet) Offline ideas: - Approach companies at Meetups - Meetups, meetups, meetups - Pitch on forums - Work with contract agencies - Become a subcontractor It also helps to work on branding yourself, blogging, and integrating into communities (like HN!). Generally, just becoming an authority on a topic and allowing people get to know you before they work with you helps a lot. Kind of like patio11 has done for himself around here. Then people start coming to you instead of the other way around. I would also highly recommend looking at DevChat TV's Freelance podcasts for ideas, they're really great: https://devchat.tv/freelancers https://devchat.tv/freelancers