I was extremely fortunate in that my first job on oDesk led to everything else. One thing I would recommend is looking for potential clients that need help wit

I was extremely fortunate in that my first job on oDesk led to everything else. One thing I would recommend is looking for potential clients that need help with blogs, especially in a non-technical field. If they're at the point where they're paying for help, they probably have a good network of friends they can refer you to if you do a good job.