- Create a portfolio of projects on Github. - Network with lots of other people locally and online. Try to be helpful and, I hate this term but, "provide value

- Create a portfolio of projects on Github. - Network with lots of other people locally and online. Try to be helpful and, I hate this term but, "provide value" to others. - Potentially take on small gigs if that's your thing. If not locally, then fiverr.com or whatever the current hotness is for freelancing. - Work on your soft skills. It's really hard to follow what you've written. Work on communicating more simply. - The bar for entry is so low, if my area is indication. If you can write simple code on your own, without copy/pasting, you're already ahead of a small but decent chunk of professional programmers. - Good luck, you can do it.