I started out on rentacoder.com (now vworker.com) - I found that I could look for local work and I didn't have to be the cheapest. The first few jobs I worked o

I started out on rentacoder.com (now vworker.com) - I found that I could look for local work and I didn't have to be the cheapest. The first few jobs I worked on were very low value, but it helped build my rating up. All in all I probably only earned a couple thousand dollars while at uni but for me back then that was a lot of money.