I am keen to try out freelancing. I am still a student, so I can only do part-time but I already have a year of industry experience (django), and projects I hav

I am keen to try out freelancing. I am still a student, so I can only do part-time but I already have a year of industry experience (django), and projects I have done that are live now (that people actually use!). I just need someone to give me that first chance to really prove myself and start building up my portfolio of real clients, rather than just projects I did for fun. I have been keen to try it out, but I was never sure when was the right time to dip my foot in the water. I did freelancing with someone for a short time (PHP MVC, Wordpress) but I always kinda felt I was getting the short end of the stick in regards to the pay and work. I guess I always thought it was always a bit risky and afraid of being takin advantage of so I never really went for it. Anyone have any advice? I would appreciate it.