I agree that rather than looking for work as a web developer, you might focus on building really useful components and libraries on GitHub, or just staring by f

I agree that rather than looking for work as a web developer, you might focus on building really useful components and libraries on GitHub, or just staring by forking projects there and making improvements or fixes. I understand your desire to get paid work, but really building your skills and making things that people find useful is a great proving ground.