Finding the Best Clients

I've done contract work on and off for the past couple years. I've been lucky. Clients have always paid me on time, and have been a joy to work with. These are simply my thoughts and ramblings on all that I have learned on landing freelance work. Most of this will be geared towards JavaScript developers, because that's what I spend 80% of the time doing.

As of about 3-6 months ago, I began looking for some side gigs. In this time period, I have worked on three separate projects, and have made some great connections. These have all been for React Native apps. Although I love the web and personally prefer building web apps using ReactJS, it seems most people in the React community are looking for app builders. With that being said, let's start from the bottom.

Finding Clients

I've heard good and bad things about Upwork, Toptal, etc, but this is not how I find work. For one, I don't have time to waste going through a vetting process. Between my full time job, permanent side project, and hav…