where's a good place to look for smart contract work?
gexla: You didn't say what sort of contract work.You are doing a "startup" yet getting into contract work is also a "startup."  They are both businesses and any business takes time to build up to a point where you can make a living from that business.  It also takes time.  There will likely be times when you are freelancing where you don't have enough time or energy left over at the end of the day to work on your other projects.Networking is definitely important for freelancing.  You have to let people know what you know and that you are available.  Finding someone to work on a project can be hard and you need to be on the top of the short lists of candidates when people are looking for help.Another way to start freelancing is by establishing yourself as a known expert in niche communities.  This takes time and effort but when you get to that point and people are looking for dev help in that niche then your name will come up.