There are other platforms that are not public and require vetting. Also, most of...

		madamelic 9 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Ask HN: How did Soham Parekh get so many jobs? There are other platforms that are not public and require vetting. Also, most of my contracts have come through referral. It's absolutely possible to survive freelancing as a software engineer.

So it's no different than landing a regular job if you have no network.