Make sure that your friends know you are doing this, that you are available and happy to work for them. Put your business information in your email signature, make sure your Web site indicates that you do Web development, and keep volunteering if you haven't found enough work yet. Remember It's not always easy to be a freelancer. Web development can be very technical, and when you're running your own business, you often have to do it all yourself, and often all alone. Most freelance Web developers work out of a home office.
Web developers are creative and get to combine technical accomplishments with marketing and design.
I'm sure that most Web developers wouldn't change their job, once they've found the right mix that suits them. If you are interested in meeting these developers online, let me know , and I'll see if I can set up a time when we can chat with them. Many of them are sometimes on the HTML Forum , and Michael, at least, is very active there. The following pages are a short description of their work and how they got started doing Web development, as well as advice for those getting started. Let me know .