And with the Net, it's easier than ever to locate them. To run your own business, you must be extremely self-disciplined, motivated, courageous, unfazed by rejection, and able to handle the financial volatility. In a corporate environment, your work is handed to you. It's hard enough to market and sell yourself when you are feeling tip-top. I understand your impatience.
Virtual work requires great trust on both sides.
Anyone who hires you must be confident that you can work without supervision. It's difficult for potential clients to invest that kind of trust in someone they do not know. As a consultant, clients would hire you to direct them in strategies and the ad campaigns that will win Internet buyers. It will pay a much higher rate than straight graphics design work. It's a massive database of job listings, so it can be quite insightful as to skills needed and salaries offered by real employers.