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Hello all, a bit new to the site, loving it so far though. I have a question for any freelancers out there. At the school I'm going too I'm told to freelance freelance freelance. The amusing part is that the teachers telling me to do this give little advice as to how to go about it. I'm just not sure where to go, or who to call, or how to get my work noticed. Any advice would be most welcome. T...