giving upwork one more shot
the good thing about upwork is, if you manage to get jobs now, you have a public track record and reputation anyone can check. not just inside your client's network. which is where mine currently lives. of course, the fees hurt.
these ethiopian freelancers motivated me:
https://www.upwork.com/nx/search/talent/?loc=ethiopia&revenue=100000
you can tweak the filter in the url
Also: https://upworkmrr.com
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