Lots of dead ends...
I've been applying to quite a few freelance jobs online two of which e-mailed me back and asked to send samples and pricing. The first one was for a Dog Rescue organization, I sent them my designs and said it would be $100 for 10 illustrations and I sent them 5 character designs, they eventually wanted a comic but how can I write a comic not knowing anything about what type of character they wanted.... they didn't write back after I sent my samples. The second was for a department at Harvard University they were offering compensation of $15-20 in their ad. They asked for two images. I told them how long it took me to do and then told them what the total cost would be (Since they wanted a total of 163 images.) It came to $1,260. Apparently they found someone else. I even saw an ad for a Sales Associate at Swarovski Crystals...I applied... and their e-mail kept bouncing back...probably because their contact no longer worked for them. I've been looking and applying almost everyday. This sucks.