I think this is mostly up to you in regards to how you market yourself. If you're comfortable with a slow paced, maybe they'll call situation where money isn't an issue, that's probably ideal. However, if you're looking to do this as full time and you don't have a solid client base, you'll want to really get out there and let people know about you.

It's very personal with how you get a solid client base started.

As for blogging etiquette and reposting, you may want to check with the individual boards and follow what others are doing. Every forum has its own expectations for things like that.

Best of luck!

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