Originally Posted by
tinydr
Back in the day, without experience and a strong working knowledge of the area, it came down to knowing people, being persistant, and getting lucky. But that was a long time ago.
pretty much how it is in portland still... if you can't get a sub job through a friend or someone you know, you have to be constant in your persistance and lucky in your timing. helps to have someone telling when when someone is about to leave their company, too.
figure out where the messengers hang out in your ideal city, start making friends with a few of the nicer ones, and go from there.