Ask HN: Once you have the skills, how do you start getting freelance jobs?

Hi all, First a little background: I started teaching myself CSS, HTML, and JQuery 8 months ago, and after a lot of hard work I feel I'm at a point where I can confidently deliver great work for a client (UI/design/build). But how do I start getting jobs? It seems like many of you here do freelance work full-time. When you were starting out, how did you find your first jobs? It seems like once you're started, referrals lead to referrals and it gets easier. I just can't figure out how to get the momentum started. Thanks in advance! Dan