Ask HN: How did you get your job or freelance gig?

My Story: I started making videos and sharing it with people on the internet. I left my programming job to focus on storytelling in video format. This has led to people asking me to help them with videos(small pay)and also has a few companies interested in my skill set of being a programmer and a filmmaker (amateur if I may say so..), whether it is for a full time job or freelance.

What's yours?