Just like to add something I don’t think has been mentioned yet… you are already on the biggest networking platform ever created - the internet! 
Write blogs, be active on forums, create tools or other interesting or useful stuff and there’s a really good chance you will get noticed 
When I first got into Ruby I started writing blog posts because I was so in love with it and I wanted everyone else to know how special it was. After writing my first few I got offered a job by a leading Rails shop! There have been quite a few offers since and I genuinely believe it’s because people employ people first and foremost - if you are already programming, then you already have the ability to program, and more specialised skills or new languages can be learnt - but finding passionate, compatible people for your team is far more challenging.
Alternatively, forge your own path - create your own business. You don’t even have to be creative, just look at what’s around you and see how you can make it better.. with nothing in this universe being perfect, you can pretty much pick anything! (Though maybe start with something ‘easy’ 
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Another option is creating open source software - although the software itself is free, you’re not - and you can make a living through public speaking, endorsements etc
Good luck and keep us posted 
