Hello Etienne!
First of all - congrats on venturing into freelancing and becoming an entrepreneur! Not sure how long you have been at it but I have huuuge respect because I know how daunting it can be.
Right, I too am a website developer and can tell you that there are quite a few ways to find new clients.
The first step is to realize that as a website developer - your clients can be anywhere in the world! Don't limit yourself to local markets. I find South African's (not being too negative) are a little 'stuffy' with their website requirements and generally ask for the moon and want to pay peanuts.
However the minute you are are sought after designer, they come to you in droves! So the trick is to become the brand. Your name and surname is quite literally perfect because it is totally you! And then you create your website to personify your areas of expertise (and to portray yourself as an expert).
Then to get the ball rolling - and to start earning cash (and exposing yourself to new clients) log onto a website called Design Crowd:
www.designcrowd.com/
I went on there and pitched 3 designs - one of which I won and received payment in dollars!
Oh, and since you are eager to meet like minded Entrepreneurs, please join a group I recently created called Entrepreneurs United on Facebook:
www.facebook.com/?q=#/pages/Entrepreneur...ited/303075119784673
We have an event coming up in January 2013 which includes a 'Speed Networking' hour where you get to meet like-minded entrepreneurs, suppliers, potential clients and new friends.
Good luck!
Until next time, Happy Marketing!
Jadeye