I've always been intrigued by the idea of remote / contract work, but I've always concluded that it requires way too much of the kind of work I hate doing the most (self-marketing). For a normal job, I only have to go through the soul-sucking process of marketing and proving myself once over a relatively short period of time, before spending years doing the kind of work I do enjoy (actual work). I've always wondered whether folks who do contract work like this actually enjoy the self-marketing it takes, or whether the benefits just outweigh this downside for them.

If I could pay someone to do the marketing side for me, it would be a much more attractive option.