Well, I have no previous work experience like that, but I have a friend that runs a house renovation business and one who runs a concrete finishing business. Both of them I think also have lots of good connections.
What I was thinking I could do is ask them if they need a website or anything or know somebody that does and do stuff either for free or for really cheap at first. Also, focus on making stuff that's better and more complicated (I mean, not just stuff like simple landing pages) than what an AI or cheap programmers from places like India or China could do.
I don't have a job and I have been trying to find one for like 2y now. The job market here in my country (Canada) is so messed up thanks to the government and it doesn't seem to be getting any better. Thanks to the government for flooding the job market with way too many immigrants from the 3rd world who are happy to work like slaves for less than the regular minimum wage, subsidizing up to like 30% of their wages, intentionally not punishing the businesses for fraudulently selling LMIA's (which is illegal) for very high prices, and also allowing them to make a whole lot of money from giving the immigrants a whole lot of PR's! And the government keeps bringing them in for votes.
I have tried getting a job at places like McDonald's, Tim Hortons, Bar Burrito, the local grocery stores, bakery shops, .etc, but with no success. The people who work at these places are mostly immigrants from the 3rd world.
And yes, I have also tried asking my friends if their company is hiring, but that didn't work out, thanks to the government for destroying the economy as well.
Don't have anything against the immigrants themselves, it's just the bad government policies and greedy companies.