Keep talking to everyone about what you do, ask them what they do and see if both or either of you may have someone to refer to each other. Ido this at the grocery line, at the bank, at restaurants etc. always be asking "what do you do" most people like to answer what they do and then if there is a commonality, you can always respond I have a friend looking for a...

then you can also respond with I am...... do you have anyone in mind that could use my services