Career optinons on becoming website designer/developer?

first off its good to have a portfolio for yourself 100% of web designers are not hired by thier degree, but thier skill and havinga good strong resume and portfolio afre a sure way to land a job! No as for options you can do searches online for business that need website designers(shoot for small buisnesses at first) or word of mouth your profile site and gain buisness through people that way.