Trying to work as a photographer

I'm trying to find work as a photographer in Jerusalem this year. I advertised on Janglo, and I made myself a website (MirahCurzerPhotography.blogspot.com). We'll see how this thing goes. Hopefully people will respond to my Janglo ad, but if they don't I think I'll just ask friends to pay me like 20 sheks to do portraits of them. That way I get to build my portfolio and get people to recommend me and stuff. Who knows, this may all flop terribly, but I figure it's worth a try, right?