Trying to start freelancer career after layoff

I have been searching for job for almost 4 months now, due to layoff. The job market is pretty tough these days so I thought of trying out freelancer path. Even after having a really solid resume and work experience, it’s difficult to get freelancing jobs. I am exploring upwork and freelancer platform but it’s of no use till now. Do you have any such freelance platform recommendations (which works) or someone you can connect me to ?