Happy to help!
Don't let your lack of confidence stand in your way, your commissions are waiting...
I would start with local businesses. When someone wants to open a coffee shop or yoga studio in your community they will seek out marketing and design professionals. These are your people. Find them and keep showing them your work. I can imagine with some refining your art can become a logo or brand icon.
Next, I would try any publications in your community. Free magazines, music rags, etc. They are always looking for local art and sketches that have local relevance. Bring them donuts, coffee and your new sketches. Build relationships. Stay on their radar.
How's your portfolio? Maybe we could have some fun on steemit by giving you fake clients and having you deliver final images. For example: new flower shop opening in late spring. Go!
Fantastic idea! It's confidence mostly. I have a tendency of comparing myself to the greats, the artists I love and follow on Instagram, Artstation, DeviantArt etc. It's hard to divide yourself from that. But I guess that is human nature.
I live smack bang in a city, so that should be quite easy for me; it's just PUSHING myself to do this and get the confidence. I create a scenario in my head where I'm doing the commission work for a client and then I imagine I'd get all flustered and think they'd hate my art every single time.
Hard to disassociate with that one.
That may be a good idea too! - I bet there is a sub steemit archive with commissions for artists.