It can be a desert out there, don't stop looking for work

Keep yourself out there! If you are working on a contract you should still be looking for the next one. Keep the work flowing in so that you are not caught flat with a lack of work.

Create a checklist of things that you will do every day to make sure that you keep a steady inflow of job offers, that way you can be sure that you will get at least some return on your marketing and be able to make more money in the long run because you will have fewer and fewer dry periods.