Honeybuzz

We have finally made the decision to move to the Dordogne in July after we bought our house at the same period last year. We have a good command of the French language (we are hoping, so far), we are looking for work in the Perigord Vert area, most certainly key-holding, change over cleaning, home maintenance, decorating, pet-sitting etc... Do you have any experience to share we us, how easy is it to start, self-employed status in France?, how to go from there, most importantly how easy is it to find work?, what sort of hourly rates are we expecting?, looking forward to hearing from you all, many thanks, Maggie.