Career orientation?

Hey people,

I work in web development and was fired by my current employer due to a lack of orders.

So I am currently unemployed and will receive €1,000 in unemployment benefits, which isn't really much.

But since I had so much time, I created websites for a friend who is self-employed.

Of course, I can't and don't want to bill him yet, since it's deducted from my unemployment benefits. But I have to say, I've really enjoyed working independently. If I get a full-time job now, I probably won't be able to help him much anymore.

How would you proceed? Should I become self-employed? Or work part-time? Or do you have other ideas? Who can give me some advice?

Thank you!