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11 Practical Ways to Bring Side Income as a Developer πŸ’°

Anmol Baranwal on November 20, 2024

It’s always smart not to rely on just one source of income. Bringing in side income might seem tough at first, but for developers, it’s surprising...
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Syakir β€’

Great post Anmol!

Developers have a lot of ways to ear money. But make sure to focus on 1 way at a time :D

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

Thanks for reading Syakir!

AI has made many things possible, even a little coding knowledge can help someone build awesome stuff. Plus, focusing on one thing for long enough will make someone the best in the field and that is why they have a chance of earning more compared to beginners.

I think this is a good place to share yours as well. Everyone should read it!

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Jobayer Hossain β€’

What do you mean by one way? Please clear me.

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Syakir β€’

Focus on one thing until you are good at it. Don't stop just because you bored

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salman rasool β€’

I am front end developer but I am not getting any project from last 4 month.

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Thank you

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Saurabh Rai β€’

Great post! It's more about building stuff. Just build stuff and move forward with passion. πŸ”₯

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

Thanks for reading Saurabh πŸ”₯ Building more things definitely helps learn different valuable skills, especially when build in public. That’s why the craze for Buildspace was so huge.

Man, I really admire people who actually create decent stuff :)

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Saurabh Rai β€’
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George Avong β€’

Great article! Keep up the good work

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

What a great article

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George Avong β€’

A great article typically engages the reader with compelling content, provides valuable insights or information, and is well-written and well-structured, like this post.

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

what a great article

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Dhanush β€’

Thanks for sharing this post

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Momcilo β€’

Great list Anmol!
We at BCMS have three open opportunities for devs looking for side-income:
thebcms.com/write-for-the-community,
thebcms.com/affiliate and
thebcms.com/security-bounty

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Anmol Baranwal β€’ β€’ Edited

Thanks for sharing! I will check out write for the Community program :)

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Eljay-Adobe β€’
  1. Make a game (like Minecraft)
  2. Form a company around the game (like Mojang)
  3. Sell company (like to Microsoft)
  4. ???
  5. Profit
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Anmol Baranwal β€’

Game development is great and one of the best ways to build sustainable income.

But it's really hard and it can take longer than all of the ones listed here.. Anyway, thanks for sharing your perspective. I don’t have much experience in that domain.

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L RodrΓ­guez β€’

Very good list of actually real opportunities for developers to make some cash. I think the first one ( solve open source bounties ) seems like the most straight forward for me, find some request, hand on programming the feature, create a PR, and voila, get paid.

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Mostafizur Rahman Nayem β€’

Thanks, Anmol, for your resourceful post about earning money as a developer.

I’d like to share my opinion on this topic. Developers have numerous options to make money, but if they try to pursue several ways simultaneously, I believe it might hinder their success.

Instead, they should focus on mastering one path first and then explore other opportunities one by one.

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Dennis Lemm β€’

Love these inspirations! Thank you!

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Nice

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HonorΓ© SOKE β€’

Great post. Liked how well it's detailed

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Thank you

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Jam Straw β€’

Informative post.

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Job Ready Programmer β€’

Amazing post, Anmol.
Along with earning side income, the practical ways you've shared will also help students build a strong portfolio. Especially beginners.
Thank you for writing a detailed blog.

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Aswin Barath β€’

Wow, this is an awesome post. Thank you so much for sharing several good options to earn money as a developer.

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Tanvir Shaikh β€’

no matter how many ways are there all one need is time. let me take some time out and try this

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kontactmaneesh β€’

Great Post

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Kevin Njuguna β€’

Very enlightening article. Thank you.

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Rohan Sharma β€’

Add Opire's discord link also!

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

I've already added it :)

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Rohan Sharma β€’

make it bold then πŸ˜‚

(this is how I hide my blindness)

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

lol people will say.. I'm focusing more on that then. I rarely use bold anywhere :)

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Harsha Anuga β€’

valuable post for upcoming developers

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Discoursefy β€’

Great list! These side income ideas are perfect for developers. At Discoursefy, we’re also fostering growth through learning, offering opportunities to showcase skills via quizzes and competitions. It's a great way to connect with the tech community while enhancing your career. Thanks for the insightful tips!

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ANIRUDDHA ADAK β€’

Just amazing 😻.

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Ben β€’

Great Post!

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Feyisara Okunola β€’

Great post. It's very informative. Thank you.

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PRANKUR PANDEY β€’

Great article but tutorialspoint has removed paying for writers I have personally confirmed with the CEO

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Sheikh Vazid β€’

Such a great article for people like who is roaming around to find gig for earning, I would recommend for Hackathon and technical writer option are best to start and

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Salaheddin AbuEin β€’

Thank you.

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Thank you πŸ˜ŠπŸ’•πŸ’• 😊

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THE PEACEMAKERS KE β€’

Thank you

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Amrasakpare Lawrence β€’

amazing post man..

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Talha Rehman β€’

Great post

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Nice one

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Kinds of Tea β€’

Good post

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Thank you

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Abdoul β€’

Thank you for this, I'm in Madagascar so it's really hard to earn money. Rn I'm a frontend developer for a french company and I just earn 20$ per day... I'll try some of the links you gave : )

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Pius Kobby β€’

This post is really insightful. Thanks for putting this together.

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Nice

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Nikhil Chandra Roy β€’

It's a great post, but the part that will become more confusing is which one to choose first and which one to choose last. There are a lot of ways to go. I prefer freelancing.

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I would recommend starting with something you are comfortable doing for a long time. For example, if you build a SaaS but drop it after a couple of months, you might miss its peak, which could come maybe a year later.

It's all about getting good at something and that only happens when you stick with it long enough. Choose the one that fits your right skills and the amount of time you're willing to bet.

Thanks for reading Nikhil!

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M.Majid β€’

This is so great!

Thank you for sharing all this information with usπŸ’œ

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menghuiguli β€’

great article!!!

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Pallavi Godse β€’

Thanks for sharing this valuable post Anmol! These are great ideas for side income for developers.

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

Thanks for reading Pallavi :)

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Thank alot it helped me

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macha Swathi β€’

Nice one !

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Ijeoma M. Jahsway β€’

Very insightful. Thanks for the time you put into creating this list.

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

Appreciate your feedback Ijeoma :)

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Erhan β€’

Awesome content!

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Doan Vu β€’

A great post with rich information! Thanks.

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PangoSea β€’

Great

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Ayak22 β€’

Thank you for sharing, this is a great post!

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victor shok β€’

Interesting read, thanks!

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Boopathi β€’

thanks for sharing

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Guruh Irawan β€’

It's good news

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Senthilnathan Subramanian β€’

Super. Super. Anmol Baranwal. Thank You. God Bless.

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Anmol Baranwal β€’

Thanks man. Appreciate it πŸ”₯

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Fazly Fathhy β€’

Thankyou to share this

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Jozef Cipa β€’

Awesome list! Thank you for sharing!

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Bengeorge Lamar β€’

Wow, great post

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Sema Senyonjo β€’

Thanks for the information

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Charles Mudima β€’

Thank you for sharing. I will look at some of the ideas and share my feedback over time!

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Mustafa Alneami β€’

Super great article

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Poornima KS β€’

Nice bro

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Keshav Kadam β€’

Hey I am a beginner could u please suggest me some best tools and resources so that i can start my journey as a developer

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

Thank you

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Hanzla Baig β€’
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Abdullah Nadir β€’

Very Informative !

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Mohamed Ibrahim β€’

Great thanks so much

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James William β€’

As a developer, you can bring in side income by creating niche websites or apps. For instance, a site focused on achristmas story coat could attract seasonal buyers, and you could monetize it through affiliate marketing, sponsored content, or selling your own products, leveraging your coding skills for profit.

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Faith Mueni Kilonzi β€’

100%

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Joseph β€’

I agree with your favorite. In a world with AI available to augment and accelerate your efforts this is a great option if you can identify a stream for sales

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wf xu β€’

that's awsome

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

I love itπŸ₯°πŸ₯°

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Mahia Momo β€’

Great post

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SAMUEL ADENIJI β€’

What a great post from you

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Wilsoncl Wong β€’

Great post! Thank you 😊

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linhvuquach β€’

Great post!

it helps me a lot.

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osman haider β€’

Thanks

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Humbulan β€’

Hello

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Carl Niemi β€’

Thanks for sharing. I hope this could be helpful. Have a very good day!

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Sevalla β€’

Good post!