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Extra money for developers (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 weeks ago by zigxBenx@lemmy.world to c/webdev@lemmy.world

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Hey guys :),

I've been thinking a lot about all the different ways developers can increase their income, and I’m working on something to help with that (course, resources, community). But before I dive in, I want to know—what would actually be the most valuable?

Here are a few ideas I had:

Applying to job positions & negotiating better offers

Leveling up in the AI age to stay irreplaceable

Starting a side hustle (like a small SaaS, automation tool, etc.)

Freelancing & getting clients

Building an online presence (LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.) to attract opportunities

If you had to pick just one, which would help you the most right now? Or is there something else you'd love to see?

No marketing, no selling—just trying to see what’s actually useful before I go deep into this. Appreciate any thoughts!

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[–] hunting0809@programming.dev 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Applying for a higher paying job seem to be least time consuming.

[–] zigxBenx@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

You mean that for developers who would like to earn more money is the best option to apply to higher paying job? I would agree that in most cases this is the fastest and most reliable option :)

But I am aiming to cover more ambitious and risky options as well.

Thanks for the feedback!

[–] CrayonRosary@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Please don't indent lines on lemmy. It causes the markdown to render it as a code block, which requires horizontal scrolling to read.

Use bullets instead: an asterisk followed by a space:

* Applying to job positions & negotiating better offers
* Leveling up in the AI age to stay irreplaceable
* Starting a side hustle (like a small SaaS, automation tool, etc.)
* Freelancing & getting clients
* Building an online presence (LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.) to attract opportunities

To make this:

Applying to job positions & negotiating better offers
Leveling up in the AI age to stay irreplaceable
Starting a side hustle (like a small SaaS, automation tool, etc.)
Freelancing & getting clients
Building an online presence (LinkedIn, GitHub, etc.) to attract opportunities

[–] john_fisherman@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Personally, I prefer maximizing what revenue I can get in my working hours, make these hours not take all of my week, and use the time off to do creative and rewarding stuff (not start a side hustle). I know this wasn't what you were searching for, but for me money comes second.