How to bring in extra cash as a developer
Developers can earn extra income through engagement-based platforms like Brave, API services on RapidAPI, issue bounties on BOSS.dev, sponsorships on GitHub, Patreon, and Open Collective, hackathons, and selling code and content on various platforms.
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In tough times, developers can leverage their skills for extra income through various avenues. Side hustles like engagement-based earnings with platforms like Brave and Flattr, API as a Service through RapidAPI, and issue bounties on platforms like BOSS.dev offer opportunities. Sponsors on platforms like GitHub, Patreon, and Open Collective can provide financial support. Hackathons, dependency funding, and reporting issues on platforms like HackerOne offer cash rewards. Open-Core models, premium packages, and support plans can generate income. Documentation, advertising with ethical ad platforms, selling code on platforms like IndieMaker, and selling content on sites like GumRoad are viable options. Writing e-books on LeanPub or Amazon KDP, and grants like GitHub Sponsors and Google Summer of Code also provide financial support for developers seeking additional income streams.
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5 commentsI wish there was a simple way to monetize this by offering such improvements to companies without a race-to-the-bottom market place. Perhaps companies offering bounties for such suggestions for improvements?
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