5 side hustle ideas for devs that actually make money

The Girl
2 min readNov 1, 2022

No gimmicks - just some ideas and a different perspective.

Making more money isn’t always a bad thing. You might just want to pay off your debts faster. Or it’s just nice to have a little cushion of side income. Ready? Lets start👇🏾:

1️⃣Make something
Solve your own problem or resolve them in a more efficient and cost-reducing way.
Think small. You probably can’t be the next Netflix or Microsoft - there is probably some other service, app, or product that you use or wish you had.

2️⃣Make something for free
Freebies can always be monetized through brand sponsorship deals and partnerships.
Popular libraries and VSCode plugins are generally sponsored by big brands.
They command between $100 - $2000 per advert spot depending on the popularity.
The moral of the story? Make something awesome and make it free.

3️⃣Upsell an idea
Digital info products are the bread and butter, and mother of passive income.
Create and build the marketing funnels to make sales.
This can be done through the presentation.
Ask yourself these questions - what did you wish you had when you were learning to do x, y, z?

4️⃣Sell your time
Pair your time with another skill
You can command higher. freelancing prices when you do more than just code.
To get clients, you have to be public with what you do.
Follow the industries you want to work with.
Comment on other people’s posts.
Be social.

5️⃣Go hunt some bugs
Bug bounty programs are on the rise.
Get really good at spotting a particular vulnerability - or set of vulnerabilities - then go wide on the apps and companies.
Payouts can range from $100 to $100,000.
And if you get nothing from it, there’s no harm in learning new things.

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