If your company has a referral bonus, it might be worth your while to do some networking. Some companies have really generous bonuses. A simple conversation can earn you thousands of dollars. It's hard to imagine that any web app I'm going to build is going to have as good an ROI.
Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?
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I would love to come up with a business idea, and slowly grow it to be profitable. My problem is I am very bad at coming up with a business idea in the first place. (or app idea, or website idea...) I am not sure why, probably my brain is wired differently.
I struggle too. I've generated 39 ideas in the last 18 months and none have looked very appealing to work on. If it was easy, more people would do it. But, you probably have a unique perspective and set of skills that would enable you to address a problem that you experience on a regular basis. So don't discount your personal experience! Shameless plug, but I write semi-regular "Steal This Business Idea" posts on my…
I'm curious to know the backstory behind Skritter. Maybe you should write a blog post(s) about the journey from inception to now.
Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?
#104You could consider apiculture. Yes, that's right, beekeeping. You might wonder how this is relevant to your 11 years of development experience, but let me explain. Beekeeping can offer a relaxing, nature-oriented antidote to the stresses of coding, and moreover, there is a burgeoning market for smart apiary technology. Bee mortality rates have increased over recent years for numerous reasons, and technology is beginn…
Wow this is a very interesting idea, thank you. Unfortunately I am living in a house with a very small yard, so at the moment it is impossible for me to pursue bee keeping. But, where can I learn more about this? What are the best resources?
Maybe try worm farming then?
https://www.wikihow.com/Start-a-Worm-Farm-for-Profit
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#105Donate plasma, doesn't get easier than sitting in a chair.
Did this in college for some side money. It was definitely "easy" money as well as a view to some interesting characters and business, but now I have some scars in that area that once made a cop suspicious that I was a junky lol. YMMV.
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#106There are no easy ways to make money.
I think they really mean “realistic” or “not so hard as to be unrealistic”
Mentoring is easy, vs. say starting Dropbox
Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?
#107Buy shares of stocks and use that as collateral to sell covered calls.
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Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?
#108You could consider apiculture. Yes, that's right, beekeeping. You might wonder how this is relevant to your 11 years of development experience, but let me explain. Beekeeping can offer a relaxing, nature-oriented antidote to the stresses of coding, and moreover, there is a burgeoning market for smart apiary technology. Bee mortality rates have increased over recent years for numerous reasons, and technology is beginn…
I'm sorry to be THAT guy but this seems AI generated and the latest comments from this account seem similar as well.
Re: Ask HN: What are some easy ways to earn some side money?
#109Disclaimer: Unpopular advice. Seek out local folks who wants to go online selling their tupperware, tobaco, small services, books, photos, small mom-n-pop coffee/fastfood shops etc and offer to build them a site they can maintain. Then buy them a subscription on no-code sites(wix, weebly, squarespace etc) and get a commission for the initial setup. Worked for my nephew who just wanted something he could do on the nig…
Each of these businesses get tons of serious and not serious offers to build them a website. The reason they don't have a website or have a crap website is because they don't want to spend or are in other ways impossible to work with. It is possible, but usually if you're related to these people or already an established big actor.
A much better return is expected by building a web site to sell the product or service yourself. Wether it's tobacco, tupperware, books etc.
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#110Lyft