Most lucrative: my FAANG job
Most satisfying: my investment portfolio of passive index funds
Ask HN: What is the best income stream you have created till date?
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#22My cofounder and I have bootstrapped two software products that are generating revenue today with minimal involvement on our side. The first product is a B2B onboarding platform. This product generates approx. $100k/year. Our second product is a microsaas that turns google drive folders into a hosted, searchable wiki with one click. This product is making $2k/month. Both products require minimum support and continue…
That's impressive, how did you go about marketing those?
Re: Ask HN: What is the best income stream you have created till date?
#23Got a job and then married someone who also has a job. We go to work, make our money, come home and relax.
Next level house hacking.
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#24I had partnering with a marketing agency for awhile doing implementation of their designs in WordPress. After a few years of clients breaking their sites doing upgrades and other ad-hoc questions/enhancement requests coming via email, I got tired of sending $100-200 invoices, so I started selling "WordPress Maintenance" as a product. It's not fun or sexy, but don't underestimate the number of organizations willing to…
What's your responsibility of things go south and the wordpress gets hacked? Do you have liability insurance or any other protections in place?
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#26Aside from my full time career as a programmer, the best side income stream I've built has been my book I wrote[0] to help software engineers develop the soft-skills that are necessary to reach a senior level position. I spent 4 years on and off writing and preparing the book for publication, and it's been bringing in a steady stream of income since it was published in October 2022. [0]: https://www.holloway.com/b/ju…
Does the purchase also include an offline/PDF version?
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#27starting a micro SAAS on the side (https://margindash.com/)
Re: Ask HN: What is the best income stream you have created till date?
#28Wrote a book, published nine years ago.
I earned back my advance after about five years and have been receiving royalty checks ever since.
This year, it surpassed 100,000 copies sold.
Just a little note for other would-be authors ... it's never been easier to self-publish -- but getting a book deal with a traditional publisher still has substantial upsides, particularly on the distribution side. There are exceptions (e.g. if you expect digital versions to constitute the vast majority of sales). But by and large, you're better off getting a book deal if you can.
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#29Being able to go work everyday and exchange labor for money. When the pay/shit factor starts going in the wrong direction, getting another job.
When the company disappears from under me, calling people in my network and finding someplace else that will give me money for my skillset and experience.
There is way too much emphasis on trying to find a “side hustle” and starting a company when the best statistical path forward for most developers is to “grind LeetCode and work for a $techCompany” (tm r/cscareerquestions)
I’m old enough and experienced enough to make FAANG money without having to jump through those hoops. But I still give that advice to anyone in the field.
Re: Ask HN: What is the best income stream you have created till date?
#30Wrote a book, published nine years ago. I earned back my advance after about five years and have been receiving royalty checks ever since. This year, it surpassed 100,000 copies sold. Just a little note for other would-be authors ... it's never been easier to self-publish -- but getting a book deal with a traditional publisher still has substantial upsides, particularly on the distribution side. There are exceptions…
what kind of book?