Unless you’re only looking to make pocket change, making serious money with a hobby presumes you’re employer does not have rights over your IP.
What's the most profitable programming hobby?
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#22May be writing code to analyze financial markets' data and using the results to make profitable investments.
I don't know. I feel like that was more a thing 10 years ago. Now all the big players have the ability to use algos, read public sentiment via Twitter, etc. Maybe if someone has a novel strategy that can work (patent and sell it is where the real money is), but for the most part the tecnofinancial arms race has gone to the big players leaving us little guys out gunned.
I had a small engagement with someone in this area last year. He essentially provides consulting on ML based trading. One man band, $200-300K annually. Not quite sure who the end clients were thought..
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#23If it is a hoppy then it is not supposed to be profitable.
Seriously! So many of these posts lately, I'm starting to think nobody codes for fun anymore... or at least the new generation.
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#24This may sound crazy but developing a simple professional website for small businesses. Auto Mechanics, small manufacturers, mom and pop shops, etc. If you could do it for lets say $500-$1000 and charge like $20 for small changes, I feel like you could do well for yourself. A lot of these types of operations don't have the skills nor the resources to create an online presence (at least a decent one). An older guy I k…
The doing side is easy- there's endless options from off shelf templates to some generators. The problem is on the other side: if a business in 2021 still have no website, it's either they don't need it( e.g. a good builder) or they are decades behind with everything, including understanding what's the benefit of having a website.
Re: What's the most profitable programming hobby?
#25If it is a hoppy then it is not supposed to be profitable.
No, if it's a hobby, it's supposed to be enjoyable. I do enjoy programming. I could enjoy iOS development as much as Android development or server development so why not combine that with making money?
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#26Unless you’re only looking to make pocket change, making serious money with a hobby presumes you’re employer does not have rights over your IP.
Worth keeping in mind. There are various strategies for dealing with this.
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#27Recently on the front page here, "The Modern Trap of Turning Hobbies Into Hustles" : https://repeller.com/trap-of-turning-hobbies-into-hustles/
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#28This may sound crazy but developing a simple professional website for small businesses. Auto Mechanics, small manufacturers, mom and pop shops, etc. If you could do it for lets say $500-$1000 and charge like $20 for small changes, I feel like you could do well for yourself. A lot of these types of operations don't have the skills nor the resources to create an online presence (at least a decent one). An older guy I k…
The doing side is easy- there's endless options from off shelf templates to some generators. The problem is on the other side: if a business in 2021 still have no website, it's either they don't need it( e.g. a good builder) or they are decades behind with everything, including understanding what's the benefit of having a website.
Not really, it could be just like the person you replied to said that people are asking for too much. Not everyone can make a website for themselves, even if for us it may seem really easy.
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#29Make small tools and programs that easily chain together through command line or web APIs. Put those on GitHub or self host and put a little donation link somewhere at the bottom. Anything more complex than free software and donations stops becoming a hobby and starts becoming a business. Code what you want, release whenever, and if you have something worthwhile people will let you know
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#30Earlier quoted context omitted.
I don't know. I feel like that was more a thing 10 years ago. Now all the big players have the ability to use algos, read public sentiment via Twitter, etc. Maybe if someone has a novel strategy that can work (patent and sell it is where the real money is), but for the most part the tecnofinancial arms race has gone to the big players leaving us little guys out gunned.
I had a small engagement with someone in this area last year. He essentially provides consulting on ML based trading. One man band, $200-300K annually. Not quite sure who the end clients were thought..
As a hobby?