Make money as an individual developer ๐ฐ
(Purely based on skill - not education or background) ๐งต๐
(Purely based on skill - not education or background) ๐งต๐
1. Learn a technology stack that can serve users directly at scale:
- Web apps
- Native apps (windows, android, iOS, mac apps)
- Chrome extensions
- VS Code extensions, Slack & Teams extensions
- Telegram bots, twitter bots
- Web apps
- Native apps (windows, android, iOS, mac apps)
- Chrome extensions
- VS Code extensions, Slack & Teams extensions
- Telegram bots, twitter bots
2. Figure out a small problem you can solve, or a solved problem you can improve upon
- A chrome extension for better web twitter theme?
- A telegram bot to notify users of price changes on an ecommerce?
- A VS Code extension to keep you from distractions?
- A chrome extension for better web twitter theme?
- A telegram bot to notify users of price changes on an ecommerce?
- A VS Code extension to keep you from distractions?
3. Learn to build
- Start with a simple prototype and understand how the market reacts
- Take feedback, fix bugs and keep iteratively building until people love your product
- Once you have enough users, start attaching premium, paid services
- Start with a simple prototype and understand how the market reacts
- Take feedback, fix bugs and keep iteratively building until people love your product
- Once you have enough users, start attaching premium, paid services
4. Learn marketing and learn to sell
- 3 and 4 probably are best done together
- Build an audience of you potential customers. Use social media - twitter, instagram, youtube
- Offer the initial product for free, then slowly start charging for new, premium features
- 3 and 4 probably are best done together
- Build an audience of you potential customers. Use social media - twitter, instagram, youtube
- Offer the initial product for free, then slowly start charging for new, premium features
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