I am bored now. I am looking for work to do. I already have a full-time job but sometimes I want to do something different and make money. I don't want a regular part-time job. I don't want to waste my time by searching for freelance jobs. I don't want to earn so much. I want to be able to make some money by writing code whenever I want. Is there a way?
I've thought about this too.<p>The websites where you bid to work on stuff (freelance.com for example) are a race to the bottom - you're always going to be competing with people who are prepared to work for $5 an hour (... and customers who now expect that is how much a developer's time is worth). This might be fine where you live however - I don't know.<p>Side projects are a possibility, but I feel that getting paying customers is too much of a hassle for dip-in/dip-out stuff like this ... you've got to actually build something people want to pay for in the first place (no easy task!) then handle support, billing, marketing etc. Too much like trying to bootstrap your own startup and not so much a I-wanna-code-for-some-easy-money-when-I-feel-like-it kinda thing.<p>I've had some success with websites + AdSense in the past. It can take a while to take-off, but once it does it can earn a nice little bit on the side. It is not really coding though.<p>I've been mulling over-ideas. A few stick out:<p>- become a private tutor. Do a few hours a week teaching kids how to code in their homes.<p>- youtube channel specialising in coding tutorials or demos etc. Build up a series of playlists about certain subjects, take suggestions, patreon-based "extra value" etc and of course ads revenue share from youtube. Move around in various "hot" techs - Unity, Vue.js etc - something beginner friendly. Could also be a really interesting learning experience at the same time.<p>- writing freeware stuff (think Nirsoft style stuff) and accepting donations/patreon.<p>Good luck
<a href="https://www.bountysource.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bountysource.com/</a> lists tasks. I seem to remember there was a platform that had even shorter tasks (something somebody can solve in 1-2h).
I would recommend building/maintaining a side project, and monetizing that.
Even if it's something as simple as a personal tech blog that has basic AdSense.
If you're in a situation where you're not feeling fulfilled at your day job, then you might want to look for a day job that gives you more of a challenges on a technical level and probably pays more for the bigger challenge. Just an idea.
I dont recommend doing this remotely, but if you live in (or have family that would do it with you in an affordable location where they live) a place where real estate investing is profitable/affordable it could be worth the time.<p>I moved to the Bay Area but where I grew up, most of my family lives there still and the real estate is cheap there (Upstate NY). I started buying properties last year while my family does the day-to-day management that requires physical presence.<p>Its been a great way to learn something in a new industry that is not related to work, and has given me a more business-minded perspective (being a business owner and landlord) which helps me take on a slightly more ownership-mentality at my day job.
step 1: Look at the top most upvoted products on ph: <a href="https://www.producthunt.com/e/50-most-upvoted-products" rel="nofollow">https://www.producthunt.com/e/50-most-upvoted-products</a><p>mostly curated lists and color tools. Make one of these, make it well designed.<p>step 2: market. Get on ph/reddit/hn for an initial user spike. If you're lucky a blog or two will link to you as a part of their "40 design/dev tools for june" listicles.<p>3: profit! With decent traffic carbon or adsense can net $xxx a month.
You say you want something different, how strongly do you feel it needs to be code?<p><i>If</i> you are inclined to not just fill your wallet but also your time, consider picking up a non-work hobby that you can charge for?<p>Things like 2d and 3d digital art or music have a commission scenes where, if you put yourself out there, you can make some money.<p>Art might not be your thing. Maybe it's yoga or woodworking. And it might take a few years (for me, three years of practicing digital 2d art to start taking commissions), but you get to expand beyond what you do for 8 hours already.
If such a thing existed, so many of us would do it that it would stop being worth your time.<p>You're asking for easy money. That doesn't exist in a free market society.
Checkout IndieHackers [1] for other people making/trying to make revenue from side projects<p>[1] <a href="https://www.indiehackers.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.indiehackers.com/</a>
Being bored is necessary to relieve ourselves of cognitive load accrued throughout the day. I would urge you against chasing making money and just to enjoy the leisure, read a book or go for a walk.
Not developer rates by any stretch, but you could checkout mTurk <a href="https://www.mturk.com/" rel="nofollow">https://www.mturk.com/</a>