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Ask HN: How to earn some side income as a young developer?

1 pointsby 1nf_over 2 years ago
For context, I am about to turn 17 and have experience developing full stack web apps for fun, and for friends and family for around 6 years now.<p>I would like to start building some financial independence so I can afford to travel and go to festivals etc. with friends. The default thing to do at my age is get a minimum wage job at a pub&#x2F;cafe and earn income that way, however I feel like I would rather work in something that complements my skills such as web&#x2F;software development. The problem I am facing is I just have no idea to find some part time&#x2F;freelance work at my age. Is it even worth chasing software work at 17 or should I just go for a waiter job and continue coding in my free time and developing skills while I am still in education?<p>Thanks

2 comments

aregsarover 2 years ago
You can teach web development to your peers and schoolmates
throw_away1525over 2 years ago
Build wordpress websites for local businesses?