How do you make money online? Why is it so hard?

Posted by zippy786 on Saturday April 30, 2016 @11:30PM
from the self-post dept.

I've been trying to make money online and been unsuccessful. I've been good at solving problems when I worked for others. All my previous employers ask me to re-join them at sometime, however as I want to be independent I try to make money online and I've failed many times. I wish there was a place where you could just log in and solve database, coding, scalability issues.

What's your success story in making money online ? And I'm talking the 500-1000$ jobs.

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Re:How do you make money online? Why is it so hard? by andersthue on Sunday May 01, 2016 @11:29AM (#11606534)

I and a few entrepreneurs I know have build $4000+ a month software business, most from downloadable software, some from SaaS.

On average it has taken 5+ years to build it to that level from first try, you might need to find a little patience ;)

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Re:How do you make money online? Why is it so hard? by lj3 on Sunday May 01, 2016 @11:38AM (#11606567)

Do you mind if I ask what industries? SaaS success stories are fairly plentiful on here thanks to Patio11 and former Ask HN threads, but it's rare to hear about a successful downloadable software company. The common wisdom about downloadable software is that nobody pays for software these days. I'd love to be proven wrong here.

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Re:How do you make money online? Why is it so hard? by exolymph on Saturday April 30, 2016 @11:43PM (#11604762)

Are you asking about freelancing, or something different like passive income or selling products?

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Re:How do you make money online? Why is it so hard? by ray_marrrow_678 on Sunday May 01, 2016 @04:45PM (#11607794)

Make a profile on Toptal, LiquidTalent or Hired. Working on projects is the way to go till youve figured out your dream job

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Re:How do you make money online? Why is it so hard? by floordaemon on Saturday April 30, 2016 @11:56PM (#11604795)

Stop being so lazy.

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