Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer?

Re:Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer? by collyw on Friday August 19, 2016 @05:04AM (#12318785)

As a full time software developer I would find number 4 the easiest of the suggested choices, as its the only one I have done before. (Finding the niche is the tricky part I guess).

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Re:Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer? by randomnumber314 on Friday August 19, 2016 @09:56AM (#12319991)

But it's definitely a paradox of choice. There are seemingly infinite problem and infinite solutions...so which do you invest your time in pursuing.

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Re:Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer? by kyriakos on Friday August 19, 2016 @05:08AM (#12318798)

actually 5 is a good bet as well for a full time developer. e.g. make a WordPress plugin, give a demo but functional version out for free on WordPress.org, then sell the full featured version on a marketplace like Envato. If your plugin is genuinely useful to someone they will buy it. it won't be enough money to quit your job but it will be something on the side.

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Re:Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer? by acangiano on Friday August 19, 2016 @05:09AM (#12318806)

7 is arguably easier than 4 from a business and marketing standpoint.

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Re:Ask HN: Best passive income method for a solo developer? by kyriakos on Friday August 19, 2016 @05:12AM (#12318818)

true, the app stores take care of those parts for you. in both cases though it's just a very small minority that explodes into popularity.

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