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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.
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.
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.