Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech?

Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by brtkdotse on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @05:12PM (#28621877)

I’m steadily cancelling all my side projects because no matter how I spin it, nothing comes close to the profitability of contracting full time.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by raihansaputra on Thursday September 23, 2021 @01:13AM (#28625401)

How much do you factor in the risk of not having work (contract expired/cut, etc) in your rates compared to a standard full time job? AFAIK a consultancy company usually have at least 30% overhead on top of the hourly rates they pay to the dev/engineer. Not to mention insurance, retirement savings, etc.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by brtkdotse on Thursday September 23, 2021 @01:56AM (#28625591)

I charge double the fully loaded cost of the average dev salary in Sweden and focus on insurance and pension companies. I’m always booked solid at least a year in advance.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by giantg2 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @08:06PM (#28623686)

My side projects bring in exactly $0.

I do have a side business as a beekeeper... that brings in maybe $1k per year if lucky.

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Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by mod on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @10:10PM (#28624512)

Where do you sell your honey?

(I'm a curious homesteader)

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Re:Ask HN: How do you make money on the side in tech? by giantg2 on Wednesday September 22, 2021 @10:23PM (#28624584)

Mostly word of mouth and local Facebook groups. I only have 5 production hives, so my volume is low.

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