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

5 points by zippy786 10y ago ↗ HN

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.

5 comments

[ 1.7 ms ] story [ 26.5 ms ] thread

exolymph 10y ago ↗

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

floordaemon 10y ago ↗

Stop being so lazy.

andersthue 10y ago ↗

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 ;)

lj3 10y ago ↗

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.

ray_marrrow_678 10y ago ↗

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