Most programmers don't even know how to fight with product managers, let alone make a lot of money by making and selling programs themselves.
Writing programs is not difficult, but to get rid of the dead wages and achieve the most basic support for yourself by selling programs, you must at least have:
① If you want to come up with a good product, it must at least be original and not plagiarized; it must have a certain market and the market has not been monopolized. (CEO)
②Write a requirement document, reasonably allocate various functions according to the requirement document, and be able to implement it with code. (Product Manager)
③Write code, build small programs, debug and make high concurrency plans before the product is launched. (Back-end development)
④Build a front-end page and fill in various icons, UI interfaces, etc. (Front-end development, UI)
⑤Find the target group, promote the product, and track the results. (Market)
⑥Find a way to cash out, get financing or cash out directly. (Commercialization)
⑦ Carry out new user recruitment and recall of old users to achieve stable growth in user volume. (Operations)
The most terrifying thing is that almost every step in this process is indispensable. For example, if your product is built and its functions are ready, but no one is looking at it and it cannot be monetized, you are just burning money.
Programmers are called coders. Most programmers are only deeply involved in the technical field. It is still too early to be an all-rounder. This kind of high-risk entrepreneurship is rarely touched by even the rich second generation, let alone What about us ordinary people with pitifully little assets?
Code is not valuable, technology is not valuable, what is valuable is brains, even connections, luck, and the original capital you own.
If you don’t want to receive a dead salary from the company, programmers can also increase their income outside of eight hours through these ways. Although the monthly income is not that impressive, the steady income is more suitable for ordinary people.
① Outsourcing orders:
Programmers must be familiar with outsourcing orders. For ordinary programmers, outsourcing orders has free working hours, relatively low investment costs, and considerable benefits.
Take the Programmer Inn as an example. You can earn 3-50,000 yuan by completing a project with a construction period of about 3 months, and you can get 100,000 yuan a year. No matter what you do, it is very good.
In a sense, outsourcing orders is also "selling your own code to others", but it eliminates the steps of independent research and development, writing product requirements, marketing and other steps, making it more friendly to programmers.
In addition, if you really want to start your own business, you can first contact related projects through outsourcing orders and practice your skills first, so that you will be more comfortable starting a business in the future.
②Create practical gadgets:
Although it is difficult for programmers to start their own business, it is still OK to start a small business to make money. After all, what programmers are best at is using code to change the world.
For example, if you make a script to grab tickets or Moutai, although the script is not 100% sure, having the weapon of code in hand will always give you many advantages over others.
For another example, if you make a fun and interesting mini game (such as a sheep, what to eat for lunch today, a game with low maintenance cost and simple code), you will not have to worry about making money if you have users.
③Self-media bloggers:
Technical talents can create personal blogs, Zhihu, and pictures, while programmers who are good at sharing their knowledge and experiences can create short videos and long videos and become self-media bloggers.
If you have the passion to output your own original content, you might as well create an account and get started. The 28 effect of self-media bloggers is serious, and the income and data of top bloggers are very impressive. Instead of watching other programmers achieve financial freedom and being envious, why not give it a try~
For programmers, it is not difficult to make a small amount of extra money. What is difficult is the determination to get out of the comfort zone and take action.
Programmer Inn, a professional and efficient order-taking platform for programmers, welcome you to experience it~