There has never been a time like this to get paid for your skills online. More and more people are getting their full time income online every day thanx to the technology.
In fact Fundera has done some statistics to show the increase in people who are working from home in the world of telecommuting.
If you are a programmer there are even more opportunities to make money online for you (and for yourself) more than most people. The Internet is literally crying for programmers and that is why today I will show you hoe yo make money coding online.
I have been working online from 2016, but have only been able to earn decent amount that has helped me quit my job in 2019.
Yes the journey was long because that is how long it takes to create a full time business online or any business for that matter (whether offline or online).
Before I start telling you ways you can start making money coding online you may be interested in checking out my #1 recommendation for making money online.
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start blogging or start a blog.
The number 1 recommendation for anyone looking to start and make an impact online is to start a blog or start blogging.
Why do I say this?
This is because, as I have said on many of my posts, blogging is where you create a great foundation for your name online.
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Basically this will be your online shop where people will come to you to get advice or guidance. This is why you need to make your blog to be an authority in coding.
The good thing with blogging is that even if you are a beginner blogger or less advanced blogger you will can start your own blog.
This is because blogs nowadays take less than a minute to create. Yes it is that easy.
The other thing about starting a blog is that you can be able to create any company or any services of coding that you have.
This can give you a lot of traffic over time for your blog.
Create website themes
Creating a website themes is such a big opportunity that is waiting to be explored. This is because only a few people can code and make these great looking themes for websites.
One thing you should know about website themes is that they will stay in fashion for long time due to the fact the internet is an ever growing niche.
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Besides for as long as websites exists there will always be the need for website themes to be made on a daily basis and as the online business needs grow so does the need for themes.
Freelance your skills
Dude, you are already a skilled programmer so why not freelance your much-needed skills on the internet?
If you do not what to do freelancing where you are a standalone business luckily there are sites like Fiverr who are waiting for your skills to help you leverage your skills easily.
With fiverr your business is set up as soon as you register for on their platform to have an account.
The good aspect with platforms like Fiverr is that you only have to focus on what you are good at since they take care of all the other aspects of your business like payments and marketing.
Fiverr is not the only platform that you can join in fact there are thousands out there here are just s few.
You can choose whichever fits your personality or what you love or what works best for your preferences.
The best way to find the one best for you is to register in at least 2 of these platforms and test there services. Normally after a month you will know in which you are getting more clients on.
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Create landing pages for online companies or website owners
Creating landing pages is also another unexplored territory due to the fact that most people can not code at all.
If you have a programming or coding skill this is absolutely a piece of cherry waiting for you to discover and eat it.
I have had some friends who barely finished their IT course at college but decide to offer their services to some website theme companies for an exchange of money.
Needless to say one of them has created a fully fledged freelance job where he helps people build good-looking websites.
All he did was just to offer his services.
At the end of the day it just depends on you having the confidence to use your skills.
A side note you should remember is that you will be competing with a lot of very successful companies in this space of making landing pages.
One such competitor is Clickfunnels which has become a brand name for many online users due to its services.
However this must not stop you because just like you these big companies like click funnels started just like you in this space.
How I make money online
Now the way I make money online is purely my choice and it may not work for anyone especially if you are not willing to put in the work for long amount of time.
I make money as an internet marker and I have doing this from 2016. I only started seeing results only this year after 3 years of working hard online.
This is how long a normal business in real life takes and considering the fact that I did slack of for a year and a few months my success would be way higher.
However if you are a person who has a work ethic and are willing to do whatever it takes to make money online you can join the platform and stick it out until you succeed.
You get a lot of support not just from me but from a community of online entrepreneurs who are making it big.
You can join the make money online community here for free (no credit card details needed).
Since it is free to join you can see or decide if you like it or not while using it which at least leaves you with 0% risk on your side.
Final thoughts
When you are good at coding you definitely have the skill that is in demand online which can give you extra income or even a full time income.
The best approach in this way of making money is to make sure you start small and I do recommend you focus on joining companies like Fiverr, Upwork, Nexxt etc.
The reason I say this is because they will handle all the admin and payments for you so you can focus building your name as a freelancer.
The second best option is starting your own blog and having a base shop online where clients and come to your store.
Although this approach can take longer especially if you will be focusing on free traffic while you are staring it can really pay off in the long run.
You can actually get free training for this so that you fast-track your success in blogging and that would be joining a company which will teach you this for free.
This is the same company which has helped me be able to build a great business online which is this website.
This company is Wealthy Affiliate and it is free to join (no credit card details needed) however I want to tell you that although it is free you still have to work to make the results come.
If you do apply the knowledge taught there I promise you that your success online as a freelancer or an affiliate marketing coder or anything you want to do online will succeed quicker.
I hope you enjoyed this article and I hope it was very helpful to you. If you have any questions or comments that you would like to give me you are more than welcome to leave them below.
Hi Thabo,
As a coder myself I should probably try offering my services to other online companies to build squeeze pages for them, I know it’s HTML/CSS3 oriented so it shouldn’t be a problem, but to be honest with you… I’m an affiliate marketer at heart.
And yes, I’m willing to stick it out to the very end. Do you know how long it usually takes to actually start seeing 1000 daily visitors to a new blog? I’d like to hear your thoughts on that…
Again, great article & thanks in advance. 🙂
Hey Kay my man
Great to hear comments from a coder. Yes I would say definitely take the opportunity you will be absolutely blown away by the services you can offer online.
For a new blog to reach 1000 daily visitors this would take somewhere between a year and 1 year and a few months. Also this depends on different aspect for example if you blog a lot or if you have a good converting niche, but those are normally the numbers.
For my sites they are on 600 per day merely because I have been managing 2 sites in 2 years so I guess everything evens out.