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I have a small pile of SaaS products [1] that combine to bring in the equivalent of a nice Senior Dev salary (though far less than I would actually bring in wer
by jasonkester 10y ago
I have a small pile of SaaS products [1] that combine to bring in the equivalent of a nice Senior Dev salary (though far less than I would actually bring in were I to take a full time gig in the Bay Area).
I did a "passivity test" recently where I essentially took October off, just to make sure I still could. I'd do a morning email spin, then shut down and go bouldering or just play with the kids all day, averaging just shy of two hour weeks. Monthly Recurring Revenue grew on its normal path.
This month, I'm back working 6 hour days, 4 days a week, building the thing that will take up the slack [2] once those other products plateau. Fortunately, it's been raining a lot, or I might still be out climbing every day.
I'll reitorate once again that as a software developer, you absolutely should build one o' these SaaS things. It'll change your life.
[1] https://www.s3stat.com https://www.s3stat.com & http://www.twiddla.com http://www.twiddla.com
[2] https://unwaffle.com https://unwaffle.com
- kzisme 10y agoDo you have any advice for getting started? In my current role I'm an Jr Dev, and have only recently graduated and started working full time but this sort of thing interests me.
- goodJobWalrus 10y agoHow do you get customers? This seems to be the hardest part.
- dreistdreist 10y agoCan you recommend any resources on how to get started? I built things in the past. But they were the wrong things.
- she1991 10y agoI am front-end dev currently back to college for a masters. I really admire your drive. I dream of having a similar income setup, I am in college and have more free time than ever; I must make most of this. I am reading through your articles on expatsoftware for some inspiration.