I created a few open source Opera (presto) extensions. Didn't even put it in my online profile as I considered it a work in progress and wanted to improve the c

I created a few open source Opera (presto) extensions. Didn't even put it in my online profile as I considered it a work in progress and wanted to improve the code more. One got prominent because Opera featured it on their extension site (something like "Editors' Pick", don't remember). Another became popular with users. Somebody looked up the code, found my email ID, invited me to eLance and paid me well to create a few Firefox extensions. It was unexpected as I hated javascript, and was in love with Python. (Still do.) Another one, I remember was a blog I started to experiment with Google Adsense. It didn't make much money, but once or twice a day made a few cents. There were some book reviews, and links to "read more" on a few article (for readers who wanted to research more on the subject). I added Amazon referral links to it. Was shocked a week later to see that I had made around $50 or so with one click because somebody who had clicked the link bought some expensive item on Amazon! While the blog was alive, Amazon ads / links made me more money than Google Adsense. That was some fun experiment, while it lasted.