I will answer you question by answering a similar question. (i.e. argument by analogy ... yes, yes, I know) "I'm a pianist. I'm good at it. How to monetize pia

I will answer you question by answering a similar question. (i.e. argument by analogy ... yes, yes, I know) "I'm a pianist. I'm good at it. How to monetize piano playing?" Well, first off, someone has to listen to your music. Playing for your own ears is nice and all, but if nobody else can hear your music, then it's not going to generate income. Second, that music needs to be the kind of music that someone appreciates/needs/values. If you're into weird experimental random-generator-style music that nobody else enjoys in practice, chances are you won't be able to monetize it. Finally, even if you manage to get good music to the ears of people who want to listen to it, it needs to be delivered in a manner that actually generates income for you. This may require a significant investment to begin with. Do you sign up with a record label? Do you create a channel and monetize via ads? Do you rely on donations? Do you create a company to manage your music? I realise I have answered exactly zero of your question, but I think talking about music seems to make sense, and suddenly exactly the same problem with coding elicits a "yeah but...". So the point I'm making here is that there is no yeah but in reality ... all the above that applies straightforwardly to music, also applies to coding.