You make money with software skills by identifying and solving business problems: adding value and reducing costs and risks. Every company has such problems. Wi

You make money with software skills by identifying and solving business problems: adding value and reducing costs and risks. Every company has such problems. With so many people doing gig work and trying to make passive income on the side, if you don't have the capital for investing you have to sell your time and skills, which means finding businesses willing to pay for those. I have freelanced for a long time. Word of mouth and reputation generally attract the most quality new work. Since 2014 I have had an agency representing me, and they seem pretty good at finding customers and gigs.