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Ask HN: What kind of small programs can I develop for small income?
Well, I am college guy who would love a small extra pocket money. Being a programmer, mainly a web developer, what can I develop which might be helpful to others and could be sold at marketplaces such as CodeCanyon.
- t0 14y agoOne good way to come up with ideas for plugins is to look at other similar marketplaces or platforms and port them. For example, Joomla may have a very successful addon, but no Wordpress equivalent exists. You may find that specific addon isn't even being sold on Codecanyon.. make your own and sell it there. Another: go to users of a specific platform, say Wordpress, and ask them what's lacking or what could be improved. Another: integrate. Find some new software and see if there is a Wordpress plugin. Is there a Stripe plugin for Wordpress? Joomla? Drupal?
- Felix21 14y agoGo look at the bestsellers on these websites, they'll give you an idea of the problems people want solved, then write a better solution to each problem you discover. You can even give your best one free here on HN, to get attention for your paid offers. Also, what sells well on codecanyon, will sell outside codecanyon so you can build your own online storefront and build an audience around it, or find other marketplaces and try to bring the bestsellers from one marketplace to another. I used to do this a lot for physical products and it worked for me with varying degrees of success. Good Luck