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easychen/howto-make-more-money

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18,533PHPAudience · pm founderComplexity · 1/5LicenseSetup · easy

TLDR

A Chinese-language guide for programmers on earning extra income outside a day job, centered on a book called One-Person Business Methodology 2.0 covering solo product building and side income, primarily relevant to developers in China.

Mindmap

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    What it does
      Guide solo income
      Book methodology
      Mind map overview
    Topics
      Independent products
      Side income ideas
      Solo development
    Audience
      Chinese developers
      Solo founders
      Freelance programmers
    Format
      Written guide
      Mind map diagram
      Online course link
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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Read the guide to learn strategies for building small independent products as a solo developer

USE CASE 2

Use the mind map to identify which side income ideas match your current programming skills

USE CASE 3

Apply the one-person business methodology to plan and launch a small digital product in your spare time

USE CASE 4

Follow the linked online course to learn how to create and sell educational video content as a programmer

How does it compare?

easychen/howto-make-more-moneybookstackapp/bookstackbcit-ci/codeigniter
Stars18,53318,75218,185
LanguagePHPPHPPHP
Setup difficultyeasymoderateeasy
Complexity1/53/53/5
Audiencepm foundergeneraldeveloper

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · easy Time to first run · 5min

Content is primarily in Chinese and the author notes most advice does not apply outside China.

The book content is available under a Creative Commons license, you can share and adapt it with credit to the original author.

In plain English

This repository is a Chinese-language guide on how programmers can earn extra income outside of their regular jobs. The description and readme are almost entirely in Chinese, and the author explicitly notes that most of the content is not applicable to people outside China. The guide has been expanded into a small book called "One-Person Business Methodology 2.0," which is available under a Creative Commons license. The content covers topics around building small independent products and generating side income as a solo developer. The readme includes a mind map and cover image previewing the book's contents. An online course on making educational video content is also linked. There is no software code to speak of in this repository, it is purely a written guide and diagram resource.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Summarize the key strategies from the One-Person Business Methodology 2.0 guide for a programmer who wants to earn side income outside their full-time job.
Prompt 2
Based on this guide's framework, suggest 3 realistic side income ideas for a solo web developer who has a few hours each evening.
Prompt 3
How does the one-person business methodology described in this repo differ from traditional startup advice aimed at founding a company with a team?
Prompt 4
What are the first 3 concrete steps a programmer should take to start building and selling a small independent software product according to this guide?

Frequently asked questions

What is howto-make-more-money?

A Chinese-language guide for programmers on earning extra income outside a day job, centered on a book called One-Person Business Methodology 2.0 covering solo product building and side income, primarily relevant to developers in China.

What language is howto-make-more-money written in?

Mainly PHP.

What license does howto-make-more-money use?

The book content is available under a Creative Commons license, you can share and adapt it with credit to the original author.

How hard is howto-make-more-money to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated easy, with roughly 5min to a first successful run.

Who is howto-make-more-money for?

Mainly pm founder.

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