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I'm giving serious thought to adding some kind of premium/early access/hack/learn area to my blog by way of generating funds.
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—Since the start of 2015, and heading into my late 30s, I've been more interested in how I actually make money, over dolling out free stuff.
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…because, after all, we have to make a living. And these days, I'm kinda okay with taking payment … paypal.me/rem
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I built an app for the Palm Pilot (some of you will remember). It had over 1/2million downloads, and I would proudly say: —
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"It was free, because otherwise I wouldn't have as many downloads". But heck, even if I got 10% or even less, and charged, it would have—
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—really helped out at university. Or rent. Or getting some decent food. Or even the flipping travel for getting around. Young me was naive.
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That doesn't mean I don't enjoy creating code and work for the fun of it. And it doesn't mean I'd want all my stuff to be paid for—
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—but I think it's time to consider: should I, or you, work so hard—for the pleasure of free? But then, making money takes the fun out of it…