Ways to Make Money
Software & Digital Products
Build something once and sell it repeatedly at near-zero marginal cost. The highest ceiling on the list, and the steepest learning curve.
6 ways to make money in Software & Digital, compared on capital, time to income, risk and ceiling.
AI-Powered Tools
Build focused products on top of foundation models
- Capital
- Under $500
- First income
- Months
- Risk
- Ceiling
- Seven figures
Digital Products
Sell templates, presets and tools that cost nothing to deliver
- Capital
- $0
- First income
- Weeks
- Risk
- Ceiling
- Six figures
Micro-SaaS
Build small software that solves one problem and charges monthly for it
- Capital
- Under $500
- First income
- Months
- Risk
- Ceiling
- Uncapped
Mobile Apps
Build for phones, where discovery is brutal and retention is everything
- Capital
- Under $500
- First income
- Months
- Risk
- Ceiling
- Seven figures
No-Code Development
Build and sell working software without writing code
- Capital
- Under $500
- First income
- Weeks
- Risk
- Ceiling
- Six figures
WordPress Plugins & Themes
Sell add-ons into an ecosystem that already powers much of the web
- Capital
- Under $500
- First income
- Months
- Risk
- Ceiling
- Seven figures