Lots of people start learning to code in the hope of getting well-paid programming jobs further down the road. But what if you could actually learn how to make money coding while you’re in college and doing coding? Is it possible to get paid through code? And the answer is Yes. Here are some of the ways to make money in college while doing coding.

20 Ways to Make Money Online While Learning to Code

1. Blogging

If you’re a programmer, you can always make money through a blog in the programming niche. 

And there are many ways to monetize a blog as a programmer:

• offering coding skills online
• charging for premium content
• earning through affiliate links

In the last year, We’ve made over $2500 from blogging and We know with an in-demand skill such as yours, you can start a blog and make money, too.

Start your blog in WordPress, because it offers you many plugins and themes. You can make a lot of money through blogging.

2. Become a Programming Tutor

Do you know many new beginners around the world who need your help in the programming language you know? You can earn 15$ to 50$ per hour by helping the student programmers to learn a programming language. Below are some websites where you can start tutoring programming students.

• Codementor.io
• Preply.com
• Teacheron.com
• classgap.com
• Tutor.com

3. Freelancing

Freelancing. Not just for dirty hippies who don’t want to get a job anymore.

The gig economy has seriously changed the game for lots of skilled workers, including you and your genius programming brain. You can start freelancing by offering programming services. Most top programmers are paid 30$ hourly. You can start your freelancing career right now:

• Fiverr
• Upwork
• Guru
• PeoplePerHour
• Freelancer
• Toptal

4. Make and sell Web Plugins

If you had some web developing skills, especially in JavaScript, then you can earn a decent amount of money by making plugins and sell them in different marketplaces.

Nearly 25% of all websites out there on the internet use WordPress. If you create useful WordPress plugins and themes, you can make some sweet cash.

WordPress plugins are in high demand, my friend. Seriously. This is a great way to make money to code online. You can do this by

• developing mass apps for WordPress
• developing small modules such as plugins and themes. 

To monetize the plugin, you can make it premium and charge users directly… or you can make it free and earn through ads and donations.

You can make your own price for the plugins. Other developers and people need some plugins to solve their daily life problems or make their work easy. Below I mention top marketplaces where you can sell your plugins.

• CodeCanyon
• TemplateMonster Marketplace
• WordPress Marketplace
• Mojo Marketplace
• Creative Marketplace
• Codester

5. Develop Apps

Take advantage of your programming skills by developing an app and monetizing it. 

If you are familiar with Objective-C or Swift, you can create an essential iOS app in just a few hours.

Then launch it on the App Store. After that, you can sell it to the public through different kinds of media.

Once you’ve developed your app, you can sell it on Flippa for cash through an auction process or a classified listing. 

6. Coding Competitions

There are many websites that do free coding competition and let you earn a good amount of money through it.

If you are a master in any programming language then you should start participating in code competition and try your skills on it. Below are the top websites for coding competitions:

• TopCoder
• HackerRank
• CodeChef
• Codewars
• LeetCode
• Coderbyte

7. Become An Online Educator And Sell Courses Online

The online education industry is HUGE. It’s expected to reach 132 billion dollars by 2023.

Yes, billion. That’s not a typo.

Take advantage of this. Lots of people want to learn how to code. Why shouldn’t you be the one to teach them…online? 

Create courses online using different learning management systems such as Udemy and Coursera. Then sell them to budding coders who want to learn. Even you can make your own website to sell your course, with WordPress.

8. Make and sell Web Plugins

If you had some web developing skills, especially in JavaScript, then you can earn a decent amount of money by making plugins and sell them in different marketplaces.

Always sell on different marketplaces rather one

You can make your own price for the plugins. Other developers and people need some plugins to solve their daily life problems or make their work easy. Below I mention top marketplaces where you can sell your plugins.

• CodeCanyon
• TemplateMonster Marketplace
• WordPress Marketplace
• Mojo Marketplace
• Creative Marketplace
• Codester

9. Develop a Game

Gaming is a billion-dollar business these days, due to the new smartphone technologies and mobile games. You can develop a 2d or 3d game using a game engine and place ads on it using Admob or Unity Ads.

• Unity Store
• Play Store
• Apple Store
• Steam
• Itch.io

10. Start A Personal Website

A personal website is like a giant billboard to show off your coding skills.

Your website design should be sleek enough to reflect your skills and identity. It’s a way of branding yourself. You can also use it to share your portfolio as a coding expert.

On your website, share your wicked smart programming tips to showcase your authority in the niche. Create your own website with a blog section to share coding-related content to your website visitors.

11. Write Articles

As a programmer, you can write some tech articles or programming articles and earn a lot of money with it. You just need a creative mind and then start typing and share your knowledge with the world. Below I mention my most favorite websites for article writing which pay you.

• Medium
• vocal.media
• Longreads
• Copyhackers
• Listverse
• Wow Women on Writing
• Developer Tutorials

12. Sell Your E-BOOK

By the title, you understand you can write your own e-book on any programming topic and sell them online. Many programming authors are earning a full-time income by writing E-book.

• Amazon Kindle
• Blurb
• Lulu
• Nook Press
• Kobo Writing Life
• Scribd
• Smashwords
• Gumroad

13. Create A YouTube Channel

YouTube is where it’s at! 

First, it’s only of the most visited websites in the entire world. Second, you can definitely earn some cash from a YouTube channel by growing your subscriber base.

Create videos showing people tips on coding, and be consistent. The more subscribers you have, the more views you’ll get… and the more you will earn.

Find a YouTube partner program that will allow you to earn a percentage of the money generated from ads that run alongside your videos.

To start your channel you can check out some videos on youtube on how to start a youtube channel you can learn about the youtube policies for monetization.

14. Open Source Coding

You can start developing an open-source program or software and make it available free for everyone, and you can ask for support from your software users, and in exchange for their support, you can keep updating the software for them. Many programmers use funding and donation sites to collect payments from users and keep updating the code.

One of the examples I had is phaser.js which is a game developing in javascript framework and people who use that framework support the developer on Patreon. Below I mention some websites where you can collect donations and support.

• Patreon
• Buy Me a Coffee
• Tribe
• Memberful
• Ko-fi
• Liberapay

15. Podcast

Start your Programming Podcast and monetize your audience. Do you know the sponsor’s company look for podcasters who have an audience, and you can earn passive income by podcasting your programming skills. Below I mention the websites where you can start your podcasting and even monetize them.

• Anchor
• Podbean
• BuzzSprout

16. Become A Python Developer

While most people reading this might think this is a snake breeder type-a-thing, you and I both know a Python developer is one of the highest-paying jobs today.

For someone with expert Python knowledge, it’s possible to make up to $100k per year as a developer.

Some of the jobs available include

• building websites 
• implementing security and data protection procedures
• optimizing data algorithms
• solving data analytics challenges
• creating reusable, efficient, and testable codes

17. Solve Programming Questions

Many students are struggling with programming questions. If you are a master of any programming language, then you can help that student in their studies in exchange for a decent amount of money. Below I mention some top websites where you can answer programming questions.

• Chegg
• PaperHelp

18. Find A Job As A Product Manager

This is another lucrative job for people with coding skills.

A product manager in the field of coding involves 

• identifying a need in the marketplace
• researching new features
• showing why specific products ought to be developed.

Companies look for product managers with Python knowledge to come up with data that helps them in decision making.

19. Become A Data Analyst

Python programming language is applied in machine learning and is used by data analysts.

Several companies, such as Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center as well as Bloomberg, are continually searching for AI and data analysts who possess Python expertise to help them sift through massive amounts of data.

20. Sell SasS

You can develop software that will solve your user’s problems. That means the user will buy your subscription in order to use the software.

For selling software with a subscription, you can start it by creating your websites.

• PayLoadz
• Amazon
• eBay

Conclusion

If you have programming skills, then don’t waste your time by just sitting and waiting for your job letter. Why not start earning right now with the ways I mention. Feel free to leave your response. Till then Happy Coding and Happy Earning!