On: Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?

[polyterative]

Tried everything: youtube channel, multiple tutorial websites, music video making/videography, photography, for artists and bands, and finally sound design and mixing

The last one is the only that is actually working somewhat

[craftyphotons → polyterative]

Incredibly this almost exactly the path I've taken outside of my day job as a software engineer.

Product photography -> headshot/corporate event photography -> corporate video -> field recording -> music production

The "problem" that I've allowed myself to have is that I have the disposable income to take care of the gear bottleneck that many people in these fields dream of, but not the time overall to invest in the skills bottleneck.

[bitcoinmoney → polyterative]

I tried kid’s YT channel. Too much work. I feel like I still have a shot.

[bluche → polyterative]

How did you start with sound design and mixing? Want to try it myself.