Alternative work

[The_Librarian]

Dear All forum friends (and enemies too)

I want to change careers, but I am not sure what is in the IT market job-wise.

What other IT-related jobs are out there that I can look at, and which will be a good career move?

TIA

Ook

 

[biometrics]

Freelance app developer.

I'm serious though. You've got the right background and have coded before.

The beauty of apps are they often tend to be much smaller than desktop apps or websites so it's often a one man job. It can take 1-12 months over one-many versions for the client to get to where they want to be.

Once completed you can start charging a maintenance/support fee. After several projects these start adding up.

Typically you will write for Android first and then port it to iOS (development tools dependant, I've told you what I use) and often it involves a cloud server (I like LAMP or LNMP). You can pick up some of these skills in a few weeks with Lynda.com for example.

I get more enquiries than I can handle and turn off my Google advert while on a project. Though it's easier if the client is in your city it's certainly not a requirement. I advertise in all southern african countries. Adverting is less than R1,000 a month.

Oh and you get to work from home or a coffee shop.

You'll be able to do this for many many years to come. Apps aren't going anywhere.

Pm if you want to chat.

 

[The_Librarian]

Thanks, I shall definitely look into this.

 

[namzsteve]

Was also going to suggest app development.

I signed up for an online course. Looking forward to a new career on the side.

 

[The_Librarian]

Was also going to suggest app development.

I signed up for an online course. Looking forward to a new career on the side.

Ya.

I'm getting gatvol with sysadmin work. Plus there's some days when I don't know I'm coming or going.

And need some extra $$$.

 

[Messugga]

Freelance app developer.

I'm serious though. You've got the right background and have coded before.

The beauty of apps are they often tend to be much smaller than desktop apps or websites so it's often a one man job. It can take 1-12 months over one-many versions for the client to get to where they want to be.

Once completed you can start charging a maintenance/support fee. After several projects these start adding up.

Typically you will write for Android first and then port it to iOS (development tools dependant, I've told you what I use) and often it involves a cloud server (I like LAMP or LNMP). You can pick up some of these skills in a few weeks with Lynda.com for example.

I get more enquiries than I can handle and turn off my Google advert while on a project. Though it's easier if the client is in your city it's certainly not a requirement. I advertise in all southern african countries. Adverting is less than R1,000 a month.

Oh and you get to work from home or a coffee shop.

You'll be able to do this for many many years to come. Apps aren't going anywhere.

Pm if you want to chat.

But you can't even afford a house in Cape Town

Seriously though, if you're competent enough to get projects out at a price that offers clients value for money, and allows you to live comfortably, the flexibility offered by this is amazing. I know some devs that travel the world while doing this sort of work. Move to a small town in the middle of nowhere for a month, make sure they have a proper internet connection while there, and off they go.

 

[Sinbad]

What do you enjoy doing? What excites you, work wise?

 

[syntax]

If you interested I can probably get you a foot in the door at a company looking for people interested in one of the following fields
1. IT Security
2. Networking
3. DPI / Coding
4. Dev / systems work