Extra income from not programming in spare time

[Kensei2605]

I have done some entry level programming C++, HTML/CSS and some general IT courses networking, sql, etc. have very broad IT knowledge that iv'e built up over the years.

What will the best and most feasible way be to make some extra money outside my 8 to 5 job. Software related.
I just find I don't have enough spare time to practice programming to make it a viable option and what I've picked up in the forums if you don't enjoy it basically don't bother.

Thank you in advance

 

[envo]

With anything, an idea of what you want to do comes first (and yes, in a way you're asking us for ideas)

You like programming as a hobby? Cool. Think of something you can do that COULD potentially earn some kind of money, then do it.

If you do it for the money it loses the appeal of being a hobby.

For example, the last 2 months I've made about R8000 for doing almost nothing because I have a very simple data extract for affiliate services in the US people are interested in for me to customize. So I take a few hours out of my day to add on features individuals want, and they pay me for it. This is something I wrote back in 2012 already.

Now, do I earn that much all the time? no. but my hobby has earned me +- R20k over the past few years, nothing to write home about, but something I don't approach as in "how do i earn extra cash with this"

Do it for fun to get your programming skills up to scratch, or if you really want, go to elance and pimp yourself out

 

[Kensei2605]

Thanks for the feedback have tried freelancer but will try elance as well.

But looking for something some other options besides programming find it difficult to sit and code the coulple hours I do have free.

 

[NullHypothesis]

If you just have entry level know how you better off tutoring basics locally. There are so much competition on the mass freelancing sites like Upwork and Freelancer that it will most likely be a waste of time (not that you shouldn't try). Or you could wait till the rand drops R100 to the $ and sign up to fiverr and make R400 per gig (fiverr takes $1). But seriously though the bottom end of the market has been screwed up locally by people willing to work for next to nothing. Or like the other guy said find something specific to work on or specialise in.