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Startup cost
$0–$200
Time to revenue
2-6 weeks
Difficulty
3/5
Income range
$5,000 - $30,000/mo
Overview
Freelance devs work on apps, sites, and features for startups and agencies at $75-$250/hr.
How it works
Pick a stack (React, TypeScript, Supabase), find clients via networks and Toptal, and build retainers with 1-3 anchor clients.
Startup requirements
- GitHub portfolio
- Stack expertise
Estimated startup cost
$0 – $200
Time commitment
20–40 hrs / week
Income potential
$5,000 - $30,000/mo
Advantages
- Very high hourly rates
- Always in demand
- Skill compounds
Disadvantages
- Time for money
- Burnout risk
- Boring legacy code
Who this opportunity is best for
Engineers
By the numbers
Scalability2/5
Passive income potential1/5
Difficulty3/5
Risk level1/5
- Skill level
- Advanced
- Weekly hours
- 20–40 hrs
- Content required
- No
- Client work
- Yes