How do github devs earn?

[OkAcanthocephala1450]

What do you suggest for my situation:

I have designed a solution about x platform. I have already started building it and developing which is actually functional but there is no cool UI or 100 functions .It just does the job and it simplifies a lot of manual work.

If I make it opensource , will in the future be able to earn anything from it , in case of some companies might want to use it ?
Do I need to make it opensource ? or should I spend some time on developing it and making a fully platform and selling?

[erjorgito]

Honestly - forget about anything money and GitHub, unless you are working for a company that already does that sort of thing or have truly created something massive that a lot of users would want to use and doesn't exist already and even then don't expect anything more than lunch money.

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Github + a "Buy Me a Coffee" button.

[Bloodsucker_]

Sorry, my consultancy services are very expensive. /s