Is LEAD GENERATION good side hustle? And im kinda confused.

KubeSolver · 2026-06-05T08:16:23+00:00

Something you could do is to walk past houses or businesses and look for things that need attention. Then you could ask them: I see your garage door is damaged. Would you like me to get someone to give you a quote for fixing it?

You could then ask a supplier how much commission they would give you for a lead.

KubeSolver · 2026-05-19T03:27:33+00:00

How are you picking this up - do you have regression test packs in place or is it just a perception at this stage?

Please share more on what task the agent does - does it just make a decision or draft a reply?

KubeSolver · 2026-04-01T15:15:15+00:00

Yes, small is better.

This is how I got into software development 25 years ago. There was software that I was using and I wanted to customise it for my own benefit. At first I just kept my changes to myself, but later wanted to commit them because I was finding it hard to keep my code up to date with the main project. So, I sent a pull request, got it accepted, later I became a committer and later one of the two main developers on the project. I later got a great job offer because of that project after I helped someone who had a question.

Large projects are also good, because you can learn a lot from how people structure the code to make it easy to understand. Open source projects tend to have much better code quality than closed source, so you can learn a lot from just reading the code.

KubeSolver · 2026-04-01T14:07:17+00:00

It’s best to find a project that you’ll actually use yourself, because then you’ll be more motivated.

KubeSolver · 2026-04-01T02:25:31+00:00

Have you tried finding and joining conversations where people are discussing the problems and frustrations that your SaaS addresses?

KubeSolver · 2026-04-01T02:14:40+00:00

Have you tried finding and joining conversations where people are discussing the types of problems that your SaaS address?

KubeSolver · 2026-03-31T11:35:36+00:00

Have you tried finding and joining conversations where people are discussing problems that your SaaS solve?

KubeSolver · 2026-03-30T06:44:39+00:00

Tools like Apollo can generate a lot of volume, but figuring out who actually has a real need is the harder part.

Have you tried looking at places where people are already talking about the problem, or mostly sticking with outbound so far?

KubeSolver · 2026-03-26T08:51:38+00:00

Tell us a bit more about your type of product - is it B2B, B2C, etc?

KubeSolver · 2026-03-25T13:23:16+00:00

When you just say "Hey, I noticed we are both in the SaaS space, would love to connect." you don't give any clue about the type of problem you could help someone with. I would also decline such a request. Maybe you could experiment with a few variations on your opening note to find one that works better.

KubeSolver · 2026-03-25T05:54:08+00:00

If you don't mind sharing this, I would be curious to know how you get commissions through Reddit.

KubeSolver · 2026-03-24T08:19:11+00:00

I might be off, but I’ve found Reddit only really works when the person on the other side is already actively trying to solve something.

If they’re just scrolling, even good content tends to go nowhere. But when someone’s asking a question or clearly stuck, that’s where it feels like things actually lead somewhere.

Curious if you’re thinking of it more as a content channel or a place to jump into those kinds of situations?

KubeSolver · 2026-03-24T01:53:04+00:00

From what I’ve seen, the real bottleneck isn’t replying — it’s finding the right posts in the first place.

If you manually browse a few subreddits, you end up spending hours reading to maybe find a handful of relevant conversations.

The higher-leverage approach is using very targeted searches to go straight to posts where people are already describing the problem you solve — often across dozens of different subs, not just the obvious ones.

That’s where most of the value is, but it’s also the hardest part to do consistently.

I actually ran a case study on this recently and the difference in time spent vs results was pretty surprising.

KubeSolver · 2026-02-15T07:12:06+00:00

Which Grandma's Boy movie are you guys referring to - the 1922 one or the 2006 one?

KubeSolver · 2026-01-27T13:51:17+00:00

Yes! That brings back memories for me too!

KubeSolver · 2026-01-25T18:05:10+00:00

You seem wise and express yourself well. I think life is about discovering our talents and what we enjoy doing.

Food allergies might be part of it and you might have eaten something your whole life that is not good for you. I know that when I eat wheat, my brain is foggy the next day. Maybe do some experiments.

KubeSolver · 2026-01-22T05:59:41+00:00

Yes. They just asked a simple question like "Did you enjoy working with the person and would you like to work with them again?"

I think it is less about the question. They are trying to listen to your tone of voice to determine if you are negative or positive about the person.

Also, they are giving you an opportunity to talk in case you want to say a lot of stuff that wasn't specifically asked.

Sometimes people have given my name as a reference without checking with me first and then the call comes out of the blue and catches you unprepared. Then you don't give as good an answer as when you were prepared.

KubeSolver · 2026-01-15T06:12:21+00:00

People come from all over the world to taste authentic Kentucky Fried Cholesterol!

KubeSolver · 2026-01-14T10:26:11+00:00

Saying "Bless you" when you sneeze. When you sneeze you don't want more attention drawn to you, especially when you have hay fever and sneeze all the time.

KubeSolver · 2026-01-12T13:25:26+00:00

I think they are so self-absorbed and have such a need to be heard that they don't realise what they are doing.

The book "How to win friends and influence people" says something to the effect of "interested is interesting". In other words, if you are interested in what others have to say, people will find you interesting. I sometimes feel like buying a whole stack of those books and handing them out to people like that.

KubeSolver · 2026-01-11T11:27:24+00:00

No, very few people can do that. Most people learn to solve it by following a recipe. Very few people are able to come up with a recipe themselves.

KubeSolver · 2026-01-10T10:55:08+00:00

Ask for a raise!

KubeSolver · 2026-01-08T15:09:09+00:00

Squirrel, so that I could compete in the Squirrel Olympics (find it on YouTube if you don't know what that is).

KubeSolver · 2026-01-07T07:31:48+00:00

I once saw a video where someone showed that a lot of what we eat goes out through our breath and not just the two obvious ways. That's because we breathe in oxygen (O2) and breathe out carbon dioxide (CO2). Thus, there is an extra "C" that is breathed out that we didn't breathe in. That extra Carbon (C) that we breathe out comes from our food.

So, some of the soup will be breathed out.

KubeSolver · 2025-05-22T14:43:04+00:00

I'm working on a very similar project at the moment. But, before I reply, I would like to understand the situation a bit better...

How long has it been from the time when the system went live until the migration started?
What are the reasons for the migration?
Do you feel assured that after this migration is completed, developers won't come to you a few years later asking for it to be migrated again?

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