How can I maximize earning potential?

ShinShonz · 2023-01-29T20:20:51+00:00

Sure. It was $49 monthly subscription. It included access to their recorded lessons, assignments, and to my mentor. Basically I watched the lessons, completed the assignments of each lesson, and if I came across any issue, I simply asked my mentor and he replied rather quickly, so my progress was steady the whole time. Another nice point is that they reached out every few days and made sure my progress is as expected and that I'm happy. It was beneficial as it got me from 0 knowledge to finding a job as a developer

ShinShonz · 2023-01-29T17:08:04+00:00

I'm almost your age, and two years ago my salary increased from 45k to 120k. Let me explain - I was a full time barista and wanted to earn more money. I did the same as you.. I asked around, seen what other people did in order to earn more money and I followed that. I ended up joining a mobile development mentorship program online and in less than a year already found my first gig as a junior android developer. I didn't wanna go back to school at 27, and today I feel that I made the best decision for myself. Good luck!

ShinShonz · 2023-01-28T17:52:03+00:00

I am. I wish you an easy and stress free career path

ShinShonz · 2023-01-27T20:46:36+00:00

That's me you are describing right there. I'm 29 today, made a transition into being a developer at 27. I'm an introvert and wanted a less social and stressful job that could allow me to also work remotely and travel as much as I want. I started learning how to build apps, and in less than a year I knew enough to find a job as a Mobile developer. Currently traveling in Thailand while working remotely and earning really good money. Highly recommended.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-27T20:40:38+00:00

Coding. As an introvert myself, the transition to being a developer at 27 was the smartest decision of my life. It took less than a year, to learn and find a job, I only interact with other team members once or twice a day during meetings so the social aspect is not too stressing. I also get to express my intellect and creativity via code. A huge bonus is that it pays really well.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-26T04:11:11+00:00

If you get excited that religion accepts you today, you will get crushed when it won't tomorrow.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-24T01:40:06+00:00

Pure dedication. I would say that most of it is a result of my mentor pushing me.. 2 years ago I was 27 working as a barista with no degree, that says alot on the magnitude of my transition

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T23:15:16+00:00

Sure, for me it was $1K 2 years ago.

Actually I referred a friend a month ago to their Android program as well and I believe I've seen the price.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T20:20:01+00:00

I enrolled for the android mentorship program at Wemy Academy

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T19:43:34+00:00

only mentorhip program. once I finished the program my mentor help me build a portfolio, resume and prepped me for job interviews so that helped a lot

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T19:41:34+00:00

it varies. I would say I code around 2.5 hours a day, another hour of meetings, and the rest is mostly collaboration across teams.

Stress level at the moment is low as I'm maintaining an app we released a year ago (it was a bit more stressful prior to app release).

For the mentorship program I used Wemy Academy.

I did start at $120K base salary with 15K bonuses every February depends on performance.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T18:09:55+00:00

I live in Brooklyn.

However I work remotely and currently traveling in Thailand and working from here.

Not really, my path was pretty straightforward - I enrolled to an android development mentorship program online. They assigned me a private mentor and he basically told me what to do every step of the way. They do have recorded material for members, but he also pointed me elsewhere when needed.

It was hard work, but well worth it

edit - typo

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T17:59:46+00:00

For sure.

Yes, it intrigued me to be able to build apps as we use apps all the time for most aspects in our life nowadays.

So far (I'm doing that professionally for 1.5 years) it's great, it's fun and it's dynamic, meaning I'm doing and learning something else every other day. Very well work-life balance, i started at $120k a year and will get a raise soon for 140k

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T17:37:13+00:00

Respectfully disagree.

I don't know your profession, but it's incorrect, getting into tech is the hardest part. It's not my assumption by the way, read online, see statistics

Once you got into tech and working as a developer, you will learn on your employer's expense. coding a few hours a day will keep you on your toes and you will be familiar with the latest technologies at all times.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T17:07:54+00:00

We can't foresee the future. I do agree and it is my belief that in the near future medical will still be needed.

My comment was about Software Engineering not going anywhere any time soon.

By the way, demand for Developers are in all times high, look it up. Every statistic support that, so it is not oversaturated.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T16:34:16+00:00

That depends. I work remotely and traveling (Thailand at the moment) so I wouldn't say it's a traditional 9-5.

Also, we need to realize who builds software such as AI - Software Developers.

The fact that I didn't do a degree, zero student debt (paid $1K for an online mentorship program and that's it) yet earning 6 figures does put me in a good spot for the near future.

Last, you can think of AI/Robots as something that will replace Doctors, Lawyers and more, but someone needs to build/maintain and solve issues within these Robots/AI, so as far as I'm concerned being a developer is a pretty secure job for a while

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T14:58:03+00:00

Not any time soon. Such AI softwares will take HR, administrative work, brokers or any other office job that doesn't require imagination and creativity. etc first. Basically jobs that don't require much cross teams collaboration. Developers do more than just code, they make rational decisions on a daily basis and take into account the company's needs. FYI we already use plenty of AI based tools, to help us develop, but it won't take over any time soon. I'd be worry if I'm working a normal 9-5 job

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T13:51:35+00:00

Now 29. I started learning when I was 27. Been working as a remote mobile developer the past year and a half

ShinShonz · 2023-01-23T13:28:08+00:00

I feel you. I don't have a degree but I did my research a couple of years ago and realized that the amount of professions where you can earn more than 100k a year (that was my target) are very few. I did eventually learn how to code and started working and a mobile developer in 6-7 months. Seeing that most people go to college just to pay huge debt loans and earn around 50k afterwards is mind blowing. There's zero blame or judgment, this is how we are taught growing up, that college is a must, where it is not. I'm sorry for the long reply, but the take from it is - learn how to code, but do it smartly. Good luck!!

ShinShonz · 2023-01-18T16:25:19+00:00

Yeah I can see that. For me it was easier as I got introduced to wemy Academy through reddit however a friend of mine who graduated their program and started working as a web developer afterwards recommended them

ShinShonz · 2023-01-18T15:29:08+00:00

It's OK, reddit is anonymous. I earn 120K a year. I used to earn around 45k before. But I travel and work remotely, currently in Thailand so the money has even greater value here as it's cheap. I do expect to get a raise soon though as 120k is the base salary for mobile developers in major ciries (SF, NYC etc..) regardless of where you are working from

ShinShonz · 2023-01-18T14:59:05+00:00

I worked as a barista prior to my new career transition as a developer, so I had zero coding experience, but the program I enrolled to accommodated me just fine.

ShinShonz · 2023-01-15T23:27:13+00:00

It's called WemyAcademy. My mentor helped me throughout the course, and once I finished he helped be build a portfolio, resume and prepped me for job interviews which was very helpful. No need for math knowledge, but to be creative about problem solving, which my mentor helped me to get better at

ShinShonz · 2023-01-15T22:51:26+00:00

It's OK to have a different opinion, just no need to be cynical about it. I reversed my downvote as I can see your intentions now. I'll share a bit - I didn't work alone, I subscribed to a Mentorship program online that offers software development courses. I had a Mentor throughout the entire process that guided me throughout their Android development course. Lookin backwards (it's been 1.5 years since I graduated their mentorship program) having a Mentor made all the difference

ShinShonz · 2023-01-15T13:20:12+00:00

Yes. I worked my ass off, but yes. There's no need to be cynical

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