How a Programmer Who Quit for Three Years Sustains His Life
Quick recap:
1. Spent years building a self-media presence, accumulating over 10,000 followers.
2. Main income comes from selling self-developed coding courses, averaging over ¥200,000 annually after tax.
3. Side projects yield a few hundred to a thousand dollars per month.
Their thinking was clear from the start: they saw the age-35 bottleneck coming and didn't want to compete in the rat race. With the knowledge-pay space still open, they focused on a single platform and gradually built a modest following. Now they basically earn passively from the platform's traffic.
If you want to build your own paid-content platform, I'd recommend WordPress (free, open-source) paired with a knowledge-payment theme. You can get a fully functional site up and running quickly. After hosting costs, it'll set you back less than ¥1,000.
