I am 17 and I know programming and some Graphic design help me make money? - General

[QUOTE=Trogdon;25187614]kaleb sell my shirt thx[/QUOTE] I will as soon as I get everything set back up :sax:

There are 10 kinds of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't. I am in C++ and java classes, also visual basic classes too. I plan on going to a technical college for game design or animation design and programing. Thats my plan on life i guess. Maybe you can follow in my footstpes! :D

[QUOTE=RichardCQ;25186210]Wouldn't we all? But really, it's doubtful that you could make more than a bit of pocket change, so to speak, unless you had a stronger commitment than "I want money but I don't want to/cant/won't work so I'll just become a freelance programmer."[/QUOTE] That's bullshit. Just because you find freelancing more attractive than employment doesn't mean you're uncommitted. There are a lot of people who make a very good living doing freelance work. The question is, can you compete? Nobody is going to help each-other compete, so you've got to be self-driven. Here's a little of what I've learned: Very few people give a shit about what you [I]claim to know[/I]. The people who do care are very unlikely to offer you significant amounts of money. [B]The very first question you have to answer as a programmer (especially without qualifications) is "What can you show me that you've completed from the ground up?"[/B] For graphic design, you need a portfolio demonstrating a lot of work in a lot of different styles. If you can't do that, nobody cares about what you claim to be capable of.

Actually I got the entire CS5 Master Collection for $600 AUD which is about $550 USD to my knowledge. It should be about $75 USD for Flash on student pricing - if you're in secondary school or uni, you're all set to get the discount. Also, Android apps are done in Java - you're best off with a platform you're familiar with.

Talk to local musicians or small businesses in your area. People are always trying to make their Myspaces and web pages pretty.

Like somebody said earlier, fiverr is your best bet.

Well, have you noticed Markus Persson (Notch), the creator of one-man-project Minecraft? He made about 600,000 sales in just a few weeks for his increasingly-popular indie game. So what you do is, you make a game, or some utility software people really like and really want, and make a better version of it that they pay for. Simple.

[QUOTE=NPerez;25191607]That's bullshit. Just because you find freelancing more attractive than employment doesn't mean you're uncommitted. [/QUOTE] Apologies, I didn't mean to comment on commitment in regards to freelancing in general, I was speaking about the OP. I probably could have worded that better. [editline]07:25AM[/editline] [QUOTE=robowurmz;25193938]Well, have you noticed Markus Persson (Notch), the creator of one-man-project Minecraft? He made about 600,000 sales in just a few weeks for his increasingly-popular indie game. So what you do is, you make a game, or some utility software people really like and really want, and make a better version of it that they pay for. Simple.[/QUOTE] Except Notch already had a background in game design and plenty of experience.

[QUOTE=RichardCQ;25193991] [B] Except Notch already had a background in game design and plenty of experience[/B].[/QUOTE] He makes blocks and then hits them and made millions.

Because obviously coding that takes no effort? Right?? And then adding in all the other features, such as logic circuits is trivial. Yes, I'm sure you can do that yourself.