A web developer

[webdev01]

That's right. I'm just a web developer who can make about any sort of content driven site. but what i lack is the knowledge to turn those skills into a business/living.

Hi, i'm a professional developer working full time and looking to capitalize on this huge internet by building something positive for people to use and hopefully turning to a earning source and working for myself 9 to 5. I've the technical skills but i don't have the great knowledge of marketing. I don't know how many of you great folks here are web developers who can whip out just about any complex web app. But i do know that for a person like me, there is some potential to make something out here.

I've made a social networking system, which i like to see people using it. But there is a problem. I don't how to reach out to those people.

What advice do have for me?

[webdev01]

oh BTW, i read the "Affiliates? can you really make a living?" thread. Very informative.

[Fortune Hunter]

Webdev:

Do you know there are designers that can't program and programmers that can't design? Find a partner, if you can develop but can't market you need a marketing person. A marketing person that can't develop, but has a great idea needs someone like you. It is how business is done everyday.

FH

[Animated]

as a coder alone you can make good cash too then in time you can find out more how to make money through other ways while you getting experience in the field

[abhishekkaushik]

In my opinion marketing the site is thousands times more important than creating a site. After all your wizardry site if doesn't gets search engine exposure and visitor's appeal then What is the use?

I suggest you to tie up with somebody with good SEO and marketing skill, because it's very difficult to keep up a website alone. The option are you can learn those skills but that requires too much of time, patience and the road is full of failures.

[vivalasvegas]

I don't think this takes advanced marketing skills.

[BananaFish]

Get a job.