So many coders missing out on big $$$

[sross]

I sure wish I was a talented coder, just off of vb3 alone I could retire. There are certain items that are requested over and over by 100's of vb users. People requesting these hacks would pay for them. Yet no one codes them and offers them for sale. A good example would be a spellcheck for the vb3 wysiwyg editor. If someone can code this I'd pay $50-100 for it easy. I've seen so many requests for this, but no lightbulbs going on in any coders head that they could sit down one weekend, bust their ass, and maybe get larger than a $10,000 payout for a single hack purchased by 100's of users. Am I missing something here?

[Wayne Luke]

Originally Posted by sross

I sure wish I was a talented coder, just off of vb3 alone I could retire. There are certain items that are requested over and over by 100's of vb users. People requesting these hacks would pay for them. Yet no one codes them and offers them for sale. A good example would be a spellcheck for the vb3 wysiwyg editor. If someone can code this I'd pay $50-100 for it easy. I've seen so many requests for this, but no lightbulbs going on in any coders head that they could sit down one weekend, bust their ass, and maybe get larger than a $10,000 payout for a single hack purchased by 100's of users. Am I missing something here?

Well the first thing you are missing is that this is not the place for commercial hacks or add-ons. Second thing is, you are very misguided if you think you can retire on a few addons and hacks. There are a lot of expenses running a business. A lot of expenses.

I do wish those making commercial add-ons for vBulletin a lot of luck and success though. I also express my gratitude and support to those making free add-ons and hacks for distribution here.