--- title: How to actually make money from coding. | daily.dev description: Bug bounties are a way for developers and ethical hackers to earn money by finding and reporting software vulnerabilities. Companies like Google have offered... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-actually-make-money-from-coding--vso1rhgsx twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: How to actually make money from coding. | daily.dev og:description: Bug bounties are a way for developers and ethical hackers to earn money by finding and reporting software vulnerabilities. Companies like Google have offered... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-actually-make-money-from-coding--vso1rhgsx og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/VSO1RHgsX.png og:image:alt: How to actually make money from coding. og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # How to actually make money from coding. **[Tech With Tim](https://daily.dev/sources/TechWithTim)** · 1 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Bug bounties are a way for developers and ethical hackers to earn money by finding and reporting software vulnerabilities. Companies like Google have offered payouts up to a million dollars, and many newer companies run bug bounty programs to catch exploits before they cause serious damage. The payout varies based on bug type and severity, making it a potentially lucrative path for those interested in ethical hacking. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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