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So I was considering about starting my website to earn some extra cash, don't ask what the site would be about it's not that important but I'm sure I would be making money in time...
It all went fine, even though I'm not web developer I found out methods to bring my site online within hours, and managing the site with new content and security related protections would be really easy with the help of open source software which unlike web development isn't new to me.
But then I stuck on writing
I did partially read the law and there are far too many ways to write those documents wrong, and legal consequences in terms of time wasted and expenses that may arise may far exceed my effort and earned cash.
The only way to deal with this problem is hiring a lawyer who is expert in that field to write these documents on my behalf which is not that cheap either, plus I would be paying the lawyer to update those docs from time to time depending on how my site and the law changes world wide to make sure my butt isn't hanging out in the wind at any time.
But regardless, even with all this legal stuff in place risks would still exist, for instance those documents might not be able to protect me in an event if my server gets hacked and documents changed by the attacker, meaning I would need to be constantly monitoring activities on my server in addition to managing regular web stuff.
I'm not yet 100% sure I want to give up but most certainly I will.
But I'm not sorry to consider this business and to waste days writing this legal stuff myself because new opportunities arose which look equally attractive to earn money without managing any website at all!
Guess what that is?
Well, instead of managing a website and defending myself legally I'm considering to put myself on attack stance and detect weaknesses of others which should be much easier and safer to do
Many website and online service owners do not pay a lawyer to check and update their legal documents, many of them do various mistakes, I know this because while writing my docs I've been reading
What I'm considering now is noting down those mistakes from various places and then contacting website owners and offering them to discover their mistakes in return for a reasonable fee.
I don't really know if that will work and how much could I earn but it doesn't cost me anything to try and see.
Now you must be thinking why the heck would I reveal my little trade secret on a public forum and making myself potential competition?
Well funny thing is that this is not really a secret, I've learned from various reputable sources that people exist who already do this and earn money, not only this but several other methods with legal potential exist that could be used to earn money online.
Some of those dudes who are skilled enough go as far as threatening or filing legal application unless their requested fees aren't paid.
Beside that reading and interpreting various legal documents is not only boring and difficult but also requires getting familiar with the law first.
I don't know how silly or evil this might sound to you but I'm certainly interested to hear what do you have to say about the subject?
It all went fine, even though I'm not web developer I found out methods to bring my site online within hours, and managing the site with new content and security related protections would be really easy with the help of open source software which unlike web development isn't new to me.
But then I stuck on writing
Terms of Service
, Privacy Policy
, Cookie Policy
and other legal documents which every website should have to guard itself legally.I did partially read the law and there are far too many ways to write those documents wrong, and legal consequences in terms of time wasted and expenses that may arise may far exceed my effort and earned cash.
The only way to deal with this problem is hiring a lawyer who is expert in that field to write these documents on my behalf which is not that cheap either, plus I would be paying the lawyer to update those docs from time to time depending on how my site and the law changes world wide to make sure my butt isn't hanging out in the wind at any time.
But regardless, even with all this legal stuff in place risks would still exist, for instance those documents might not be able to protect me in an event if my server gets hacked and documents changed by the attacker, meaning I would need to be constantly monitoring activities on my server in addition to managing regular web stuff.
I'm not yet 100% sure I want to give up but most certainly I will.
But I'm not sorry to consider this business and to waste days writing this legal stuff myself because new opportunities arose which look equally attractive to earn money without managing any website at all!
Guess what that is?
Well, instead of managing a website and defending myself legally I'm considering to put myself on attack stance and detect weaknesses of others which should be much easier and safer to do

Many website and online service owners do not pay a lawyer to check and update their legal documents, many of them do various mistakes, I know this because while writing my docs I've been reading
TOS
and privacy policies of other sites to see how they do it, and surprisingly with my limited knowledge, I've spotted mistakes here and there such as clauses which are legally not binding exposing those websites to potential legal consequences.What I'm considering now is noting down those mistakes from various places and then contacting website owners and offering them to discover their mistakes in return for a reasonable fee.
I don't really know if that will work and how much could I earn but it doesn't cost me anything to try and see.
Now you must be thinking why the heck would I reveal my little trade secret on a public forum and making myself potential competition?
Well funny thing is that this is not really a secret, I've learned from various reputable sources that people exist who already do this and earn money, not only this but several other methods with legal potential exist that could be used to earn money online.
Some of those dudes who are skilled enough go as far as threatening or filing legal application unless their requested fees aren't paid.
Beside that reading and interpreting various legal documents is not only boring and difficult but also requires getting familiar with the law first.
I don't know how silly or evil this might sound to you but I'm certainly interested to hear what do you have to say about the subject?
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