Hello guys out there,am new on this forum and i really av 2commend you guys.
Am a java programmer with my domain of interest in web component development and utility applications pls how do i sell my codes to software programming companies.

Hi @poster! Your post just caught my attention. To my opinion, a programmer should bother himself or herself with the task of delivering specific solutions to individuals, organizations,companies etc. To me that is why they earn much more money, because they solve specific problems or challenges facing these individuals,organzations ect. It also differentiate them from off shalve or generalised software which are many out there and which tend to solve generalised problems. If you decide to go on tackling generalised problems, you will find out that you will face very stiff competition as there are many tested and trusted softwares out there.

Moreso, people would easily patronize the established names in the software market than new entrance in the market. I think lucrative part of software development lies on specialisation and specification, that is why there would not be too many developers as far as the world continue to exist. This is not to discourage you but my humble opinion.

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I outrightly disagree with you on the issue of "Off the shelf" software. It takes guts and exceptional skills to develop generalised software than it takes to create customized applications. Afterall, almost every developer starts with customized apps.

I believe every coder should aspire to have commercial software that can compete favorably in the market and generate passive income for him so you wont have to spend nights coding for every penny you make. It doesnt even take long to customize my generalised software to meet a clients specification if the pay is good.

I have "generalised software" ^{[as you call it]} that is being sold to companies by some marketers while i sit at home coding other things and at the end, i make money from that software ^{a product i developed last year}.

If your software is as good or even better than the competition, you can use the price and local support advantage to sell it, afterall foreign companies will only give online support in most cases.