# Side Project to Revenue: Adding Payments to Your Weekend Build

DevFeed: [Side Project to Revenue: Adding Payments to Your Weekend Build](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/side-project-to-revenue-adding-payments-to-your-weekend-build-10382.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://dodopayments.com/blogs/side-project-to-revenue/>)

Author: Ayush Agarwal

Published: 2026-03-31T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Dodo Payments Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/dodo-payments-blog.md>)

Topics: [Development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/development.md>), [coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/coding.md>), [Software](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/software.md>)

Tags: [billing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/billing.md>), [guide](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guide.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [indie-hackers](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/indie-hackers.md>), [monetization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monetization.md>), [payments](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/payments.md>), [product](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product.md>), [revenue](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/revenue.md>), [side-project](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/side-project.md>)

## AI overview

A practical guide for developers who want to monetize a side project by adding payments, selecting a billing model, creating a payment link, and seeking an initial paying customer over a weekend.

## Source excerpt

How to turn your side project into a revenue source. A practical guide to adding payments, choosing a billing model, and getting your first paying customer in a weekend.