For a middle aged male with only an associates degree (but did make it to Calc3 at some point) and no formal tech schooling but has loads of lvl1/2 remote tech support experience and is a bonafide geek. What would you say is a good remote techy at home career change that would not be age limited?
I will separate a bunch of choices by a few areas:
Coding
This can range anywhere from simple web site making with a gui interface that makes people think you are a coder to hardcore programming of anything. I keep reading the mobile app market is very saturated and difficult for the smaller guys to make any money. What type of coding could you actually get into (websites, gaming, mobile and pc apps, general use languages, etc) that can be easy to learn in a few years and be able to find decent at home opportunities?
Graphics
Yeah another huge range going from making simple images like icons to full out 3d realistic architectural can take a full day to render images to commercial graphics for commercials/tv to even video game 3d modeling. Which areas are best tapped into?
Real remote IT Support
I'm not referring to simple things like being an Apple tech support person or a Comcast let me teach you how to turn off your cable box type of support. I am talking about the hardcore stuff out there like the Citrix IT remote technologies support stuff, API support, server management, MySQL support, etc. IT support positions I have noticed typically requires experience which can, obviously, take time to acquire. Things like graphics or coding, though, I have noticed it's more of a show us what you got and we will consider you type of thing.
Or anything geeky anyone here can comment on. I once came across a guy using a custom plate engraving machine in his basement using a 3D program for it that he loved playing around with. I wonder about a prototype printing business with a 3D printer, but is that mareket saturated? Heck even reprogramming car airbag ECUs is a thing greatly needed that I have noticed.
So any thoughts, comments, suggestions, please chime in! I am curious to see what people have in their minds on any of these things.
I will separate a bunch of choices by a few areas:
Coding
This can range anywhere from simple web site making with a gui interface that makes people think you are a coder to hardcore programming of anything. I keep reading the mobile app market is very saturated and difficult for the smaller guys to make any money. What type of coding could you actually get into (websites, gaming, mobile and pc apps, general use languages, etc) that can be easy to learn in a few years and be able to find decent at home opportunities?
Graphics
Yeah another huge range going from making simple images like icons to full out 3d realistic architectural can take a full day to render images to commercial graphics for commercials/tv to even video game 3d modeling. Which areas are best tapped into?
Real remote IT Support
I'm not referring to simple things like being an Apple tech support person or a Comcast let me teach you how to turn off your cable box type of support. I am talking about the hardcore stuff out there like the Citrix IT remote technologies support stuff, API support, server management, MySQL support, etc. IT support positions I have noticed typically requires experience which can, obviously, take time to acquire. Things like graphics or coding, though, I have noticed it's more of a show us what you got and we will consider you type of thing.
Or anything geeky anyone here can comment on. I once came across a guy using a custom plate engraving machine in his basement using a 3D program for it that he loved playing around with. I wonder about a prototype printing business with a 3D printer, but is that mareket saturated? Heck even reprogramming car airbag ECUs is a thing greatly needed that I have noticed.
So any thoughts, comments, suggestions, please chime in! I am curious to see what people have in their minds on any of these things.