I can offer a way to generate passive income. I have a software consultancy (among our clients are Fiverr, Intel and HP software) and I pay about 2000$ per month as finders fees for referring software consulting leads.

What you need to do is to ask your software developer friends if their company is looking to hire a contractor.

When I sign the contract I pay a nice monthly finder's fee.

Contact me for more details if it sounds interesting to you. My contact details in my profile..