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Advertise your other projects on the site? (ekko.site for example). You an also build pro features that people can pay for; allowing creating custom endpoints and responses for example. You need to be sure people it will be what people want though.
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I don't think Google takes link: queries literally anymore. For example, on page 2 of the search results I found https://expressjs.com/en/guide/routing.html which seems to match because it contains "req, res" in the body.
Correct: https://twitter.com/JohnMu/status/819094559770738688
And put some sort of analytics on that button you can track. Once someone clicks it do a simple alert(“we don’t have a pro plan at this point but thanks for showing your interest. We will follow up later when we do”).
Then, let it sit for a week. IF you get some non 0 amount of clicks, reach out to the people who clicked it and ask what they’d like.
That should take you less than an hour to implement and be a great first step.
Good job! It's time to start sucking just a little less at monetisation (0.2% or more, ideally).
If you want to bounce ideas feel free to reach out, but there are good starter tips in the other comments!
1) install basic advertising via AdSense. 4.5mm visitors will monetize
2) affiliate link to a useful, paid product that your users could also use. If they click through the link and buy, you are paid a commission.
3) limit the # of API requests. Charge $X/mo for more than Y requests. Offer an unlimited plan for a higher price.
Check stats carefully
Don’t build anything right now. Put an option somewhere that makes sense that says “like this? Upgrade to get even more features” or something similar. You know the users/audience better than I. And put some sort of analytics on that button you can track. Once someone clicks it do a simple alert(“we don’t have a pro plan at this point but thanks for showing your interest. We will follow up later when we do”). Then, l…
As someone who did a startup before, it was surprising to me when I first learned how eager people are to throw money something that made them feel better. A part of me just went "ooh API stuff" and hoped for more.
Instead get a custom advertising deal. Tech companies often have a large advertising budget and they can't spend it on billboards. You can try to contact companies like Twilio, who want to target developers. Give them a rate card (like $1000 for a top banner of a certain size for 1 month, $300 for a bottom banner, etc). In the rate card also include how many unique visitors you're getting and how active they are.
You can also put up some affiliate links. Like Triplebyte occasionally gives out $5000 if you refer someone who gets a job through them.
A friend of mine had a blog with less unique visitors, but using these techniques, he went on to build a million dollar company. You've got the asset, now you just have to monetize it.