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Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#111

I make this e-paper calendar: https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale... It syncs with Google Calendar. To be fair, I currently does > 500$/month in revenue not earnings . If it doesn't count let me know and I will delete my comment. EDIT: I am currently out of stock sadly. If you want to be notified when I am back in stock, you can leave your email here: https://forms.gle/tNcCcYrNBu5nWKgJ9

If it was available, I'd buy it right now! :)

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#112
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https://bruzu.com API to generate images on the fly. Sample https://img.bruzu.com/?a.text=HN3

I wont use bruzu till you're one billion MRR. haha jus jokes. I've been following Bruzu since the start. Great product, great dev who is open minded for feedback, etc.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#113
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https://bruzu.com API to generate images on the fly. Sample https://img.bruzu.com/?a.text=HN3

I wont use bruzu till you're one billion MRR. haha jus jokes. I've been following Bruzu since the start. Great product, great dev who is open minded for feedback, etc.

So small small world. Thanks

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#114

I make this e-paper calendar: https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale... It syncs with Google Calendar. To be fair, I currently does > 500$/month in revenue not earnings . If it doesn't count let me know and I will delete my comment. EDIT: I am currently out of stock sadly. If you want to be notified when I am back in stock, you can leave your email here: https://forms.gle/tNcCcYrNBu5nWKgJ9

Oh man I love this! Definitely keeping my eye on it. Any chance at Outlook integration?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#115

I start tons of projects, and it's always a bother naming them. I didn't find existing domain generators at all useful, and since my background is in AI, I made my own. → https://www.namy.ai It currently has a modest but pretty consistent 200-300 users daily, almost all of it direct traffic (my SEO skills are very lacking). I'm assuming people recommend it to their friends, and that's where the traffic is coming from…

Love it. Explainability would be a nice feature. I.e word definitions, origins, etc.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#116
I build products to help improve my main e-commerce businesses so I think this counts as a side-hustle. The latest (earliest stage one is):

https://www.zigpoll.com

"Bite sized" polling software as a service that I use for post purchase surveys, contact us forms, and email campaigns when I want feedback on what to do next. Most customers are currently through our Shopify App but have a few SaaS businesses that integrated it independently.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#117
https://jumpshare.com

Visual communication tool with screen recording, screenshots and GIFs for macOS and Windows. Fully native apps without using Electron. I started Jumpshare as a side project many years ago and turned it into a full-time job.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#118

I make this e-paper calendar: https://shop.invisible-computers.com/products/invisible-cale... It syncs with Google Calendar. To be fair, I currently does > 500$/month in revenue not earnings . If it doesn't count let me know and I will delete my comment. EDIT: I am currently out of stock sadly. If you want to be notified when I am back in stock, you can leave your email here: https://forms.gle/tNcCcYrNBu5nWKgJ9

have you thoughts about offering this as software service for something like the Remarkable?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#119

I run a B2B lead generation SaaS for the UK market. It provides up-to-date data from Companies House, but also allows you to sort and filter businesses by: - where they are located - when they registered - what SIC (standard industrial classification) code they use - their operational status - their accounts category Businesses typically use this to find new businesses to try and market/sell their services to. It’s w…

You know it’s illegal to use CH data for direct marketing right?

To the best of my understanding, that is not true. It is illegal to directly market to consumers without their prior consent. It is not illegal to market to businesses, though it is illegal to send marketing communication that is misleading, and it is not permitted to send direct mail to businesses who have indicated they wish to not receive marketing communication through the Mail Preference Service.

Do you have a source to support your perspective?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

#120

I start tons of projects, and it's always a bother naming them. I didn't find existing domain generators at all useful, and since my background is in AI, I made my own. → https://www.namy.ai It currently has a modest but pretty consistent 200-300 users daily, almost all of it direct traffic (my SEO skills are very lacking). I'm assuming people recommend it to their friends, and that's where the traffic is coming from…

That is fantastic, I wish I knew about it earlier. I used another popular name-finding site (can't remember what it was) but it wasn't nearly as intelligent and the results were not that good. It also would be great to check for the availability of the name in Twitter/YouTube/etc.
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