I did some initial marketing and it's been bringing in steady income of about $200 every month. I've sold out of inventory multiple times and keep ordering bigger and bigger batches of sketchpads each time.
Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
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Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#162I built https://dependabot.com to be passive, but ended up going full time on it (the startup I was working on feel through). Generates $9k/month passively, but I put my full-time energy into growing it (adding new languages / improving support for existing ones).
Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#163Started an online course on algorithmic trading at https://algotrading101.com and some Udemy courses 4 years ago. Revenue peaked at $20k/month 2 years ago and is less than half of that now. That's probably because my SEO rankings plummeted this year, and that people seem less and less eager to pay for online courses. Maintaining the course is quite passive (answering students' questions by email) but growing revenue…
Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#164I developed a trading model on https://www.portfolio123.com for my own personal use but that I later decided to open to subscribers. P123 calls them Designer Models and they're offered under a publishing model were subscribers assume responsibility for whether or not actual trades are made. Subscription revenue is about $500/month.
Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#165I translated some well-regarded public domain works into English. I make around 2-3k a month from the ebook sales. If you find niche areas of interest or research it can be quite lucrative. Of course you invest the time to translate but I find it rewarding and less like actual "work"
Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#166Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#167Started an online course on algorithmic trading at https://algotrading101.com and some Udemy courses 4 years ago. Revenue peaked at $20k/month 2 years ago and is less than half of that now. That's probably because my SEO rankings plummeted this year, and that people seem less and less eager to pay for online courses. Maintaining the course is quite passive (answering students' questions by email) but growing revenue…
Where I can find your verified track record? Thanks!
Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#168Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#169I translated some well-regarded public domain works into English. I make around 2-3k a month from the ebook sales. If you find niche areas of interest or research it can be quite lucrative. Of course you invest the time to translate but I find it rewarding and less like actual "work"
You just search for them and translate them by yourself? Or do you have some kind of publisher?
I publish them myself, yes - there is a "press" I put them under but its just me. I have a few friends who do reviews and I am also on several academic mailing lists
Re: Ask HN: What was your best passive income in 2018?
#170I developed a trading model on https://www.portfolio123.com for my own personal use but that I later decided to open to subscribers. P123 calls them Designer Models and they're offered under a publishing model were subscribers assume responsibility for whether or not actual trades are made. Subscription revenue is about $500/month.
Where I can find your verified track record? Thanks!
There isn't a direct link. You may find my models under Models->Designer Models (https://www.portfolio123.com/app/r2g) and then filter by my username - wwasilev.