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Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by sdernley »

adzeds wrote: post #19
sdernley wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this something you could fairly easily transfer to other sports? Seems like adding something like basketball or American football could help increase revenue and attract a new market. Might be easier said that done but wanted to mention in case it was something you hadn't thought of.

Do you mean by embedding it in the same site? That is something that I have considered but am not sure how easy it is to scale and diversify the content at the same time... Needs some planning but dont think it is impossible.. Have it noted in my product roadmap.

I'd do another site if it were me for American sports and leave the football as it is since it's doing so well.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by [deleted] »

adzeds wrote: post #19
sdernley wrote: post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is this something you could fairly easily transfer to other sports? Seems like adding something like basketball or American football could help increase revenue and attract a new market. Might be easier said that done but wanted to mention in case it was something you hadn't thought of.

Do you mean by embedding it in the same site? That is something that I have considered but am not sure how easy it is to scale and diversify the content at the same time... Needs some planning but dont think it is impossible.. Have it noted in my product roadmap.

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Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by adzeds »

sdernley wrote: post #21
adzeds wrote: post #19

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Do you mean by embedding it in the same site? That is something that I have considered but am not sure how easy it is to scale and diversify the content at the same time... Needs some planning but dont think it is impossible.. Have it noted in my product roadmap.

I'd do another site if it were me for American sports and leave the football as it is since it's doing so well.

Cool. I will look info the possibility of running sister sites. Might help to reduce the risk of harming this site as well.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by adzeds »

adzeds wrote: post #12

http://betalyst.com/ - A football betting analysis/predictions website. Offer the whole service for free. Revenue generated through advertising/sponsorship. Looking to move into a premium model over the coming months to gain some MRR to allow me to develop it furthur.. Currently earns over £75,000 per year in advertising/sponsorship/affiliate revenue. Work on it for about 2-3 hours a week.

I am currently looking into how I can generate more buzz/PR for this site....

If anyone has any tips I am all ears... I like to work on small budgets, as I don't believe you need to spend a lot of money to gain traction online.. I have only spent around £1,000 to get to where I am now...

Share any ideas you have.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by twlng »

iqonik wrote: post #7

https://retailwizard.co.uk & https://propertywizard.io (Same product, different marketing) Automated social media assistant for small businesses in the UK - currently making £750 MRR. If you have any questions I'm happy to answer.

http://www.TwLng.com has the same goal, however its great that this is hyper-targeted.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by GordonS »

adzeds wrote: post #12

http://betalyst.com/ - A football betting analysis/predictions website. Offer the whole service for free. Revenue generated through advertising/sponsorship. Looking to move into a premium model over the coming months to gain some MRR to allow me to develop it furthur.. Currently earns over £75,000 per year in advertising/sponsorship/affiliate revenue. Work on it for about 2-3 hours a week.

What platform do you use for advertising and affiliate revenue? Google Adwords?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by iqonik »

twlng wrote: post #25
iqonik wrote: post #7

https://retailwizard.co.uk & https://propertywizard.io (Same product, different marketing) Automated social media assistant for small businesses in the UK - currently making £750 MRR. If you have any questions I'm happy to answer.

http://www.TwLng.com has the same goal, however its great that this is hyper-targeted.

I took a look at your site and don't see how they have the same goals?

Sorry if I have missed something, it's a cool project anyway and it's 100% solving a pain point many people feel when using Twitter.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by adzeds »

GordonS wrote: post #26
adzeds wrote: post #12

http://betalyst.com/ - A football betting analysis/predictions website. Offer the whole service for free. Revenue generated through advertising/sponsorship. Looking to move into a premium model over the coming months to gain some MRR to allow me to develop it furthur.. Currently earns over £75,000 per year in advertising/sponsorship/affiliate revenue. Work on it for about 2-3 hours a week.

What platform do you use for advertising and affiliate revenue? Google Adwords?

Hi.

Advertising and affiliate revenue is done direct through a range of bookmakers..

I have not implemented any display networks or advertising networks into the site yet. I may decide to do this in the future but find that the returns are not that great...

Looking to build my own ad platform to manage ad space in the coming months as well.... Have this all designed and wireframed, just need to build it

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by jayhuang »

adzeds wrote: post #20
MattBearman wrote: post #16

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That's awesome! At 3 hours a week you are truly living the dream. What are your plans for a premium pricing model?

I am still trying to work it out. One option could be to have a section of the site that contains the highest accuracy of predictions that can only be accessed by premium members.. Or I could maybe gate some of the more details analysis to only premium members.. I am not sure how scalable these options are or what I could charge as a fee for this. I am open to suggests if anyone knows a good way I could introduce a p…

I'm not familiar with the content you provide, but masterclasses could be an option -- as long as you have a good track record, many people would readily give you money to learn how to think like you.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

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Post by adzeds »

jayhuang wrote: post #29
adzeds wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am still trying to work it out. One option could be to have a section of the site that contains the highest accuracy of predictions that can only be accessed by premium members.. Or I could maybe gate some of the more details analysis to only premium members.. I am not sure how scalable these options are or what I could charge as a fee for this. I am open to suggests if anyone knows a good way I could introduce a p…

I'm not familiar with the content you provide, but masterclasses could be an option -- as long as you have a good track record, many people would readily give you money to learn how to think like you.

That is an interesting concept I have not considered!

Bit like a training course..

Might investigate this a bit further and see how this might work! Thanks for the heads up on this one!

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