Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

Post by ikeboy » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 1:41 PM UTC

sreyaNotfilc wrote: post #19

ikeboy wrote: post #9

I sell random stuff on Amazon, buying wholesale. Current run rate is ~200k/month, more in Q4, figure profit somewhere between 5-20%. Started 2 years ago buying from stores etc, shifted to wholesale a year ago.

Wow! That's pretty amazing! I have a course on how to do that. It seems pretty easy, but for some reason I never go out and just try it. I have another business idea that I've been working on for some time. So, maybe that's the reason for not starting this one. But, why not have multiple source of income than rely one thing that may be BIG. I guess I'm saying I'm throwing my hat into the ring today. Gosh, business is…

Post by WalterGR » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 1:48 PM UTC

filipm wrote: post #22

WalterGR wrote: post #16

I created and run The Online Slang Dictionary - http://onlineslangdictionary.com/ . It's the eldest slang dictionary on the web. I started it in 1997 when I was in highschool. I found it interesting that slang terms frequently heard just the year before were already passe. I thought it was something that was worth capturing. It affords me a modest salary in a fairly high-priced area, on around 2.1 million visitors a…

Do you only monetize it with Google Adsense?

Post by superasn » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 1:53 PM UTC

iovrthoughtthis wrote: post #6

Pieter Levels is the creator of: - https://nomadlist.com/ - https://remoteok.io/ - https://hoodmaps.com/ And he just broke €50,000/m a few days ago: https://mobile.twitter.com/levelsio/status/96802754410347315...

Post by benp84 » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 1:56 PM UTC

ikeboy wrote: post #12

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

200k revenue or profit?

Revenue

Post by prklmn » Wed, Feb 28, 2018, 1:59 PM UTC

ikeboy wrote: post #12

HatchedLake721 wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

200k revenue or profit?

Revenue