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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

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Post by scarecrowbob »

midiguy wrote: post #48
scarecrowbob wrote: post #20

I play music in bars. Or busk an accordion. Fun times. Definitely not passive income, but it's work I like.

Hey fellow accordion busker! I find my busking income has diminished vastly with age, despite my skill rising. Everyone wants to toss a coin at the 10 year old playing decent accordion. Not so much the 30 year old playing good accordion.

Well, I'm 43....

Not to say that this is your issue, but I find it helps if I dress up a lot.

I have nice, embroidered pearl snaps, custom cowboy boots, fancy hats, and a couple nice vests.

That is to say, it's pretty easy for folks to confuse me with panhandlers. I have no problem with folks panhandling, but my tips are way better if I look like a performer.

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

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Post by sambroner »

vittor1o wrote: post #193

I've launched a couple months ago https://linkz.ai Linkz.ai is hyperlink auto-previews that keep visitors on your website. It's heavily inspired by Wikipedia & Google Docs link preview popups with special extras. For example, when you click on a YouTube hyperlink, it does not take you to Youtube website, instead it opens lightbox with Youtube video on your website. All with just one line of code. $500+/m in a first m…

Super interesting, I added this (albeit way less pretty) to my personal site and generally got poor reviews. That being said, I'm really enthusiastic about the idea.

Example here: https://blog-545pd1vjp-sambroner.vercel.app/

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Post by konschubert »

andi999 wrote: post #256
konschubert wrote: post #10

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

I agree, very cool. Here what I do not like so much: a) the wood frame seems to be too large (probably there is a technical reason for this), but still. Not much too large though, just maybe 25%? b) the wood (at least from the pictures) looks cheap (plywood?)

It's multiplex. The device in the last picture has plywood but it's an older version.

Multiplex is actually nice since it's cross laminated and thus retains its shape. I experimented with solid wood and it started arching after a few weeks.

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

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Post by scarecrowbob »

anonymouse008 wrote: post #70
scarecrowbob wrote: post #20

I play music in bars. Or busk an accordion. Fun times. Definitely not passive income, but it's work I like.

Are you using Venmo for tips? I used to have an itch for digital tip jars, but never figured out the right set of features to really drive adoption... This was well before Patreon, and PayPal was pretty much the only API game in town. Since then, I've felt like Venmo handles 9/10ths of the live performance problem (unleash the appreciation (money) locked in digital form).

TBH, I am not super on point about that-- on some level I still rationalize busking as a mode of practice where I don't have to annoy the neighbors in my apartment.

I should probably look into that... it seems like a reasonable idea.

I will say, the one time that someone asked me directly about it, when I told them I didn't have venmo they gave me a $100 bill. Not to say that will ever be repeated.

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Post by konschubert »

abider wrote: post #118
konschubert wrote: post #10

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?

I haven't thought about it, no. Not sure if that would be a good spot to be in, as a business.

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

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Post by vasilakisfil »

vittor1o wrote: post #193

I've launched a couple months ago https://linkz.ai Linkz.ai is hyperlink auto-previews that keep visitors on your website. It's heavily inspired by Wikipedia & Google Docs link preview popups with special extras. For example, when you click on a YouTube hyperlink, it does not take you to Youtube website, instead it opens lightbox with Youtube video on your website. All with just one line of code. $500+/m in a first m…

this is really good idea, how comes not many sites/companies/people use it?

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

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Post by pyrrhotech »

Monetizing the algotrading models I've built over the last 2+ years: https://grizzlybulls.com

I've traded them with my own capital successfully since April, 2020, and I've averaged 75%+ annual returns with much lower volatility than the overall market. My starting capital was small (500k) so in addition to growing with my own capital, I'm now providing the signals (3 free, 4 premium).

105 total members, MRR is currently $1397/month, just launched exactly 1 month ago today. Still in the google sandbox so I'm not seeing much organic traffic. We have a small community on reddit, rest of users from social media, Seeking Alpha and Stock Twits.

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

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Post by heneryville »

I've made about 50 Amazon Alexa skills. The most popular 5 earn rewards: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/gr...

At first it was around $2500 per month, but has slowly ramped down over the past 4 years to about $900 per month. Totally passive income at this point.

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

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Post by jacobrussell »

heneryville wrote: post #279

I've made about 50 Amazon Alexa skills. The most popular 5 earn rewards: https://developer.amazon.com/en-US/alexa/alexa-skills-kit/gr... At first it was around $2500 per month, but has slowly ramped down over the past 4 years to about $900 per month. Totally passive income at this point.

Do you mind sharing what some of them do?
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