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@melenaos Hi, I think the page you are looking for is here: https://gamedb.online/apps/trending . It could be more accurate with a higher sample rate, but would cost more.

How does this API works? You are charged for API call?

@siscia There are currently no limits on calling the API but eventually I will need to add some, 100/minute for example.

Re: Ask HN: What is your passive income 2019?

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How does this API works? You are charged for API call?

@siscia There are currently no limits on calling the API but eventually I will need to add some, 100/minute for example.

Why it is getting expensive then?

Re: Ask HN: What is your passive income 2019?

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https://assetstore.unity.com/packages/tools/level-design/mod... Launched this a few months ago. I've made about $14 a month. In terms of return on investment I would have been better picking up pennies in the street, but it was a fun side project. Also, haven't done any real marketing yet... All sales have been organic discoveries through Unity store.

Looks great! Good job, I don't have any clue what the unity already provides but the snapping and the flow that you created this house it really great. I was working on a Architecture building software long time ago and it was nothing close to that fun as i see here! Couldn't you use this plugin, the unity editor, a bunch of ready made objects, walls, doors, floors etc and bundle them into one autonomus executable an…

Thanks! Yes there are possibly applications in the architecture space but I'm not very familiar with it so it's not a priority right now.

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Yeah, you can’t sneak past Amazon too easily. I am using their official API, so I’m trying to follow all of their rules and policies. Otherwise, I lose my affiliate status, and beyond having fun with this data, those affiliate fees are a significant motivator.

Good stuff. May I ask what route took you to affil? Blog?

Are you asking what led me to create a website that focuses on affiliate links? (If that's wrong, please correct!) I decided to create a website like this because I like this type of data, and it blended naturally with the potential upside of affiliate marketing fees. I wrote somewhere on the site about what first led me to this idea -- I was buying pacifiers for my kid, and it was cheaper to buy two two-packs than one four-pack. That made me realize that you can't always assume that larger quantities have a cheaper cost. Figured it would be cool to apply that sort of calculation at a much larger scale!

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> My personal opinion is that retail investors love dividend stocks and they are more expensive than non-dividend stocks. This is absolutely not true, there's plenty of stocks around here with low P/E ratio and dividends. You just have to look outside of tech to find them.

Examples?

kr & wba are two that have what I consider a good P/E and a good dividend.

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My primary frontend blog/website ( https://www.impressivewebs.com/ ) is mostly passive, I post maybe one article per month, usually not even that much. The blog has been active for about 10 years, so I get lots of SEO traffic, which brings in about $400-500 per month. I also sell ebooks that are compilations of articles and tips from my newsletter (see below) on Leanpub and Amazon. ( https://leanpub.com/b/javascriptd…

This is awesome stuff. This is exactly the type of content I want to start creating (development blog, newsletters, etc). Do you think it's better to build your own blog site if you were starting now as opposed to using Medium or something?

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What’s the URL for your newsletter?

The landing page is here. https://mailchi.mp/8e0622427dd5/prjmgrwkly TIA for any hints you could give.

Thanks. My suggestions would be to get a real URL/website and design a logo. That might cost you but it will look more professional and will give people the impression that it’s “here to stay”. I’ll include it as a link in my smaller newsletter to help you out with promotion!

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The landing page is here. https://mailchi.mp/8e0622427dd5/prjmgrwkly TIA for any hints you could give.

Thanks. My suggestions would be to get a real URL/website and design a logo. That might cost you but it will look more professional and will give people the impression that it’s “here to stay”. I’ll include it as a link in my smaller newsletter to help you out with promotion!

Thank you for so much for the advice and adding a link in one of your newsletters. That's a good advice, i will have a look at what I can do.
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