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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 AussieWog93 »

c_ma_gee wrote: post #268

My wife always compained that there was no suitable time tracking app for breastfeeding our little baby. Within three weeks I developed a simple app with proposals from her which fits her needs. After a few weeks using it we were suddenly overwhelmed with inquiries from our friends searching for such an app as well.. Within another week, I made it ready for the AppStore and the PlayStore and now it does around 400 €…

Any reason you haven't translated the page into English? Sounds like you've got a popular app!

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

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Post by robtherobber »

oleksii88 wrote: post #190

Working on https://folge.me - desktop app for creating step by step tutorials and guides. Unlike modern SaaS businesses I decided to charge one time price, which makes revenue very unpredictable, but usually keeping around 400-500 USD per month

Although I see the benefits of SaaS, I very much like this model.

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

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Post by enraged_camel »

I previously posted about PriceTable (https://pricetable.io), where I’m the cofounder:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26855726

Since then we’ve gotten up to $3,500/mo. and will be hiring our first salesperson soon. Exciting and nerve-racking at the same time! (If you know anyone, please have them reach out to me at ege@pricetable.io)

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

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Post by idiotsecant »

astroalex wrote: post #158

I made ~$1000 in earnings in a weekend selling algorithmically generated posters of my art: https://spacefiller.space/prints This was a test run that went surprisingly well. I paused sales so that I can focus on reworking my process (it was very manual, hoping to make it completely automated) and design more posters.

If you want to restart with someone to do the grunt work let me know :P

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

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Post by vittor1o »

sambroner wrote: post #272
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/

Try adding Linkz.ai previews on your blog posts, and get another round of feedback :)

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Post by dionidium »

qecez wrote: post #285

I'm trying to dispel the myth that all good dotcoms are already taken and/or unaffordable with https://zlipa.com It's passive income in the sense that I add new brands in the weekend and mostly doing this for fun.

This looks really cool! Nice job.

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

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Post by buf »

friendly_chap wrote: post #290
buf wrote: post #172

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Technically I don't work currently, so I'm not sure if this is a side project. I was the founding engineer and Head of Eng at Reforge the past 4+ years while I was building Closing Credits. I left in August 2021. So, it was a side project for nearly 5 years. If I have 3 side projects and no full time job at this exact moment, where do I stand? I'll delete my post if I'm violating the side project rule.

Did you not sign away the IP while you were there? If so by this comment you implicate yourself.

+1 That's a great point to make for people who are building side projects. Make sure you list your side projects in an exception in the IP clauses of your employment contract, like I did.

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

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Post by vittor1o »

vasilakisfil wrote: post #277
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?

I've just started this product late last year; the response has exceeded my expectations.. give it a few more months for sites/companies/people to adopt :)

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

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Post by idreyn »

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 has some neat use cases but I dearly hope it doesn't become the norm...

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

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Post by BadCookie »

cercatrova wrote: post #191
nati0n wrote: post #161

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Dug a little into your background, read some of your posts. Appreciate the different perspective with "Choose Money First." I think a piece of that will stick with me forever now, just because it hit a little different. So I guess just.. thanks for the thoughts.

Link?

Here's the specific article: https://siliconvict.com/choose-money-first
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