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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 Osiris » Fri, May 08, 2015, 9:06 PM UTC

Jayd2014 wrote: post #30

Osiris wrote: post #4

I wrote a battery laptop monitor : http://batterybarpro.com . I get about 1k uniques a day and net about $1500/mn in sales of the Pro version.

What stack did you use?

It's written in C# with PInvoke code to call the underlying Win32 APIs for the battery status.

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

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Post by Osiris » Fri, May 08, 2015, 9:07 PM UTC

CyberDildonics wrote: post #11

Osiris wrote: post #4

I wrote a battery laptop monitor : http://batterybarpro.com . I get about 1k uniques a day and net about $1500/mn in sales of the Pro version.

How do you get the word out on a utility like this?

I started with a free version that I posted on various freeware software sites and as many forums about laptops as I could find. I also watched referral URLs can tried to engage users. Eventually users started spreading the word themselves. I've tried AdWords a few times but the ROI hasn't been great.

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