http://www.toonxn.com - Its a game portal which I created for my lil bro. But then I thought of making it big and created a chrome app for it too. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/toonxn-offline-gam... .. The chrome app provides offline games for those who don't have internet access..
Ask HN: Do you have a side project you want to sell?
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#332Gingerly ( http://www.ginger.ly ) is a Location-based Expense Tracking Android app that we've built on the side: think Mint meets Foursquare. USP is our ambient sensing platform which shows you how much you've spent at a business, and your receipts for that place the moment you arrive there. 16K+ downloads and makes us about $50-100 per month (varies based on the month). Free app but Monetization is via in-app purcha…
Really interesting idea. I had a similar idea for a financial management app, but the use of location is really clever! Hit me up if you are serious about doing an iOS version. I would be interested in contributing.
bwethington, thanks for your kind words. Didn't find your email address in your profile. Drop me a line. My email address is in my profile.
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#333http://go-inside.appspot.com/ Tool that allows users to create their own tours using Android Photospheres and embed them on their website/view online. See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M0zk_VuX2b0 for a demo of the interface Our current commitments prevent us from finishing it.
Hey, what's your email address?
paulus [at] paulusschoutsen nl
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#334scendr.com
Makes sending hand written cards easy. Drop an email to note@scendr.com. Writers take care transcribing and sending.
Churns out a good chunk each month. Could definitely scale further if you had the time and energy.
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#335I have a side project that I'm done with: www.movietempest.com. It's been allowed to languish for a while though, so would need a bit work to be functional again. (Also the tech isn't the most modern anymore. Python/django on the back end, with mootools and custom js on the front end.)
Might as well post in case it's of interest to someone though!
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#336Earlier quoted context omitted.
Here is the problem with valuing a business like this... It's my business so I know that revenue has actually risen year-on-year since I set it up (and on just looking is actually $9,000 a year) So for me, I know that I couldn't take less than $40k for it. Since I'd never earn anything like that return on that amount of money elsewhere, even assuming revenue sits static for 5 years. On the other hand, who in their ri…
Option D is exactly what InternetBrands is[1]. In short they own VBulletin, a bunch of niche forums (eg Fitfreaks, a Honda Fit forum), paid listing sites (Teen Summer Camp) and buy out "medium" sites that have a predictable revenue stream that requires almost no code updates. I interviewed there and it's pretty much an internet sweatshop, (read any Glassdoor review) and the sites run everything from LAMP to VB/Frontp…
Would you say CarsDirect is an exception to their standard practices? It seems like a reasonably high maintenance venture, but likely a profitable one, since they've captured a good chunk of the market.
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#337The Big Eat http://www.thebigeat.com Menu and takeaway listings (mainly in the UK). Makes around $6,000 per year of Adsense. It's been fairly untouched since I started it in 2006. Has good pagerank for a lot of takeaway names. Costs are a Digital Ocean Droplet @ $5 a month = $60 per year.
Cool idea, and congrats on living the "passive income" dream! ;) One quick suggestion if you're interested: I found the white text on light background on pages like this one a bit tough to read: http://www.thebigeat.com/uk. (Also reduces the professional feel.) That one change would probably take just a few minutes. That said, with $6k in annual income, if I were you I would seriously consider getting some quotes to have a professional web designer give the whole site a facelift. I'm not saying it looks bad by any means, but I wouldn't be surprised if a really polished, professional look had a noticeable impact on your bottom line, possibly paying for itself within a few years.
(If I didn't already have too many projects to work on, I would seriously consider making you an offer, but alas...)
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#338Greaterskies, http://greaterskies.com - sells posters of the sky, thousands of stars and all the planets as seen from a place and at a time. Selling PDF ($24) and printout. Seems to be getting popular as a wedding present, also for birthdays. Common lisp backend computing the posters, Python and Javascript for the rest. Very nice conversion rate, but I haven't found the time to work on improving the number of visits.