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Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 – Show and tell

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Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 – Show and tell

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Post by usmannk »

hydershykh wrote: post #444

I have about 6 years of applied AI experience and I have been trying to work on something that can use that experience and be useful to others. Ended up building an analytics based platform that uses data analysis techniques to generate trade ideas for retail investors [0]. Started it as a hobby July 2019, but it ended up growing quite big. The plan was to generate about $1k/mo but we are generating about $120k/mo th…

That’s so exciting, congrats! How did you approach user acquisition? How did that change as you grew?

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2021 – Show and tell

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Post by onlinejk »

vladstudio wrote: post #439

I've been drawing pictures and publishing them as desktop wallpapers for ~20 years now, selling Vlad.studio accounts with unlimited access to downloads [0]. In 2021, I earned $4761, which means ~$400/month. It's not horribly little amount, especially for Russia (where I live), given it's a side project. However, I feel I need to do something more active, rather than just drawing new pictures. Promoting and marketing…

I am quite happy to mention that I have been a long-term fan of your work, thank you!

I probably used more than 100 of your wallpapers over the years. I can currently think of at least four computers in which I've stored many.

I can't quite recall when I signed up for an account, pretty sure it was pre 2005.

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Post by charlieegan3 »

soheilpro wrote: post #100

I have three: https://pikaso.me which lets people post their tweets on Instagram https://postsheet.com for sending emails / SMS from data in Google Sheets or Airtable https://volt.fm for viewing Spotify stats and discovering new music

Which endpoint do you use for all time plays?

It doesn’t match my own data aggregated via regular scraping of the recently played endpoint.

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Post by Aulig »

I run https://webtoapp.design where I convert websites to apps. Been working on it for 2 years now. I started it while attending university as a side-project, but now my studies have definitely taken a step back. That has allowed me to get the business to around $1500/month (bad months are $500, best month was $4000). That's been possible due to free education in Germany and me being able to move back in with my parents during covid while still attending online lectures. So I'm thankful that all of those circumstances are working out well for me.

My goal is to fully automate the rest of my manual tasks in the business and focus on distribution for the next year. Hopefully that will allow me to scale to around $5000/month.

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Post by Hendrikto »

bener wrote: post #214
adossi wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That’s the plan! But I’m already at 80% maxed out on a 30A 240V breaker. Sure I could add more breakers, but I really don’t want to turn my basement into an industrial mining zone (not to mention the HOA might have a thing or two to say). I’ve already used some soundproofing (Rockwool) in the room that all the mining equipment is in, the noise is real! Also I need more airflow, I’m exhausting extra heat out a small b…

What are you mining? If it's ETH, what will happen to your rigs after the upcoming changes?

He said he uses NiceHash, so he mines whatever people pay him to mine, not a specific currency.

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Post by vladstudio »

onlinejk wrote: post #452
vladstudio wrote: post #439

I've been drawing pictures and publishing them as desktop wallpapers for ~20 years now, selling Vlad.studio accounts with unlimited access to downloads [0]. In 2021, I earned $4761, which means ~$400/month. It's not horribly little amount, especially for Russia (where I live), given it's a side project. However, I feel I need to do something more active, rather than just drawing new pictures. Promoting and marketing…

I am quite happy to mention that I have been a long-term fan of your work, thank you! I probably used more than 100 of your wallpapers over the years. I can currently think of at least four computers in which I've stored many. I can't quite recall when I signed up for an account, pretty sure it was pre 2005.

Thank you! Vlad.studio is not a big source of income these days, but it sure is a huge source of inspiration and appreciation. I am addicted to positive comments, I must admit :-)
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