https://standupjack.com is a side project I started earlier this year on my own. It's making more than $1k/mo now :-)
Good job. How does it make money?
If you clicked the link, you'd see he charges $1/user/month for teams with > 3 people.
Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
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Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#62I created Meteor Toys, available at http://meteor.toys It's been very good to me, but also trending down as people seem to be diversifying from Meteor. Certainly not what I expected when I got into it. The story for it is a simple one: I solved some of the annoyances during development for myself with by making a devtool, and then open sourced it. The reaction was very positive and encouraging. Between the opportunit…
Website background becomes black as soon as I scroll down, making all the text unreadable and the entire site unusable. Chrome 53.0.2785.143 on OS-X 10.11.6
Hey thanks for the heads up! This seems to be a bug with the latest version of Chrome. Until I figure it out, please try on an older version or Safari/Firefox.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#63I've launched Sentopia ( https://www.sentopia.net ) as a side project and it is still easily making over 1K with just 2 medium sized clients but it is not passive income, requires some maintenance & customer support but still very much worth it. This year we're launching new features and a simple API: ( https://sentopia.net/apidoc/ )
Are you trying to grow beyond the two clients?
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#64What do side projects that make income tend to have in common? When I hear about people's side projects or read them here, I'm not certain what the lessons are. I personally do side projects just for fun but heck if interest/passion could somehow be directed toward money making side projects that were good for the world then i'd direct my energy toward those. Possibly. It's a good thought exercise everyone should at least consider, can a hobby be monetized without fucking up the reason you loved it in the first place? Can it be done in a way that makes it less like your day job, so to speak?
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#65If you haven't already seen IndieHackers, it's worth taking a look -- lots of stories about side projects and their associated incomes: https://www.indiehackers.com/businesses
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#66I created Meteor Toys, available at http://meteor.toys It's been very good to me, but also trending down as people seem to be diversifying from Meteor. Certainly not what I expected when I got into it. The story for it is a simple one: I solved some of the annoyances during development for myself with by making a devtool, and then open sourced it. The reaction was very positive and encouraging. Between the opportunit…
Website background becomes black as soon as I scroll down, making all the text unreadable and the entire site unusable. Chrome 53.0.2785.143 on OS-X 10.11.6
Same here with Opera 40.0.2308.81, on OSX 10.11.6.
Made a quick screencast showing the problem:
http://ded.ninja/meteortoys/meteor_toys-website_problem1.mp4
(and yeah, I haven't bothered to set up https on that box ;>)
Update - Same problem happens with all 3 browser extensions disabled. (https everywhere, ublock origin, privacy badger)
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#67You guys are making cash off your side projects? Jeez. I usually just release them for free. I should get in on this. ...Assuming that I ever finish a side project. ...And that I ever come up with a side project somebody would pay for. Neither is very likely.
They're interlinked. I've found that when I make more sales on my project, I'm motivated to do more work. Then when there's a lull, I think "I need to give up and start a new project". Money's a powerful motivator - if anything because it proves people really want your work.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#68You guys are making cash off your side projects? Jeez. I usually just release them for free. I should get in on this. ...Assuming that I ever finish a side project. ...And that I ever come up with a side project somebody would pay for. Neither is very likely.
Being able to successfully ship things is a useful muscle to develop. People who can program radically overestimate where the bar is for being able to charge money for things. (And underestimate how much money businesses pay for just about everything.)
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#69Indie Hackers (http://indiehackers.com) also has some great projects earning over $1k/mo on it. It's been on the front page of HN multiple times.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#70I've launched Sentopia ( https://www.sentopia.net ) as a side project and it is still easily making over 1K with just 2 medium sized clients but it is not passive income, requires some maintenance & customer support but still very much worth it. This year we're launching new features and a simple API: ( https://sentopia.net/apidoc/ )
Are you trying to grow beyond the two clients?
There are more than 2 :)
But since most use the free plan, the 2 I was referring to make up almost 80% of the monthly income.