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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 NTARelix »

kouteiheika wrote: post #35

I'm running a website for people learning Japanese and currently making ~$590/month from Patreon donations: https://jpdb.io/ This is an entirely spare-time project on which I've been working publicly for the past year. Here's some info about the tech stack I'm using: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26693959

Upon initial login I'm definitely impressed by the interface, the existing content, and the potential to finally brush up on my Japanese.

I ended up linking to my Google account, but I spent a long while trying to "sign up" with my email only to be given an message about failing to meet the password requirements (no mention of character limit and no special characters allowed). At first I thought I just needed to adjust my password generator to get a valid password (usually 64 chars with alpha-numerics and special characters), but even the simplest passwords failed with the same error message.

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

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Post by ASalazarMX »

cinntaile wrote: post #4
motyar wrote: post #2

https://bruzu.com API to generate images on the fly. Sample https://img.bruzu.com/?a.text=HN3

> I am a developer, Do I need this API? No, if you can build your own rendering system with all these features and able to make it run this fast. You don't need this API. Your FAQ is great hahaha!

For the curious like me:

Q: I am a developer, Do I need this API?

A: No, if you can build your own rendering system with all these features and able to make it run this fast. You don't need this API.

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

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Post by throwawayffffas »

davidkuennen wrote: post #53

I'm working on an event based stock portfolio/investment tracker. Currently at 10k MRR. https://stockevents.app Edit: Just noticed this thread was merged/resubmerged? Now I have a duplicate answer here. :-/

How do you monetize? Ads? Subscriptions?

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

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Post by vorpalhex »

midiguy wrote: post #48
scarecrowbob wrote: post #20

I play music in bars. Or busk an accordion. Fun times. Definitely not passive income, but it's work I like.

Hey fellow accordion busker! I find my busking income has diminished vastly with age, despite my skill rising. Everyone wants to toss a coin at the 10 year old playing decent accordion. Not so much the 30 year old playing good accordion.

I realize you can't exactly do exit interviews but have you tried talking to "users"?

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

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Post by anonymouse008 »

scarecrowbob wrote: post #20

I play music in bars. Or busk an accordion. Fun times. Definitely not passive income, but it's work I like.

Are you using Venmo for tips? I used to have an itch for digital tip jars, but never figured out the right set of features to really drive adoption...

This was well before Patreon, and PayPal was pretty much the only API game in town. Since then, I've felt like Venmo handles 9/10ths of the live performance problem (unleash the appreciation (money) locked in digital form).

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