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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?
#72I tried releasing an iOS sticker pack app that had an actual use case (allowing you to markup and annotate iMessage conversations). I was hoping would give some passive income. Had a good first day and then dropped off a cliff.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#73I have a project making $200/month, 100% passively (I just renew the domain every couple of years). But I think it would be so dumb to just tell what it is here. Why would you invite more competition to your niche?
Anyone who visits your site (who are more likely to be interested in and knowledgeable about your niche than random people here) could copy it if they wanted to.
By posting here you may increase your traffic/ad revenue, now and/or in the future (not everyone cares about or has the time to rip off every site they see), and you may get some constructive, helpful comments or advice.
Totally your choice, just giving possible benefits.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#74I built my side project "Documentation Hub for Developers" DocsApp.io ( https://www.docsapp.io/ ). I spent 1 year+ to build it. Current revenue around $800 per month. Now I still spending night time and weekends to enhance it. HTTPS for custom domain powered by LetsEncrypt is on roadmap. The project started because there is always need for documentation for software projects (in my career), and a lot companies are no…
I'm one of the cocreators of readthedocs.org, in the interests of improving this free platform, what features does docsapp provide that aren't available on rtd?
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#75Earlier quoted context omitted.
For smaller SaaS companies I think this approach is best. If you have a stable passive income, whether you rely on or not. Why post about in an arena where people have the ability to copy and undercut you easily and threaten your income. I sometimes find posts like these slightly disingenuous.
Sometimes competitors can be inspirational; they might attack the problem in a way that you don't consider, or they might push out features that suggest to you other things you could offer. Me? I just wrap Amazon's route53 DNS with some git-magic, so you can host your DNS records in a git repository and make changes via `git push`. It's a simple idea, and yet it is surprisingly popular. https://dns-api.com/
https://dns-api.com/docs/pricing/:
> 1 domain | £1pm
> 2 domains | £2pm
> 3 domains | £3pm
> 4 domains | £4pm
> 5 domains | £5pm
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#76https://standupjack.com is a side project I started earlier this year on my own. It's making more than $1k/mo now :-)
Great landing page! I love the screenshots with example conversations - it makes it crystal clear what to expect from the product.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#77I started basically when I stumbled upon a problem myself. https://thehorcrux.com/why-i-built-horcrux-app/ TL;DR: Google disabled my account. So, built an email backup app to not get into this situation again. I started building the app 4 years ago. I put it on Hacker News and it blew up a tiny bit. That was enough to keep it going until now. There is still a lot of work I can put into it marketing or coding wise. So…
Do you have any plans for a linux release? Or a windows?
Well, I don't think Linux would be my target market.
I feel like Linux users are tech savvy enough to use open source scripts like Gmvault etc.
I must think about Windows however.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#78https://standupjack.com is a side project I started earlier this year on my own. It's making more than $1k/mo now :-)
DAMN! i could / WILL use this ASAP.
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#79I am but I don't know how long it will continue! My side project is: "How to Make an RPG" ( http://howtomakeanrpg.com/ ) which I released in June. It's a collection of code samples, art and digital book that shows the reader how to make an old-school, Japanese-style RPG. So, it's super niche! I wrote a little about my process here: https://medium.com/@DanSchuller/my-first-side-project-part-1... There was supposed to…
Very cool. Just curious, what was your marketing plan? How much time did you spend on marketing?
Re: Ask HN: Those making over $1K/month on side projects, what did you make?
#80https://standupjack.com is a side project I started earlier this year on my own. It's making more than $1k/mo now :-)
It doesn't work on firefox. Check your ssl score https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=standupjack.c...