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Re: Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

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Post by letstryagain »

zerr wrote: post #63
patio11 wrote: post #11

Even if you were to scope it just to software/SaaS product companies, there's minimally hundreds of these in the world and dozens of them have HN accounts. Most don't post on threads like this, so I feel the need to pipe up and say "This is quite doable, and done, much more than you might expect." I run a small software company (two, technically). Products include Bingo Card Creator ( http://www.bingocardcreator.com…

It really requires a different mindset. For instance, while BCC makes sense, I can't imagine someone willing to pay for something like Appointment Reminder.

I think my dentist uses it. It's easy to forget an appointment that's 6 months in the future.

Re: Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

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Post by icebraining »

fookyong wrote: post #29

http://beatrixapp.com Solo, self funded and profitable. I work on it while traveling around Asia. Agree with patio11 there's probably way more than would speak up here. I seldom contribute to HN or the bootstrapping forums mentioned in another reply. I browse a little, but 99% of my time spent in front of the computer is spent working on product or replying to customer emails. How I got started: I've built SaaS apps…

Sounds useful, and I like the demo. Just a note: when I scroll down to the footer, the demo "pulls me up", hiding the links :)

Re: Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

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Post by joelennon »

iagooar wrote: post #54
patio11 wrote: post #11

Even if you were to scope it just to software/SaaS product companies, there's minimally hundreds of these in the world and dozens of them have HN accounts. Most don't post on threads like this, so I feel the need to pipe up and say "This is quite doable, and done, much more than you might expect." I run a small software company (two, technically). Products include Bingo Card Creator ( http://www.bingocardcreator.com…

A little bit off-topic, but I find it really interesting how some American webpages have a look and feel that is recognizable in a fraction of second. The website https://www.appointmentreminder.org/ is one of these, the second you enter, the second you know it is a US American page.

What a bizarre comment, I expected to see American flags and red and blue text but the site looks like any website, American or otherwise.

Re: Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

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Post by joelennon »

Osiris wrote: post #56

I sell a laptop battery meter ( http://batterybarpro.com ). It's not income replacing; it makes about $1,000 per month, but it's been crucial in saving enough for down payments one two houses. I've tried to get the revenue numbers up, but I've never been able to break a $2,000 month.

Have you considered building a mac version? I love little utilities like this, especially at your price point. Nice product.

Re: Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

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Post by peterjancelis »

iagooar wrote: post #54
patio11 wrote: post #11

Even if you were to scope it just to software/SaaS product companies, there's minimally hundreds of these in the world and dozens of them have HN accounts. Most don't post on threads like this, so I feel the need to pipe up and say "This is quite doable, and done, much more than you might expect." I run a small software company (two, technically). Products include Bingo Card Creator ( http://www.bingocardcreator.com…

A little bit off-topic, but I find it really interesting how some American webpages have a look and feel that is recognizable in a fraction of second. The website https://www.appointmentreminder.org/ is one of these, the second you enter, the second you know it is a US American page.

It's a theme from WooThemes, a company with 2 South African founders and one Norwegian one and, as far as I know, an international customer base.

Not sure what is so US American about this theme.

Re: Ask HN: Successful one-person online businesses?

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Post by peterjancelis »

danpat wrote: post #24

I created: http://skitrails.info/ I'm an avid cross-country skier, and traditionally daily trail reports are done by hand by the maintenance staff after they're out all night working on the trails. I had the bright idea of putting GPS tracking devices in grooming equipment and creating the "what's been groomed" report automatically, in real-time. It took about 4 seasons to really get it right, and there was no apprec…

I looked at your website and don't really understand how customers start using your site and how they pay you.

Do you sell them a GPS tracker and show them their GPS logs in an online map maybe?

If so, I'd make the selling of the GPS tracker more obvious. You can also do customer testimonials.

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