Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

news.ycombinator.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

711–720 of 818 posts

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#711

Post by wolftickets »

I've finally made it to the $500/month mark! I built https://wolftickets.ai , it is a collection of AI predictions for upcoming UFC fights. The predictions for the future events are private but all past results are public.

I get to keep iterating on new models, new approaches for using gen-ai tech to write better analysis of fights and fighters, along with exploring stats and tendencies that matter.

A good example of the writeups: https://wolftickets.ai/events/ufc-310-pantoja-vs-asakura/139...

This project isn't yet allowing me to retire but I'm passionate about the AIML space and combat sports, I get to explore whatever ideas I find interesting, and get a ton of feedback and ideas from members without having to do advertising.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#712

Post by sasq4atch »

jermaustin1 wrote: post #706
sasq4atch wrote: post #656

Earlier quoted context omitted.

What CNC do you use if you don't mind me asking? I do some hobby and small sales woodworking but run into requests where a CNC would make it easier. Would love recommendations.

6 months ago, I would have recommended my Carbide 3D Pro line, but starting 6 months ago, parts started failing one by one, it is now a CNC of Theseus. I had to buy a new controller board because sensors kept failing and Support would send me new sensors gratis, but I'd be down for a week while I waited and then attached the new one. After a handful of those, they guessed (still don't know how correct that guess is)…

Hmm yea I appreciate the insight. I was looking at the Nomad 3 as a good price point for me to do some of the size projects I'm thinking of and getting my feet wet but this makes for one of the more expensive investments in the shop so I'd like it to be somewhat reliable. I don't see myself sticking with that machine if I received any kind of volume work like it sounds you receive. Would be interested to see where you settle for the upgrade when that happens!

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#713

Post by nadermx »

rnewme wrote: post #698
nadermx wrote: post #660

Earlier quoted context omitted.

And move the site over? Or buy it and 301 it to pdf.to in hopes it works?

I would personally rather rebrand as competing service under better name and copy

I think you may have in fact the best solution. Just launch another one, and keep pdf.to up in case the perma ban ever gets lifted. Thanks

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#714

Post by smikwily »

funksta wrote: post #149
dewey wrote: post #134

Earlier quoted context omitted.

FWIW it took at least 30 seconds for the images to show up, first I thought it's a collection of white papers before it populated.

Thanks for the heads up! That page is normally very fast but I can reproduce those images loading slowly. Will investigate...

Could be getting a little hug of death. I've been clicking through to check almost all of these projects out :)

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#717

Post by addandsubtract »

palsecam wrote: post #124

https://FreeSolitaire.win brings around $500/mo in advertising revenue. It’s a Klondike Solitaire PWA (progressive web application). I started making it in 2016 and I’ve been slowly iterating on it over time. It has stayed minimal & lightweight, on purpose. No framework, no cruft, no obtrusive ads. Fun fact: because it’s so lightweight, it was included in 2020 in Moya ( https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=n…

- I wish I could double-click a card to automatically move it up to its respective suit stack (if possible) - This is the first Solitaire game I've played where I was able to move a card from its suit stack back onto the board (or maybe I just didn't try before). Either way, I like that :)

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#718

Post by TheAmazingRace »

munificent wrote: post #367
booleandilemma wrote: post #297

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I could see why'd you say that, but I think it's a case of hate the game, not the player. We have crafted a society that has a dearth of compassion and companionship, that's the unfortunate reality. There are lots of sad, lonely guys out there and that's not GaryNumanVevo's fault, he's just catering to them.

Willing players are what create the game.

I do feel like "Don't hate the player, hate the game" is used to shield folks from criticism about actively participating in a societal ill in exchange for money. I realize that sex work and its presence in society goes all the way back to antiquity, and technology is only going to make it more prevalent. Some folks with compartmentalized morality may as well think "Life is short. Why work a crappy 9-5 when I can make a ton of money doing this other stuff instead?" I get the appeal.

That said, if shame were brought back into the mix on a large scale, a lot of this profiteering would evaporate away, and push this industry underground.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#719

Post by punitvara »

https://loankundli.com/

I built this for my personal usecase to estimate savings by prepayments done during my home loan tenure. I didn’t find this feature where you can select choice to reduce emi or tenure for each prepayment. Not making any revenue but hopefully trying to make it helpful

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell

#720

Post by joseph_b »

joshstrange wrote: post #34

It’s not really MMR but I have a side business when I provide software for online and in-person festival payments (entry/food/drinks). If you take the total revenue (or profit) for the year and divide by 12 I’m well over the $500/mo limit. I currently do 3 festivals a year which all pretty much fell in my lap, I’ve yet to start any sort of sales/marketing due to being busy with my day job/life and not wanting to grow…

In 2015, I wrote the backend for a registration/ticketing/admission system for our (the company I work for) non-profit. They put on yearly galas in a far-off US state. The system utilized QR codes from printed and electronic tickets. The system was used once and royally failed due to connectivity issues. We relied on the venue's wi-fi and had cellular backup. It worked during on-site testing but failed once the crowds formed. Attendee's couldn't load their e-tickets and we couldn't get a response from the servers as tickets were scanned.

Props to you for getting everything working!

Post reply on HN