I launched http://namaste-lms.org which is profitable. But is far from the profits I was hoping for so probably will start something new again.
Just FYI, there's a typo on the homepage!
"Connect to Exmas"
Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
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Re: Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
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What did you do to get the word out to the world? Word of mouth? Ads? Tech blog writeups? I have a pretty polished app I wrote a couple of years ago but it didn't even cover the AWS fees once I dropped off the free year. :( Great app, I just don't know how to get the word out...
Thank you. Actually this all started at as a simple web page [1] where you can plug your invoice into the site and get a PDF of your invoice back with no sign up required. I climbed up the search rankings and eventually was getting tons of requests for more features. That is when I decided to make a premium version. Even today a majority of traffic comes through the Upgrade button on the free tool. The second source…
Great service !
Can please share on which hosting to you use , how much many does it cost you monthly?
Thanks
Re: Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
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pretty awesome accomplishment. are your users in india as well? how are you monetizing?
Most of our users are in US, UK and Europe. We monetize via In App Purchases (IAPs) and Ads. On average we monetize close to industry standards, 2% of people pay for hints, powerups and other IAPs, while ads give a decent $2 eCPM ($2 for 1000 impressions)
what is the most profitable platform ? iOS?
Re: Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
#94I launched http://ipinfo.io back in 2013 and when it hit 50M API requests a day early this year I decided to launch the paid plans, and it's been profitable ever since. It's now hosted across 2 providers in 3 different cities, and handles almost 100M requests per day with a p99 of less than 1s and p50 of less than 100ms. Expect more services and features later this year!
That traffic is pretty impressive, I've seen your site before and even though I don't have an obvious need for it I've had it bookmarked for a while. Congratulations :)
Thanks!
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Most of our users are in US, UK and Europe. We monetize via In App Purchases (IAPs) and Ads. On average we monetize close to industry standards, 2% of people pay for hints, powerups and other IAPs, while ads give a decent $2 eCPM ($2 for 1000 impressions)
what is the most profitable platform ? iOS?
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#96Earlier quoted context omitted.
Thank you. Actually this all started at as a simple web page [1] where you can plug your invoice into the site and get a PDF of your invoice back with no sign up required. I climbed up the search rankings and eventually was getting tons of requests for more features. That is when I decided to make a premium version. Even today a majority of traffic comes through the Upgrade button on the free tool. The second source…
Great service ! Can please share on which hosting to you use , how much many does it cost you monthly? Thanks
Invoiced is hosted on Linode and relies on several other third-party services. I spend ~$110 per month for everything excluding yearly stuff like SSL and domains.
Re: Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
#97Earlier quoted context omitted.
Most of our users are in US, UK and Europe. We monetize via In App Purchases (IAPs) and Ads. On average we monetize close to industry standards, 2% of people pay for hints, powerups and other IAPs, while ads give a decent $2 eCPM ($2 for 1000 impressions)
what is the most profitable platform ? iOS?
We have had similar success on all 3 platforms, as it is easier to stand out on Amazon, Google play drives a lot of downloads, and Apple monetizes very well. For us, it is almost 34-33-33 in terms of revenue breakup.
Re: Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
#98I launched Minimal Reader [1] last year right before Google Reader shut down. It started small, grew organically, and now I've been able to wrangle together a couple thousand customers.
Re: Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
#99I launched Invoiced [1] as a private beta in June of 2013 while in college. In November I took it out of private beta and have since been fortunate enough to be able to focus on it full time. Invoiced provides simple invoicing for the small business/freelance crowd. It is bootstrapped, profitable, and currently producing 4-figures of MRR. I learn something new every day and get to work with awesome people (customers)…
Great work. I would love to transition to a model that you've done with invoiced!
p.s. Small typo on your 'Features' page, 'inforamtion' instead of 'information'
Re: Ask HN: Who started something in 2013/14 which is already profitable?
#100We launched Geocodio [1] in January 2014. It's a side project, so the definition of "profitable" is a bit different, but it's paying for itself and then some -- servers, Basecamp, LLC filing fees, etc. We're making enough that it covers costs for other, less serious projects [2][3] and our "fun" server (for testing out new projects/ideas/etc) with some to spare. This was our first time launching a serious product as…
How many user use geocod.io?