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Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
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Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#122Earlier quoted context omitted.
Oh, I think you emailed me about this. Sorry -- I starred it but I've been very busy this week. Short version: You can get an American LLC created while living on the far side of the moon for a few hundred bucks, but I'd suggest waiting until you have a compelling reason to create one. I have not yet had a compelling reason. That might change in the upcoming year, but for the last 3.5 years, I've used the US'/Japan's…
Thanks, I really appreciate you sharing your experience. That bit in your blog about "getting legal before legal gets you" had had me a little concerned. I had been thinking that somehow there was a requirement to make a real company in order to do software sales above some modest $ amount. If you still haven't made an LLC, that assumption was clearly wrong, and the barrier I'd had to getting started is illusory. It'…
This can get complicated quickly. Businesses are generally licensed by state and local gov't. Most however don't require sole proprietors to register since they would generally be subject to the same tax as an individual.
My instinct would be to get started now. Complicating factors may include: product/Svc liabilities, IP rights/protection, your bookkeeping system, local rules & restrictions.
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#123Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you explain how this web-ified Magic 8 Ball is viral? I'm surprised not to see any Twitter / Facebook / Digg links anywhere.. Also, is this $500-1000 / mo sustained over a long period of time, or is it more like the flash-in-the-pan Facebook apps that briefly go viral, peak, and then collapse after a few weeks?
- 100k Uniques/mo sustained over 3 years. - There is a "Share This" button at the bottom - Things were viral before Twitter / FB / Digg - I believe its called "word of mouth".
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. I'm always amazed by the little single-serving amusement sites that get sustained attention. Congrats.
(RE: Word of mouth - point taken.. I was just expressing surprise that you didn't take advantage of more direct forms of social media virality)
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#124If I said "I want the Wordpress theme from http://www.christmasbingocards.com done similarly except for St. Patrick's Day" and you were able to accomplish that without needing too much handholding, I'd be able to give you one project a month for $400 until you either got sick of doing them or decided to move upmarket. If this interests you, email me a link to your portfolio.
Like the OP, I'm also interested in building up a modest income with a side project. I have a question about it that you seem particularly likely to be able to answer: How do you go about setting up an LLC from abroad (like you in Japan), and was it the sort of thing that could be done on a shoestring budget? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1161997
You'll find all the information you need in this interview from Mixergy titled "Law 101 For Startups with Bill Schreiber of Fenwick & West". If you're not a subscriber, then find the video podcast on iTunes, and you'll be able to watch it there [registration work-around]. You can always read the interview transcript if you prefer. The comments are usually really helpful, so look there if you have more questions.
http://mixergy.com/bill-schreiber-fenwick-west/
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#125Earlier quoted context omitted.
Like the OP, I'm also interested in building up a modest income with a side project. I have a question about it that you seem particularly likely to be able to answer: How do you go about setting up an LLC from abroad (like you in Japan), and was it the sort of thing that could be done on a shoestring budget? http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1161997
You'll find all the information you need in this interview from Mixergy titled "Law 101 For Startups with Bill Schreiber of Fenwick & West". If you're not a subscriber, then find the video podcast on iTunes, and you'll be able to watch it there [registration work-around]. You can always read the interview transcript if you prefer. The comments are usually really helpful, so look there if you have more questions. http…
If anyone on HN needs that video or mp3 email me.
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#126Earlier quoted context omitted.
- 100k Uniques/mo sustained over 3 years. - There is a "Share This" button at the bottom - Things were viral before Twitter / FB / Digg - I believe its called "word of mouth".
Fascinating. Thanks for sharing. I'm always amazed by the little single-serving amusement sites that get sustained attention. Congrats. (RE: Word of mouth - point taken.. I was just expressing surprise that you didn't take advantage of more direct forms of social media virality)
Between us, it is my belief that giving people more buttons to click makes them less likely to click the ads (as most people don't know what it is until a friend shows them), which is why there isn't anything more direct.
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#127I used to do a lot of offline marketing of online products and made some good money. What I mean by this is selling sites/hosting/newsletter hosting to small, local businesses. I did this when I was tight on cash, since it can usually be done in a weekend: research a local group of businesses (ie. dentists or furniture stores) using Google Maps and grab all of their info. See which businesses don't have websites - an…
+1 for "So much cash offline, go and take it. It may be harder to do it based on the country, but I refuse to believe there isn't at least some need for it. If not - hit up craigslist in the US and start pimping your offerings"
I can't echo this enough -- small businesses have so much cash for offline stuff, it's not even funny. I'm learning that via my latest startup, MailFinch.
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#128I earned about that much, completely passive, within 2 mos and it's been recurring with no extra work, doing some basic SEO and adsense work, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1merER1zVFg , skip to minute 2:40 to see my business model in work
maneesh! glad to see you're still wandering the world. we met in BsAs in dec 08. Do you know if there are wireless usb cards that work in multiple countries?
no...there are satellite sticks, but they cost an arm and a leg..
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#129Earlier quoted context omitted.
The custom software just parses this https://adwords.google.com/select/KeywordToolExternal tools and sends the selected keywords by mail to his writer. Nothing exceptional.
The software seems to do a few things: 1) Parse the CSV 2) Google search for each term, and get the # of hits (ie. the competition), and the page ranks of the top few pages. 3) Filters out, and displays the ones that are worth going after.
you're pretty close, it does mostly that, using my algorithm that determines which ones are valid or not...the new iteration of my software determines the best cousin keywords, evaluates the competition more powerfully, finds the words that are most likely to get to #1 on google, and then does the rest of it's work by itself....if anyone is interested in seeing the updated version sign up to the newsletter at maneeshsethi.com or email me...maneesh [at] maneeshsethi [punto] com
Re: Ask HN: Fastest way to make $300-400 a month online?
#130I earned about that much, completely passive, within 2 mos and it's been recurring with no extra work, doing some basic SEO and adsense work, see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1merER1zVFg , skip to minute 2:40 to see my business model in work
maneesh! glad to see you're still wandering the world. we met in BsAs in dec 08. Do you know if there are wireless usb cards that work in multiple countries?
also yea, i remember you brian! Good to see you here :)