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Re: Ask HN: What are your profitable side projects?

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I actually launched my side project on indiehackers - http://www.oppsdaily.com - a newsletter filled with software opportunities. I posted some of the traffic stats here http://www.oppsdaily.com/blog

This looks really cool. I signed up.

Wow, thanks so much! I hope you find it useful. :D

Re: Ask HN: What are your profitable side projects?

#103
http://www.betlines.ninja is a soccer odds comparison site which makes me a small profit on the side. I have a freemium Mashape API too. I have been gathering data for personal use for many years which I may sell on big data marketplaces when they open up (like datapie). Not getting rich by this though :)

Re: Ask HN: What are your profitable side projects?

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I've spent a couple of years making https://pricehipster.com It's a very fast product search engine and price comparison website. Search speeds won't be great outside Australia (Australian stores). I am currently making preparations to expand to other countries later this year. It has only become (slightly) profitable just recently.

I am actually working on a similar project (purely to see how it works etc.) Did you end up just scraping the websites for prices or did you end up finding API or APIs to do this?

Re: Ask HN: What are your profitable side projects?

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post #98

I've spent a couple of years making https://pricehipster.com It's a very fast product search engine and price comparison website. Search speeds won't be great outside Australia (Australian stores). I am currently making preparations to expand to other countries later this year. It has only become (slightly) profitable just recently.

I am actually working on a similar project (purely to see how it works etc.) Did you end up just scraping the websites for prices or did you end up finding API or APIs to do this?

Different methods for different stores. Began by scraping until I had an established website.

Re: Ask HN: What are your profitable side projects?

#106
BrandFox (https://brandfox.io) - we let Instagram users sell photos to brands/startups/agencies who are looking for more authentic content than stock images (which tend to suck and/or be expensive). Also going to start letting brands bid on influencers to mention their product/do a review etc :)

Re: Ask HN: What are your profitable side projects?

#107
Absolutely love indiehackers. Not a straight answer to your question I know, want to shameless plug the Platform I am helping build, it's for people with side projects and cognitive surplus as clay shirky puts it to get max value out of their time. Launching Feb 8th. Check out www.crowdraising.co
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