https://statusgator.com StatusGator aggregates the public service status pages for all the cloud services you use. You can get automatic notifications when services go down and up, and you can query the service status from things like Slack. It makes about $1,000 month right now.
Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2017 – Show and tell
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#113I screen scrape camping reservations and send out notifications when a campsite becomes available. http://reserve.wanderinglabs.com/ Currently working on integrating the new CA reserve website. It is a shit show.
Awesome tool. But I wish your site monitored Zion NP. One of the busiest parks in the US. I can never score a campsite, and the first-come ones fill up by 7am.
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#114~$500+ per month making custom-designed handbags; not just sewing bags, mind you, but one-offs for individuals : word-of-mouth, facebook, friends, etc. Can't afford to advertise, couldn't handle the demand without hiring, don't want it to get too big.
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#115Also started a blog to help freelancers grow: https://medium.com/workroll
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#116DonaldTrumpDogPoopBags.com pulls in about $500 in revenue per day after some FB ad tuning. I acquired the site from a client when he decided to shut it down. It's moreorless break even until his earn-out is complete after a few hundred more orders. Fortunately running the site break-even supports main business, and e-commerce fulfillment company (MonthlyBoxer.com)
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#117https://article.rocks Started it in 2014 or 2015 and just keep rebuilding it every 3-6 months. Its a curation of news and articles that I personally like. Its a mix of scraping, automated curation, rough sentiment analysis, randomness. I built it for my commute, eventually giving it its own domain. Its no longer hitting that per month since I intentionally scaled back the custom ads that earned referral fees. Its jus…
For me it's just a single photo. http://imgur.com/a/lHASw Is there more to it?
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#118Earlier quoted context omitted.
Awesome tool. But I wish your site monitored Zion NP. One of the busiest parks in the US. I can never score a campsite, and the first-come ones fill up by 7am.
It does. You will want to search for "Watchman Campground"
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#119Three years in, Cronitor.io is finally paying both of our (SFBA) mortgages. My co-founder August did a great write up for IndieHackers if you're interested in learning more.
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#120Doing around $500-700/month in revenue right now, all through in app purchases. Still growing and a lot of work to do.