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Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

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Post by cityzen »

gremlinsinc wrote: post #50
300bps wrote: post #38

Probably not what you're asking, but my side project is working on software projects for a couple local businesses. I work about 12 hours per week on the side at $150 per hour so I make about $7,200 per month. Having W2 and 1099 income like this is advantageous as well. First, I max out my social security tax at my main employer which means my side income is social security tax free. Second, I max out my 401k employe…

I'm a php dev (5 years laravel), and vue+vuex (1-2 years)... primarily, is 150/hour really do-able for someone in php/vue stack? Is there a specific type of coding you do? I've got some imposter syndrome/esteem issues I find it hard to pitch > $50/hour for my services... (I'm in utah).. Average pay around here is also like $70-80k which I think is something like $35-40/hour, so again $150/hr just seems really high...…

Btw I have the same skill set as you but I sell myself as a consultant that just happens to code. A good client wants to see you as an asset that can solve problems not a coder that presumably needs to be managed.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

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Post by rl3 »

harel wrote: post #10
farseer wrote: post #5

No one wants to advertise their money making niche ideas, especially if they are easy to copy.

Ideas are not worth much. Only execution matters.

>Ideas are not worth much. Only execution matters.

I'd argue both matter. It's just as easy to execute really well on a half-baked idea and get nowhere.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

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Post by rl3 »

freediver wrote: post #35

Built WooRender to allow easy access to GPU compute. Basically leasing my deep learning server with 10x 1080ti cards for $100/day. https://woorender.com

The picture of all ten of those cards together is breathtaking.

With the upcoming consumer RTX launch in a couple days, I really hope you've gotten your money's worth out of them. It's at least been a really long product cycle since their release.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

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Post by codewritinfool »

aclsid wrote: post #18
imhoguy wrote: post #3

I don't know why I have read $500k/month. The weekend bbq effect probably. Anyone? But then it wouldn't be a side project I guess.

The Hunt for the Red October was Tom Clancy's side project and look where that took him.

Yeah, he's dead.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

#65

Post by jasdeepsingh »

https://servicehq.ca Built this over about 2-3 months with the help from a Beta customer satisfying their requirements slowly, but still ensuring that the platform is generic and modular enough.

It’s now averaging about $1000/month with 2 customers. I’m now planning to slowly rebuild the mobile app (need to improve UX and add offline functionality). Once ready, I can start selling to more customers, Also thinking of adding a few integrations with tools like Google Drive, Office 365 & Slack to improve market visibility.

Our stack is Ruby/Rails/React/React Native.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

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Post by brandon272 »

gremlinsinc wrote: post #50
300bps wrote: post #38

Probably not what you're asking, but my side project is working on software projects for a couple local businesses. I work about 12 hours per week on the side at $150 per hour so I make about $7,200 per month. Having W2 and 1099 income like this is advantageous as well. First, I max out my social security tax at my main employer which means my side income is social security tax free. Second, I max out my 401k employe…

I'm a php dev (5 years laravel), and vue+vuex (1-2 years)... primarily, is 150/hour really do-able for someone in php/vue stack? Is there a specific type of coding you do? I've got some imposter syndrome/esteem issues I find it hard to pitch > $50/hour for my services... (I'm in utah).. Average pay around here is also like $70-80k which I think is something like $35-40/hour, so again $150/hr just seems really high...…

Consider the fact that if the average pay is $70-$80k and you're working for a company that does client work, the company is charging its clients a lot more than $35-$40/hour for access to you.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

#68

Post by remir »

_august wrote: post #8

https://fitloop.co/ A site I built to teach myself bodyweight fitness (from a routine I found on reddit) -- grew a userbase and built up more detailed tracking, configuration, and usability. The MRR is a bit hard to calculate right now (since I charge annually), but somewhere in the $500 - $1000 range. Edit: This app grew from feelings of being stuck / burned out / almost depressed that can come from being in front o…

Amazing work! Thank you for this!

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

#69

Post by vinrob92 »

https://www.manypixels.co

I started Manypixels as a side project while being a digital nomad in Bangkok.

After a few weeks it grew to $5000/month then $10,000 month and we're now at $40,000/month after 8 months.

Wrote about that story from the early beginning here: https://www.indiehackers.com/@Vinrob/bootstrapping-a-product...

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500+/month on side projects in 2018 – Show and tell

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Post by bobwaycott »

vinrob92 wrote: post #69

https://www.manypixels.co I started Manypixels as a side project while being a digital nomad in Bangkok. After a few weeks it grew to $5000/month then $10,000 month and we're now at $40,000/month after 8 months. Wrote about that story from the early beginning here: https://www.indiehackers.com/@Vinrob/bootstrapping-a-product...

Safari on iOS is reporting a certificate issue for Manypixels.
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