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Re: Show HN: Profit Hunt - Get inspired by profitable online projects

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Post by turbostyler »

The mobile UI is horrible. It’s impossible to tell when one starts and another begins. You could solve this very easily by wrapping the list items in a card component and using different font weights and sizes for different pieces of information. Hint: business name should be the largest. Good luck.

Re: Show HN: Profit Hunt - Get inspired by profitable online projects

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Post by toomuchtodo »

awb wrote: post #17
mrborgen wrote: post #16

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I wish there was a way to connect both PayPal and Stripe revenue, as we make about half our revenue through each of these payments processors. I can imagine a lot of other companies are in similar situations.

Stripe bought IndieHackers so I don't think this feature is in the roadmap.

Just need Stripe to buy Paypal.

Re: Show HN: Profit Hunt - Get inspired by profitable online projects

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Post by hopia »

jkeuhlen wrote: post #40

I'm at a stage where I have a side project that works well for me. I'd like to open it up and allow other people to start using it, but I'm not really sure how to take it from fun project to side business. Do I need to hire a lawyer to draft a Privacy Policy and ToS? Do I need to incorporate an actual business in order to open an account with stripe to accept payments? Anyone have resources on the legal/operational p…

I'd advise getting other users to use it for free first before you dive into any paperwork. Basically, make sure you're solving a problem worth money for others first.

Re: Show HN: Profit Hunt - Get inspired by profitable online projects

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Post by buzzy_hacker »

jkeuhlen wrote: post #40

I'm at a stage where I have a side project that works well for me. I'd like to open it up and allow other people to start using it, but I'm not really sure how to take it from fun project to side business. Do I need to hire a lawyer to draft a Privacy Policy and ToS? Do I need to incorporate an actual business in order to open an account with stripe to accept payments? Anyone have resources on the legal/operational p…

If you're already looking into Stripe for payments, you should check out Stripe Atlas: https://stripe.com/atlas It might be too much for what you're looking for, but could give you an idea

Re: Show HN: Profit Hunt - Get inspired by profitable online projects

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Post by uaas »

hopia wrote: post #44
jkeuhlen wrote: post #40

I'm at a stage where I have a side project that works well for me. I'd like to open it up and allow other people to start using it, but I'm not really sure how to take it from fun project to side business. Do I need to hire a lawyer to draft a Privacy Policy and ToS? Do I need to incorporate an actual business in order to open an account with stripe to accept payments? Anyone have resources on the legal/operational p…

I'd advise getting other users to use it for free first before you dive into any paperwork. Basically, make sure you're solving a problem worth money for others first.

I am in a similar situation, but we are already open for free (that is a must i think at first) I was thinking selling support, offering consulting with the setup etc. but what would be the strategy for having paid support and open github issues at the same time?

Re: Show HN: Profit Hunt - Get inspired by profitable online projects

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Post by hopia »

uaas wrote: post #48
hopia wrote: post #44

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'd advise getting other users to use it for free first before you dive into any paperwork. Basically, make sure you're solving a problem worth money for others first.

I am in a similar situation, but we are already open for free (that is a must i think at first) I was thinking selling support, offering consulting with the setup etc. but what would be the strategy for having paid support and open github issues at the same time?

Yours is an open source project? The revenue logic there could be very different from a conventional web business.

I don't have any first hand experience with such a situation myself, but perhaps studying some successful cases could get you to the next step: https://www.indiehackers.com/interview/how-charging-money-fo...

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