Yes, I have. 3000€ since the ads are there. Also from 6, 7 years ago, I was learning to code. https://random.country/
I wonder if it is possible to make a site like this today and monetize it with Adsense. Doesn't Adsense reject thin content sites?
Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
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Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#402My app Twitter Archive Eraser ( https://martani.github.io/Twitter-Archive-Eraser ) used to be free, then I added a donation button and people, while barely donated, used to say that this is something they would have paid for! I worked on a paid tier (learnt a tremendous amount about actually selling an app, integration with payment processors, licensing, more legal stuff than I wanted to etc.) Almost from the get go,…
Not that it matters, given the clear demand for the product, but there's a typo in the "Performance" section of the link. The body copy "performance" is "performace"
Congrats on a product successful from the beginning!
Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#403Earlier quoted context omitted.
Out of curiosity, did you make those apps paid or chose to show ads within app UI?
Both were paid. Also forgot to mention (implied though), but the card game one made $60/year.
Props to you. Recently I was looking for something to measure my cruise speed on a bicycle, and a single developer appears to dominate App Store search results with a dozen or more nearly identical speedometer apps—all free and packed with ads.
When I think that Apple would allow that, but not an honest paid app that transliterates a name into another language, I start questioning whether I should get into that ecosystem, or rather focus on Mac apps only and distribute them outside of the store.
Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#404Earlier quoted context omitted.
I’m fascinated by people who can turn an idea into a product. Do you mind sharing your process?
I'm afraid it's not really very interesting - I moved to SD, it was very hot, and I wanted to make frozen treats for my dog (the Cooper of Cooper's treats). I looked up recipes, but they all had ingredients he's not a fan of, so I figured I'd make my own. Had some freeze dried meats, put those in a food processor, mixed with water and froze them. He loved them, but it was kind of a disgusting slop of a liquid at firs…
so it’s homemade, not done at a facility?
Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#405Earlier quoted context omitted.
This is great! We have a chihuahua though and I don't think he could eat these. Looks like all you would need to do to support smaller dog breeds is include a smaller silicone tray. If you end up exploring that, hit me up at my e-mail in my profile and I may order a set!
Thanks and will do! At the moment I'm just buying the ice cube molds, and I haven't seen any that are smaller, but I'll keep an eye out. In the mean time you can always just skip the Starter Kit and buy the mix directly ( https://coopersdogtreats.com/collections/frontpage/products/... and https://coopersdogtreats.com/collections/frontpage/products/... ), then use any ice cube mold/tray you happen to have around.
There are all kinds of molds for making formed chocolates that come in small sizes
Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#406I've probably been promoting it too much lately, especially on here. I'll pass on this one, but just wanted to say thank you to everyone who shares a project. It really does help others to see what is possible. Sidequestion: Does anyone have any recommendations on simple guides to SEO? I'm realizing the power of search traffic to bring in visitors to sideprojects.
Just want to say, thank you for Opps Daily :)
I thoroughly enjoyed reading the opportunities every day. Was sad to see it get closed.
Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#407Earlier quoted context omitted.
The idea is pretty solid. I’d totally buy if it were grain free.
Thanks! I've been thinking about how to do it grain free, but it's really tough to get to that point and still keep it at a reasonable price.
I thought grain free wasn’t so cool anymore since that stuff came out about canine heart disease? Maybe I’m misremembering
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#408In this virus season alone I've made $8000 in sales. You'll find various subreddits where people are buying around 5-10spools a month. Imagine how much virgin plastic is being added like that to the environment. I've been creating filament and selling it: https://medium.com/endless-filament/make-your-filament-at-ho... This activity also help recycle waste plastic. Production cost of filament is $7.5 per 5kg and filam…
There was a company doing just this on a recent episode of Dragon's Den (Canadian equivalent of Shark Tank). I even think it was a bunch of high school kids.
Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#409It’s very small at the moment, but I built a simple way to stand up a landing page, collect payment, and send out a link. Primarily have yoga instructors using this as a better way to collect payment for Zoom classes compared to collecting payment on Venmo or using another tool they’re not comfortable with such as Gumroad. Only charging .6% on top of Stripe’s fees and no monthly. Only making a little money at the mom…
Why is it better than gumroad?
I didn't think you could use Gumroad for selling "services"?
Re: Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?
#410I have a twitter bot, that I've monetized through the sale of T-Shirts and I'm now working on a YouTube channel. Generates enough revenue to pay the rent so that's cool.