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Re: Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I no longer work for that company, however the IP really doesn't have any crossover. They were a media company; magazines and radio.

If you worked on this while employed without getting a waiver their lawyers might beg to differ in the UK pretty much every contract I’ve seen has “we own all your discoveries unless stated otherwise” clause in it.

That clause is pretty much universal. Defending / enforcing it is whole different story.

Re: Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

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Slightly off-topic - how did you get started?

In terms of making my first sale or in terms of actually sitting down at the computer to write code?

I'm more interested on the second, as the first one seems just a consequence of being disciplined on first one but adding whatever else than code, but still producing / doing deep work, like any marketing related copywriting stuff, design, which is usually code anyways, etc...

I recently came upon lots of free time and I'm more and more inclined to do one side project, I don't think it will free me to need a 9to5 job in the meantime, but at least I can be productive without being bossed around and just do whatever I want with it.

Might as well try to launch something public instead of acummulating unused private repos on github, I mean they're free now (thx microsoft overlords) but still failures on forgotten drawers...

Sorry for my random rant, thanks for sharing your experience!

Re: Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

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I don’t know why, but I expected a much less professional site. That is a compelling site. I only figured out what it is you do when I got to the pricing, but I am not your target audience. Musicians might be able to see the value prop more quickly.

Regardless, as one who has never even had the courage to hang his own shingle, I am impressed.

Re: Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

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Congrats, it looks great! How did you get the testimonials? Reach out to "power users" (based on usages numbers)? Or did you specifically recruit artists to your platform?

Yeah, I think one of the things I do that - perhaps - many people don't, is that I email everyone who signs up. or at least I did for a long long time. Not sustainable anymore.

Now I email everyone who takes a paid plan.

But yeah to answer your questions I just email everyone like a human being. Not like some marketer gasbag. I build relationships, make sure I'm on point when someone has an issue, and then just ask them for a testimonial.

All the testimonials on there just are are legit paying customers.

Re: Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

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post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I no longer work for that company, however the IP really doesn't have any crossover. They were a media company; magazines and radio.

If you worked on this while employed without getting a waiver their lawyers might beg to differ in the UK pretty much every contract I’ve seen has “we own all your discoveries unless stated otherwise” clause in it.

I understand what you're saying but it's not a thing in this case. And with my current employer I had my contract amended before I started (as a condition of joining, I recommend everyone does the same). The change implemented allows me to work on anything I want so long as it's not a competing product.

Re: Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

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I don’t know why, but I expected a much less professional site. That is a compelling site. I only figured out what it is you do when I got to the pricing, but I am not your target audience. Musicians might be able to see the value prop more quickly. Regardless, as one who has never even had the courage to hang his own shingle, I am impressed.

Thank you very much. I have put a lot of effort into the homepage. Like... a lot.

Months and months of A/B testing copy, images, price points.

I'm happy with it and I appreciate your words.

Thank you.

Re: Show HN: After 2.5 years on my side project, it has hit £500/month revenue

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post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I no longer work for that company, however the IP really doesn't have any crossover. They were a media company; magazines and radio.

If you worked on this while employed without getting a waiver their lawyers might beg to differ in the UK pretty much every contract I’ve seen has “we own all your discoveries unless stated otherwise” clause in it.

What happens if you worked at a project before you joined a company (e.g. a website or an app) which also contributes to your income?

And what if you actually hire people to work on it for the time after you join the other company?

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