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Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by inetknght »

orangea wrote: post #130
inetknght wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well your employer probably doesn't want you to leak work to competitors. You probably don't want your employer to know that you have cancer, are hiding a fling, and could soon have family problems requiring you to take a leave of absence.

Personally I'm not convinced by those arguments, because - I think it should be my right to share the details of my work with anyone. - It's already illegal to discriminate against people because they have cancer, and I don't think that imperfect enforcement of privacy on the internet is going to significantly affect anyone's chances of this happening to them. - If someone does something and faces consequences for it…

> I think it should be my right to share the details of my work with anyone.

I agree! So why are you letting third parties get that information without you having any ability to provide or decline consent?

> It's already illegal to discriminate against people because they have cancer, and I don't think that imperfect enforcement of privacy on the internet is going to significantly affect anyone's chances of this happening to them.

You think people don't do things that are illegal?

> no one seems to actually have thought through their position

Can you explain that better?

> I guess I can only conclude that my base values differ in this area.

I think that much is clear.

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by jslpc »

HumblyTossed wrote: post #134

Slightly OT: Other than mobile apps and web sites what are some other ways for devs to make beer money?

Piggybacking off of this to come back to it later. I'm also looking for some side project to start that'll encourage me to learn more about programming while I'm still in school for CS.

I've launched some hobby projects online in the past but none of which are monetized in any way, and almost all of them ended up costing money to run or still continue to do so. I'd love to build something for practice (to start out), with the intent of it eventually being good enough of a service for others to use too. I'm just blank on ideas at the moment.

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by _zzaw »

appguy wrote: post #135

Did you change the original paid app to the free/subscription model? How did the original users who paid for the app react to this? Considering to change one of my apps to a subscription model, but unsure if this is the best approach.

When apps I use switch to subscriptions, I stop using them and switch to ones that don’t. When I’m considering an app and I see that they’re demanding regular payments, that app is out of consideration. (I’ve also convinced my friends and employer to avoid subware as well; people often back away from it once they do the math and realize how expensive it really is.)

I have no problem paying $50—or even $100—for good software, once. Thousands of dollars over the course of years is simply not reasonable.

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by njsubedi »

samename wrote: post #148
HumblyTossed wrote: post #134

Slightly OT: Other than mobile apps and web sites what are some other ways for devs to make beer money?

$4k/month is beer money? I must be doing something wrong

Depends on where you live. In some cities in Europe, after paying taxes and living expenses you might have money left only for a couple of beers a day. In the developing parts of the world, $4k a month is 10x the average developer’s salary. But if that’s a passive income I don’t see a need to live in an expensive city so your comment makes sense.

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by _zzaw »

58x14 wrote: post #11
nickthegreek wrote: post #5

I loathe apps that want a subscription for such a trivial concept. Why did you choose this route over ad support or one time payment?

Forgive me, but if the market responds to OP's subscription model (and $4k/mo is not trivial), no ads is a better user experience and there is less dependency on the ad network for revenue. It's typically much harder to acquire new users than retain current users = subscription model allows you to monetize your userbase over a broader period of time (let's say $5/mo * 6 mo = $30) to a value that would likely be cost-…

That’s the thing—I’d consider a limited version of a one-time $5 app, and very likely pay $30—once—to remove the limitations if I found the app useful. But when I see an app demanding subscriptions, I wouldn’t even try the free version. I’d never consider anything that didn’t offer a one-time payment.

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by meristohm »

javiermaestro wrote: post #45
par wrote: post #38

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Yes happy to. From the app store analytics over last 30 days Retention rate: 82% Monthly subs: 93% yearly subs: 7%

Thanks! I just can't wrap my head around the fact that someone is willing to pay $5 a month for a meme app! XD Are the users active? Have you thought / analyzed if they pay and forget that it's a subscription? :-?

We’ve long spent resources on increasing attention and popularity; might this expense be similarly justified? Having a meme generator at one’s fingertips seems a timely way to increase standing in the online culture participated in.

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by esquivalience »

orangea wrote: post #130
inetknght wrote: post #126

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Well your employer probably doesn't want you to leak work to competitors. You probably don't want your employer to know that you have cancer, are hiding a fling, and could soon have family problems requiring you to take a leave of absence.

Personally I'm not convinced by those arguments, because - I think it should be my right to share the details of my work with anyone. - It's already illegal to discriminate against people because they have cancer, and I don't think that imperfect enforcement of privacy on the internet is going to significantly affect anyone's chances of this happening to them. - If someone does something and faces consequences for it…

- your work is not yours if done for others. It is theirs. You get the paycheck in return.

- it is also illegal to steal from homes. Do you lock your front door?

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by tjbiddle »

par wrote: post #50
imnotreallynew wrote: post #48

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You’re making a healthy revenue, any reason you don’t want to just contract out a few updates? I work full time but I've also run a small contracting business for years, happy to do it at a reasonable cost.

I have considered this, I don't see anywhere near the same purchase conversion on android that I do on iOS. But that could also be due to build quality. Do you have any insight on how successful pay models are on android apps?

Mate - you're making $4k/mo. Budget some Operating Expenditures! Check into "Profit First" to ensure you're handling your business finances in a proper manner. A healthy allocation of OpEx is 30% of your revenue at your size. Start saving $1200/mo for all OpEx, and use some of that to build your Android app. It'll pay dividends!

Re: Show HN: I made a meme creator that makes around $4k a month

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Post by phalangion »

fzil wrote: post #150
mritchie712 wrote: post #149

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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Well, they did say it was for hackers.
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