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How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by tzuptzup »

ColinWright wrote: post #66

That was a great read, very interesting. I have to take issue with one point. It says: I've made $350 to date. All from three pages and some payment code. Sounds brilliant, and it's the title here. Earlier, however, it says: I was scrambling to fill orders. I had a huge TextEdit file open with customer names, site URLs, and email addresses. I sent every email, and set up every survey by hand. So, the three pages and…

Give the guy a break, come on! He's so happy to have made this money, he doesn't count the work he has to do in order to provide that service.

It's a good story :)

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by yock »

OstiaAntica wrote: post #70
econgeeker wrote: post #69

I've noticed a recent trend of self-promotion that I don't understand. I'm not writing to criticize, I just want to know why you say some of the things you do. For instance, you call yourself a "rising sophomore". What does this mean? How is it different from any other sophomore? Can you explain why you chose that word and what the impression you intended to convey is? Also, I love that you made a product like this q…

"Rising" sophomore (or junior or senior) is a common U.S. expression. It just means he'll be a sophomore when school resumes this fall. There's no self-promotion, it is just used by students during the summer break.

It's common? Where? I'm from the US and I was put off by the statement as well.

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by [deleted] »

yock wrote: post #72
OstiaAntica wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Rising" sophomore (or junior or senior) is a common U.S. expression. It just means he'll be a sophomore when school resumes this fall. There's no self-promotion, it is just used by students during the summer break.

It's common? Where? I'm from the US and I was put off by the statement as well.

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Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by OstiaAntica »

yock wrote: post #72
OstiaAntica wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Rising" sophomore (or junior or senior) is a common U.S. expression. It just means he'll be a sophomore when school resumes this fall. There's no self-promotion, it is just used by students during the summer break.

It's common? Where? I'm from the US and I was put off by the statement as well.

Google rising sophomore, "rising senior" etc. Millions of results, common usage, neutral meaning.

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by jlaurend »

yock wrote: post #72
OstiaAntica wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Rising" sophomore (or junior or senior) is a common U.S. expression. It just means he'll be a sophomore when school resumes this fall. There's no self-promotion, it is just used by students during the summer break.

It's common? Where? I'm from the US and I was put off by the statement as well.

I've certainly heard it and used it many times. When asking "what year are you?" over the summer it's vague to just say "sophomore" or "junior" and long-winded to say "I will be a sophomore in the fall".

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by talmand »

Well, if I understood correctly he didn't really make $350 in the end. He had his upfront costs, his processing costs and his turk costs. I'd be curious how much return he's getting after all that and figuring in something for his time. If he can automate some of his tasks to eliminate some overhead then he may have something. But if in the end he's making minimum wage after factoring in costs then, well, it is what it is.

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by showerst »

yock wrote: post #72
OstiaAntica wrote: post #70

Earlier quoted context omitted.

"Rising" sophomore (or junior or senior) is a common U.S. expression. It just means he'll be a sophomore when school resumes this fall. There's no self-promotion, it is just used by students during the summer break.

It's common? Where? I'm from the US and I was put off by the statement as well.

I live in DC and that's what every summer intern says, it avoids the "Oh did you just finish sophomore to become a junior in 3 months, or just finish freshman to become a sophomore?" follow-up question.

It's a useful expression when you deal with college students over the summer.

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by mtogo »

mixmastamyk wrote: post #53
nodata wrote: post #46

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It doesn't matter if the risk is low, the impact is high. Your customers will see you don't want to shell out 12 bucks for an SSL certificate to protect them.

Which provider do you recommend for a such a cheap cert that is accepted by a large percentage of browsers?

Namecheap sells RapidSSL certs for $10, StartSSL sells 1-year certs for $0.

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by dshipper »

dshipper wrote: post #52
simonista wrote: post #49

I'm curious how you got into the stripe beta? Had you used them before with other projects?

I just sent them an email...they're great guys. I just got some invites to it so send me an email (address is in my profile) and I'll give you one.

NOTE: Sorry guys - all out of invites :(

Re: How I Made $350 In Two Days With Three Pages and Some Payment Code

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Post by pekk »

tzuptzup wrote: post #71
ColinWright wrote: post #66

That was a great read, very interesting. I have to take issue with one point. It says: I've made $350 to date. All from three pages and some payment code. Sounds brilliant, and it's the title here. Earlier, however, it says: I was scrambling to fill orders. I had a huge TextEdit file open with customer names, site URLs, and email addresses. I sent every email, and set up every survey by hand. So, the three pages and…

Give the guy a break, come on! He's so happy to have made this money, he doesn't count the work he has to do in order to provide that service. It's a good story :)

If you are bragging on your efficiency, then it is relevant when more time and effort is required than was represented. Good for him and all, but reality is reality
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