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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

#81

Post by dshipper »

pekk wrote: post #80
tzuptzup wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Thanks for the feedback! Although my hourly rate might be coming to below minimum wage right now - the idea is that once I've put the work in at the beginning to develop customer relationships, develop a brand, and add more features like automation, the amount of effort I will have output after that will be very minimal. It's like working for minimum wage for a few weeks with the expectation of making way more for the next year after that.

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

#82

Post by Troll_Whisperer »

OstiaAntica wrote: post #74
yock wrote: post #72

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I googled "rising senior" and got under a million results. Even more telling, the very first result was title "What is a rising senior?"

It's also worth pointing out that I'm US born and bred, spent 7 years at universities and was unfamiliar with the term. It sounded pretentious to me.

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

#85

Post by dshipper »

khangtoh wrote: post #84

So you worked presumably 35 hrs over the period of 3 days or so and what you did actually was created a job that paid you $10/hr. Correct?

Well the point is that now I'm set up to continue making money with minimal effort for a long period of time. So in the short run yes I was making very little money per hour, but eventually the work put in vs money taken out becomes much greater.

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

#86

Post by mixmastamyk »

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?

Thanks, guys.

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

#87

Post by aorshan »

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 heard that and used it hundreds of times. It is a completely normal expression on college campuses.

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

#88

Post by aorshan »

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 heard that and used it hundreds of times. It is a completely normal expression on college campuses.

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

#89

Post by aorshan »

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 heard that and used it hundreds of times. It is a completely normal expression on college campuses.

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

#90

Post by tzuptzup »

dshipper wrote: post #81
pekk wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Thanks for the feedback! Although my hourly rate might be coming to below minimum wage right now - the idea is that once I've put the work in at the beginning to develop customer relationships, develop a brand, and add more features like automation, the amount of effort I will have output after that will be very minimal. It's like working for minimum wage for a few weeks with the expectation of making way more for th…

It beats flipping burgers anytime :)
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