My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by jonathanberger » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 4:20 PM UTC

My 10 Year Side Project Story
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Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by jonathanberger » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 7:08 PM UTC

I made this post but credit to kw_dev who inspired this with his https://kwcodes.com/how-i-failed-5-side-projects-in-6-years-... HN post from a few days ago.

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by hu3 » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 7:51 PM UTC

Thanks for sharing! Inspiring little project that made the world a better place and earned you some ROI.

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by jonathanberger » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 7:53 PM UTC

hu3 wrote: post #3

Thanks for sharing! Inspiring little project that made the world a better place and earned you some ROI.

I appreciate the comment and "world a better place" is exactly how I like to think about it.

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by rgbrgb » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 8:38 PM UTC

very cool, thx for sharing and for making a useful thing on the internet! I know it's gauche, but I'd love to get a rough feel of how much you're making from that ad. You think you'd ever go full-time on this type of side project?

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by jonathanberger » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 8:49 PM UTC

rgbrgb wrote: post #5

very cool, thx for sharing and for making a useful thing on the internet! I know it's gauche, but I'd love to get a rough feel of how much you're making from that ad. You think you'd ever go full-time on this type of side project?

Thanks! My dream actually is to do it full-time but there's only so much I can reduce my personal burn rate by. I also sent you a direct message.

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by fuckthedangcunt » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 8:56 PM UTC

Dang is a massive cunt

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by kristaps320 » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 9:36 PM UTC

thanks for sharing! the story is very inspiring and i like your product especially the domain name you chose, could you share more about how you used google trends to decide the domain name to take?

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by dolphenstein » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 9:37 PM UTC

Can relate. I built a little web utility back in 2009. Did practically nothing with it (occasional updates every 2/3 years) and it slowly accumulated inbound links and google ranking. Then finally in 2019 I decided to put a bit more effort into it. Now I make my living from it! :-)

Re: My 10 Year Side Project Story

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Post by hihihihi1234 » Wed, Oct 27, 2021, 9:43 PM UTC

dolphenstein wrote: post #9

Can relate. I built a little web utility back in 2009. Did practically nothing with it (occasional updates every 2/3 years) and it slowly accumulated inbound links and google ranking. Then finally in 2019 I decided to put a bit more effort into it. Now I make my living from it! :-)

What is your web utility, if I may ask?