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Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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Something I’ve noticed in many of these threads showcasing successful products is that they all focus on marketing. Advertising software, analytics software, etc. I rarely (never?) see any one post about their successful non marketing solution.

Selling more sales (aka marketing) is the ultimate value proposition. Google and FB print money because they call up business and say “Pay us $$ and we’ll give you $$$”.

Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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post #10

Something I’ve noticed in many of these threads showcasing successful products is that they all focus on marketing. Advertising software, analytics software, etc. I rarely (never?) see any one post about their successful non marketing solution.

During a gold rush, sell shovels.

Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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post #10

Something I’ve noticed in many of these threads showcasing successful products is that they all focus on marketing. Advertising software, analytics software, etc. I rarely (never?) see any one post about their successful non marketing solution.

My other product is a developer app, which I also considered successful :) (see my previous Show HN posts)

Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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Hello HN, I see another post sharing their success micro startups today on HN so I thought I should share mine. I started working on this browser extension for Twitter 8 months ago. It took 3 months to reach $60/mo, 3 more to reach $400/mo, and 2 more to reach $3K/mo – where I am now. When I start, I had 0 followers on Twitter. When it reaches $400/mo, I quit my job. I now live freely from corporate drama and travel…

How long have you been programming professionally? YOE?

7 years

Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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Is the "one year of updates and then renew" pricing model for DevUtils.app common? Upgrading a license for new OS support seems somewhat reasonable (eg Little Snitch selling a new license for Catalina -> Big Sur) but I wouldn't want to pay for anything that isn't a major version update

Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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Is the "one year of updates and then renew" pricing model for DevUtils.app common? Upgrading a license for new OS support seems somewhat reasonable (eg Little Snitch selling a new license for Catalina -> Big Sur) but I wouldn't want to pay for anything that isn't a major version update

Last time I checked, you can see the same license model for popular apps like JetBrains IDE, Sketch, TablePlus, Parallels Desktop, any many more.
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