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

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Post by kirso »

gnicholas wrote: post #48

Aren't Show HNs supposed to link to the actual product for people to play with, not a blog post about making money? There's nothing wrong with sharing wins here, or new products. But it feels 'off' to me to see a Show HN next to a braggy blog title (I'm used to seeing plenty of either on their own, though!).

If you would have known the author - you would know he is one of the most humble indie hackers out there.

Maybe the title is misleading but totally deserves the upvotes, comments and attention. Just one more click away from the product is not a big deal...

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

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Post by wila »

trungdq88 wrote: post #104
Timwi wrote: post #100

Hate to be the party pooper, but the fact that you could talk about nothing but marketing and money and never spend a single word telling us what the software even does, speaks volumes on where your priorities lie. I am left with the impression that the software probably does nothing special, or even useful, and if I ever have any issues with it or suggestions for improvement, I will probably be completely ignored un…

Sorry that the post give you that impression. I do have some links in the post that link to the product, but yeah I agree the context is a bit vague for the HN crowd. I added a small notice to the post hopefully to fix it. FYI, I'm not trying to promote the product, it's the story I want to share. Cheers!

Thank you, it was an interesting read.

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

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Post by wila »

aembleton wrote: post #65
karimf wrote: post #33

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there any reason for using Paddle instead of Stripe or something else?

They have a comparison here: https://paddle.com/compare/stripe/ Frustrating that I can't find a price.

They take about 5%

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

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Post by achairapart »

Timwi wrote: post #100

Hate to be the party pooper, but the fact that you could talk about nothing but marketing and money and never spend a single word telling us what the software even does, speaks volumes on where your priorities lie. I am left with the impression that the software probably does nothing special, or even useful, and if I ever have any issues with it or suggestions for improvement, I will probably be completely ignored un…

You should see Marketing as a multiplier of the value of a product. That's it, it can grow the value of your product by 1.5x, 15x or 1500x.

There may be some wizards (or con-men) that can multiply a zero in a greater value, but that's not the norm for sure.

At the end you can have a great product even without marketing, but usually not the other way around.

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

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Post by kubami »

trungdq88 wrote: post #66
santiagobasulto wrote: post #56

Earlier quoted context omitted.

How do you source the data to provide such analytics? Do you have to be constantly scraping Twitter?

Yes :) On average, I send 3 requests/minute/user to Twitter API.

So you're not really "scraping" Twitter, just using their API (but carefully not to go over rate-limiter/flagger)?

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

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Post by kubami »

trungdq88 wrote: post #2

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 did you build the follower base in such a short time?

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

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Post by Kiro »

Timwi wrote: post #100

Hate to be the party pooper, but the fact that you could talk about nothing but marketing and money and never spend a single word telling us what the software even does, speaks volumes on where your priorities lie. I am left with the impression that the software probably does nothing special, or even useful, and if I ever have any issues with it or suggestions for improvement, I will probably be completely ignored un…

Obnoxious comment with a lot of unfounded presumptions. Why so hostile?

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

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Post by edanm »

trungdq88 wrote: post #50
gnicholas wrote: post #48

Aren't Show HNs supposed to link to the actual product for people to play with, not a blog post about making money? There's nothing wrong with sharing wins here, or new products. But it feels 'off' to me to see a Show HN next to a braggy blog title (I'm used to seeing plenty of either on their own, though!).

Sorry if I misused the Show HN. In this case, I want to show the journey and the story more than the product, and want to let people know I'm available for any questions like other Show HN posts. (I don't think the product itself is very interesting for the HN crowd)

I've been on HN for many years and also wouldn't have thought of this distinction. The post was interesting and relevant, thanks for posting it!
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