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Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Post by Loocid »

insaider wrote: post #445

I make $3-5k a month with my golf betting algorithm: https://www.golfforecast.co.uk I'm a data scientist/software engineer and I started the project 5 years ago as part of my masters thesis. Never intended for it to be gambling-oriented but that's just the best way to monetise! Questions/feedback appreciated - cheers

I'm always skeptical about these sorts of products. If the edge you have is real, why not just bet yourself? Theoretically each client you get lowers the edge of all other clients. If you have enough people following your tips, the lines will move. Sports betting is just another market after all.

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Post by Coxa »

I am currently at around $300/mo so still a bit off the $500 unfortunately. My side project, ErgStudio[0], allows people to use their rowing machine to do remote workouts together. I had the idea already a while before the pandemic started but when it hit I finally pushed myself to implement a MVP. My wife helped a lot doing the admin and as a photographer (we took all the promotion pictures ourselves to save money). This was also the first project for me which I took from greenfield to people-can-pay-for-this, which I am pretty thrilled about. At the moment, a bunch of university clubs in the US and smaller rowing clubs in Europe are using it. As a gimmick, when you see the meters rowed counter changing on the website, someone is actually working out somewhere in the world, using our app.

[0] https://erg.studio/

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Post by gettingcreative »

I launched Vilke (https://vilke.co/) back in 2018. It's an anonymous, adult-oriented, NSFW website where people can post teasing pictures or videos of themselves, and engage with others. Think Jodel or Yik Yak with an adult twist.

Originally I wanted to learn PWAs. At the same time, people were posting teasers on Jodel but suggestive material is banned according to Jodel's community guidelines. Hence, I decided to smash two flies at the same time by building something that people wanted.

Currently it's Finnish-only but it's making around ~200 $ / month. Have wanted to internationalize it for a while now but my day job is taking too much time.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Post by lifeplusplus »

buf wrote: post #139

I make about $50k/mo on https://www.closingcredits.com I found that most teaching platforms for voice actors out there are run by a bunch of celebrities who are pushing edutainment, not education. So I wanted to make something specific for voice actors. I will try to branch it out to other creators later.

As an ESL person I wanted to sign up for this to improve enunciation but price was bit too much

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Post by haensi »

I currently teach computer science at a local high school. Topics range from algorithms and data structures to AI and societal impact.

I do it to encourage young people to use software to make a change in their and other’s lives.

Currently making $500 with 90min/week effort. I already got the syllabus material ready so I do not necessarily have to invest time here.

Right now they’re writing an exam.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Post by chossenger »

ctrlaltdylan wrote: post #460
shtack wrote: post #143

I've run http://olodolo.com (it mostly runs itself) since 2018, which lets people buy things on AliExpress using crypto. I often describe it as the only non-scam crypto website :) It's badly in need of fixes and updates, but I still do about $1500-2000 in sales and $300-400 in profit monthly.

What's the biggest cost? The disparity between the rev and net are pretty big

That sales number would likely be the value of goods bought through the platform, not total revenue

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Post by insaider »

riantogo wrote: post #487
insaider wrote: post #445

I make $3-5k a month with my golf betting algorithm: https://www.golfforecast.co.uk I'm a data scientist/software engineer and I started the project 5 years ago as part of my masters thesis. Never intended for it to be gambling-oriented but that's just the best way to monetise! Questions/feedback appreciated - cheers

In the UK are you able to straight up create a gambling website/app? As an example, could I create a blackjack app and accept/payout money using, say, paypal or stripe? No other hoops to jump through?

You would need a gambling license for that which is quite expensive. My site doesn't facilitate gambling, I'm not a bookmaker, I just give tips.

Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2022 – Show and tell

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Post by insaider »

Loocid wrote: post #501
insaider wrote: post #445

I make $3-5k a month with my golf betting algorithm: https://www.golfforecast.co.uk I'm a data scientist/software engineer and I started the project 5 years ago as part of my masters thesis. Never intended for it to be gambling-oriented but that's just the best way to monetise! Questions/feedback appreciated - cheers

I'm always skeptical about these sorts of products. If the edge you have is real, why not just bet yourself? Theoretically each client you get lowers the edge of all other clients. If you have enough people following your tips, the lines will move. Sports betting is just another market after all.

I do bet myself. I think there will always be enough people who just bet for fun without any system to offset such effects, but it's a good point.
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