A tiny API for embedding weather forecasts as an image: https://weatherembed.com/ Makes around $500/month from various subscriptions through RapidAPI. Built on a whim during the pandemic. Uses Google Cloud Run + NodeJS.
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#602I start tons of projects, and it's always a bother naming them. I didn't find existing domain generators at all useful, and since my background is in AI, I made my own. → https://www.namy.ai It currently has a modest but pretty consistent 200-300 users daily, almost all of it direct traffic (my SEO skills are very lacking). I'm assuming people recommend it to their friends, and that's where the traffic is coming from…
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#603Earlier quoted context omitted.
Your pricing page seems to have no prices on it and your sign up page doesn't load for me.
We removed pricing, one reseller wanted that out. But good point, I think we should add it again and be transparent since his business is good but not good enough to do so. What happened when you git Sign up? Thanks a bunch for the feedback!
uBlock Origin, which is installed by my IT department, seems to be blocking the load of a JavaScript file from fast.appcues.com, not sure if that's the cause or not.
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#605My side project, FormTester 365 https://www.formtester365.com has been doing a little over $700/mo now. Many customers are agencies who want to be alerted if a client's web forms stop working. It tests website forms daily (currently as a Gravity Forms plugin add on) and confirms that they were successfully submitted. I'm working to add support for general web forms in the next few months. Feel free to send me an emai…
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#606I have a side business that does payment processing. I clear an extra $2k-$3k a month. Currently looking for outside sales reps while I develop open source payment options that aren't available yet. If you are a developer, good at sales, or want to try it, let me know.
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#607im an embedded software developer, and would love to get a side hustle going. does anyone on here do embedded development freelance? are there any embedded developers that have a side hustle going, that wouldnt mind sharing what they do?
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#608I built an email forwarding service - not for your own domains, a lot of those exist already - instead you can choose an email at any of our 150+ domains and we forward it to your existing account, no migration required. You can even send from this address with many providers. https://www.mailbox.my
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#609https://bruzu.com API to generate images on the fly. Sample https://img.bruzu.com/?a.text=HN3
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#610Previously from 26 days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29667095 That said, this seems to be the extent of my marketing desire. I screen scrape campground registration websites and alert you when someone cancels on a date you want to go camping. Fabulously successful. Now back to my day-job. https://wanderinglabs.com