I run HTTP Toolkit ( https://httptoolkit.com ) which passed $2k a couple of years back. No longer a side project, as it's made enough money for me to work on it full time for a fair while now, but it certainly started that way, and it's still a one-man show (plus many wonderful open-source contributors). I suspect that'll be a common theme in answers here though: if you have a side project making $2k a month, in most…
Ask HN: Side project of more than $2k monthly revenue? what's your project?
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Re: Ask HN: Side project of more than $2k monthly revenue? what's your project?
#512I started Hacker Newsletter [1] almost 14 years ago and sent out the 647th issue today [2] to 58k folks. It took over a year to break 1k subscribers and a few more years to get to that type of revenue. I could do a lot more with it and plan to one day, but really only focus on it a couple hours each week when I build the issue and talk to sponsors. 1: https://hackernewsletter.com 2: https://mailchi.mp/hackernewslette…
Re: Ask HN: Side project of more than $2k monthly revenue? what's your project?
#513Earlier quoted context omitted.
Can you add a map to Homestra? That’s the one piece of functionality that most overseas real estate sites are missing.
Already have it: https://homestra.com/map/ It's hidden on mobile because I didn't have the time yet to optimise it!
Re: Ask HN: Side project of more than $2k monthly revenue? what's your project?
#514I built prop_odds [1]. It's an API offering live (and historical) sports betting odds from different sites. I've been working on it for about 2 months. While not quite at 2k/month yet, it's nearly there and progressing in that direction. Revenue is coming from several customers who are using the data to build Discord bots that alert them (and their own paying users) about good odds, arbitrage opportunities, etc. [1]…
Nice! I been looking for this last week actually. But would help if you list which sites you actually have. I have no idea if you have the sites im looking for and would love to know that before signing up.
Re: Ask HN: Side project of more than $2k monthly revenue? what's your project?
#515Depending on your goals, have you considered freelancing? If your purpose is cash flow, freelancing can quickly generate $2000++ with much less risk than starting a SaaS. That’s not to say starting a SaaS is a bad idea…but if pure short-term cash production is your goal, I’d consider finding clients who trust you to pay you hourly on the side. FWIW, I’ve started 2 SaaS companies with a collective revenue of $0, and m…