I started hotels.com.ng feb this year I think and it's already mildly profitable.
.ng = Nigeria
Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
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Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#82I created ExportMyPosts after the Posterous acquisition so people could export and backup their blogs' data - http://exportmyposts.com/ - it has made more revenue than it costs for the hosting and servers, but not enough to pay a salary or anything. There are a few promo codes left, use HACKERNEWS at checkout. I also made StepStats - http://StepStats.com/ - for better FitBit data visualization; it's free, but enough…
would love to know the distribution of money donated. is it a bunch of "1 beer donations" or is it more of a power law?
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#83I started a temporary email service called Air Mail which has processed over 2 million emails in the last 3 months and is already profitable. http://getairmail.com wish I had a cent for every email it processed ;-)
Your site generates me @7tags.com email addresses, but http://7tags.com says it's run by a domain reseller and that it's for sale. How come?
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#84I created a few javascript card games, most of them in late 2011, but they really started earning this year. So far have made Spades, Hearts, Go Fish, Crazy Eights, Shithead and a couple of solitaires. Revenue has been steadily rising, and is a nice little side income now. http://www.spades-cardgame.com is one, the rest are linked from there.
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#85I recently started http://simplyhire.in/ . I started working on this about month back ( may starting ). Couple of local startup has started using it. This looks good.
But right now unable to push beyond these local startup, lack of networking etc. Let me know if guys can help.
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#86Started a curated ecommerce site for vinyl lovers that's been profitable since day 1: http://vinylloop.com/
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#87I created a few javascript card games, most of them in late 2011, but they really started earning this year. So far have made Spades, Hearts, Go Fish, Crazy Eights, Shithead and a couple of solitaires. Revenue has been steadily rising, and is a nice little side income now. http://www.spades-cardgame.com is one, the rest are linked from there.
Really awesome, i couldn't think you can make money with a no-sponsorship model on games. So your revenue comes completely from ads?
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#88Earlier quoted context omitted.
You do realize Nigeria IS an English speaking country, don't you?
For very marginal definitions of 'English speaking' only. By any such definition, Germany, all Scandinavian countries, Belgium and the Netherlands would be 'English speaking countries'.
Nigeria is an English-speaking country, the other countries you listed are not.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_speaking#List_of_Englis...
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#89I recently started http://simplyhire.in/ . I started working on this about month back ( may starting ). Couple of local startup has started using it. This looks good. But right now unable to push beyond these local startup, lack of networking etc. Let me know if guys can help.
A friendly fyi: simplyhired.com might make a case that you're infringing on their trademark.
Re: Ask HN: who started something in 2012 which is already profitable?
#90Hi, I've launched a website in January to find all your bills in one place sponsored by big french brands and it became profitable in may http://greenbureau.fr
Ha, I realize now I've talked with you (or some other colleague of yours, Florian) for some eventual Django freelance work. Glad to hear it's working well, seems like a crowded market in France at least.