I sell laser cut decorative maps TheMapsGuy.com
These look nice. If I request a custom city, how long would it take?
Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
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Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#42My wife's Etsy shop ( https://www.etsy.com/shop/LittleLanternShop ) is starting to pick up. She is leaning into creating digital sewing patterns for decorative felt crafts. We have had Etsy success before with 3d printed products, but managing printers and fulfilling orders can be stressful and time consuming, and she was hoping to build up a more passive income stream. She made over $1000 in the past month, which be…
Yeah, these are super fun! Good luck!
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#43https://dbpro.app I’m building DB Pro, a modern desktop database client for developers who want a fast, local-first workflow. I started in October 2025, launched v1 at the end of November, and just crossed $1k MRR. I also post devlogs of life building and marketing DB Pro and am about to post devlog #4. The latest one is here if anyone’s curious: https://youtu.be/-T4GcJuV1rM Still very early, but it’s been fun seeing…
Looks cool and congrats on the $1k MRR! Is the app built with electron?
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#44I started my project in 2023 and posted here, made 20k that year. The traffic has been slowly decreasing during 2024, and last October, I was officially entering losing territory, where the cost of running it exceeded the total earnings (mostly due to free trials).
It's been a good journey. Thank you so much to whoever keeps running this thread!
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#45does negative 500 count?
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#46https://dbpro.app I’m building DB Pro, a modern desktop database client for developers who want a fast, local-first workflow. I started in October 2025, launched v1 at the end of November, and just crossed $1k MRR. I also post devlogs of life building and marketing DB Pro and am about to post devlog #4. The latest one is here if anyone’s curious: https://youtu.be/-T4GcJuV1rM Still very early, but it’s been fun seeing…
Looks cool and congrats on the $1k MRR! Is the app built with electron?
Thanks!
Yep, it’s built with Electron. Performance has been a big focus from day one, and it’s been really performant in all of my testing so far. The goal was a proper desktop-first experience with local performance and direct database access, rather than trying to force it into a web app. Although I do have plans to offer a self-hosted version as well.
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#47https://dbpro.app I’m building DB Pro, a modern desktop database client for developers who want a fast, local-first workflow. I started in October 2025, launched v1 at the end of November, and just crossed $1k MRR. I also post devlogs of life building and marketing DB Pro and am about to post devlog #4. The latest one is here if anyone’s curious: https://youtu.be/-T4GcJuV1rM Still very early, but it’s been fun seeing…
Any reason why neon isn't supported even though it speaks the postgresql wire protocol?
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#48Formester started as a side hustle but today we make $7000/month.
All I wanted was to build a good product which our users feel like using. Help them with exceptional customer service and build a team and a company worth waking up to.
Re: Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2025 – Show and tell
#49I work on https://theblue.social which provides Bluesky native tools and cross-posting tools.
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#50Not consistently, but there have been a few months this year where I have hit $500 selling individual commercial use licenses for my tiling window manager[1]