I wrote a book on Google Authority 2 years back and after steadily growing in sales it gives about 800USD/month now:
Although I haven't spent a single penny on promotion and selling it for less than I should I guess.
Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
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Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#82There was a number of similar active threads over the years, some great ideas in them:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7094402
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8107588
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8246255
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4639271
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5903868
Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#83I created a soccer app that provides information on betting. It trickled along nicely and then in November it jumped to £3k (~$4.5k) then December it jumped to £7.7k (~$11k) and looks to be on that line still as it is on £2k after 5 days of January!
Could you share more, what information on betting? I was looking into this area.
I have developed an algorithm that has a strong strike rate for picking outcomes of matches.
My app/website simply provides this information to users for free.
One of the good things about affiliate relationships in the betting niche is that they offer lifetime earnings if you go down that route. They also offer fairly strong CPAs if you negotiate with the brands you drive a lot of traffic to.
I am now branching out into more sports such as Tennis over the next 6 months!
(Chances are this will be less of a side project and more of a full time gig in a few months time if it keeps growing)
Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#84I wrote a puzzle app for iOS - https://itunes.apple.com/app/id906543727
It's free to download and try it out, but then I charge for additional puzzles.
I was keen to give a complete version of the app for free (without ads) so that people understand clearly what I'm offering. This strategy seems to be working with good and returning custom. Not $1k yet but some reason for optimism ;)
Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#85I created a card game that I sell on Amazon. I have it manufactured in China and sell it though Fulfillment by Amazon. Quite a change from my day job working in software but I enjoy the diversity. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00PJKCXJC
Mind talking some about how you do it?
Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#86Earlier quoted context omitted.
Could you share more, what information on betting? I was looking into this area.
I have developed an algorithm that has a strong strike rate for picking outcomes of matches. My app/website simply provides this information to users for free. One of the good things about affiliate relationships in the betting niche is that they offer lifetime earnings if you go down that route. They also offer fairly strong CPAs if you negotiate with the brands you drive a lot of traffic to. I am now branching out…
I should point out that I had never made an app before giving this a try! Beginners luck!
Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#87https://hopsie.com I wrote a site creator for non-profits that allows them to create customized fundraising sites.
This is bad ass. Good work!
Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#88I wrote a GPL licensed layout manager (https://golden-layout.com/) that also comes with commercial licenses. It's been out for three months now and seems to appeal to financial institutions. Revenue is ok, especially since most sales are the more expensive (399 GBP) multi domain license, but a lot of the bigger customers don't want to just purchase it through the website, but rather enter into a more bespoke contract which comes with some overhead.
Re: Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?
#89I launched my first "real" SaaS this year, https://embedkit.com - and got just 1 enterprise customer to net 1k revenue a month.