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Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

#11

Post by woodsier »

PStamatiou wrote: post #8

I write articles (about various tech) on my blog, albeit my startup has definitely decreased my rate. Used to post stuff everyday, now its more along the lines of every 3-6 days, but with much more substantial articles. Obviously, I have some ads on there. Pays the rent, utilities and most of my health insurance. Supposed to be doing consulting for a local ISP for 5-10 hours per week sooner or later, just waiting on…

So you're saying a decent article on your own blog posted twice a week is enough to pay utilities and rent + some insurance? That's pretty impressive, to me at least.

How do you monetise your blog? Just through ads? What kind of ads?

I've been thinking about doing something interesting to this, so it interests me. Would you mind linking to your blog?

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by jamiequint »

woodsier wrote: post #11
PStamatiou wrote: post #8

I write articles (about various tech) on my blog, albeit my startup has definitely decreased my rate. Used to post stuff everyday, now its more along the lines of every 3-6 days, but with much more substantial articles. Obviously, I have some ads on there. Pays the rent, utilities and most of my health insurance. Supposed to be doing consulting for a local ISP for 5-10 hours per week sooner or later, just waiting on…

So you're saying a decent article on your own blog posted twice a week is enough to pay utilities and rent + some insurance? That's pretty impressive, to me at least. How do you monetise your blog? Just through ads? What kind of ads? I've been thinking about doing something interesting to this, so it interests me. Would you mind linking to your blog?

Its in his profile: http://paulstamatiou.com

Pretty well known and according to Compete.com seeing about 55k uniques/month, thats quite a bit.

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by woodsier »

jamiequint wrote: post #12
woodsier wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you're saying a decent article on your own blog posted twice a week is enough to pay utilities and rent + some insurance? That's pretty impressive, to me at least. How do you monetise your blog? Just through ads? What kind of ads? I've been thinking about doing something interesting to this, so it interests me. Would you mind linking to your blog?

Its in his profile: http://paulstamatiou.com Pretty well known and according to Compete.com seeing about 55k uniques/month, thats quite a bit.

Thanks for that. In future I'll check profiles.

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by lyime »

jamiequint wrote: post #12
woodsier wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you're saying a decent article on your own blog posted twice a week is enough to pay utilities and rent + some insurance? That's pretty impressive, to me at least. How do you monetise your blog? Just through ads? What kind of ads? I've been thinking about doing something interesting to this, so it interests me. Would you mind linking to your blog?

Its in his profile: http://paulstamatiou.com Pretty well known and according to Compete.com seeing about 55k uniques/month, thats quite a bit.

Yea thats more than my startup. Sigh...

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by csomar »

1- Write articles it's simple, but gives a great revenue

2- google adsense from sites/blogs i built/build/will build

3- Twitter; a new income, advertising/selling accounts/ and other tricks

That's it, i live with my family so i don't really need that much money

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by dryicerx »

csomar wrote: post #15

1- Write articles it's simple, but gives a great revenue 2- google adsense from sites/blogs i built/build/will build 3- Twitter; a new income, advertising/selling accounts/ and other tricks That's it, i live with my family so i don't really need that much money

Selling accounts as in those with a large user following?

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by csomar »

dryicerx wrote: post #16
csomar wrote: post #15

1- Write articles it's simple, but gives a great revenue 2- google adsense from sites/blogs i built/build/will build 3- Twitter; a new income, advertising/selling accounts/ and other tricks That's it, i live with my family so i don't really need that much money

Selling accounts as in those with a large user following?

yes, when the twitter bubble just began it was a very profitable business

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by codeodor »

Prior to the summer, I've been working part time at the local university bioinformatics lab. It's been incredibly fun and full of learning, and time consuming.

I intend to continue in September.

Other than that, I keep starting personal projects and failing to finish them.

Re: Ask HN: Income on the Side?

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Post by PStamatiou »

jamiequint wrote: post #12
woodsier wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So you're saying a decent article on your own blog posted twice a week is enough to pay utilities and rent + some insurance? That's pretty impressive, to me at least. How do you monetise your blog? Just through ads? What kind of ads? I've been thinking about doing something interesting to this, so it interests me. Would you mind linking to your blog?

Its in his profile: http://paulstamatiou.com Pretty well known and according to Compete.com seeing about 55k uniques/month, thats quite a bit.

hey jamie!

Get about 100k-120k/mon uniques with my tracking (http://pstam.com/i/ac2e01d23b0c4e03ba265bb271c03ab0.png), but its a far cry from when my blog was in its prime and would get 300-500k views/month. I've always wondering what I could make if I did that full-time...

as for "How do you monetise your blog? Just through ads? What kind of ads?"

I have a few streams, but I am far from whoring my blog out with ads so my $'s are conservative. Mainly I have an SEM firm that sells ad space on my site, affiliate stuff for my usenet host and affiliate stuff for the theme my blog is based on. Everything is relevant and tech related.. no random adsense.

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