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I made ~$4000 last month by arbitraging crypto currencies on 3 markets. I use a bot to do the work for me, but I monitor it very closely and I spend a lot of optimizing the old code. I don't have much money on the exchanges because I don't trust them but I could make much more if I wanted to risk more.
I wrote a science fiction novel, The Final Six Days . I had been kicking around the idea for 5 years, working on technical side projects until I decided to shift course toward writing. I'm in the process of writing out the rest of the series (books 2-4). As far as money, I've made close to a thousand on months that I am promoting it heavily. Right now I have pulled all advertising and promotion until book 2 is in pre…
I made ~$4000 last month by arbitraging crypto currencies on 3 markets. I use a bot to do the work for me, but I monitor it very closely and I spend a lot of optimizing the old code. I don't have much money on the exchanges because I don't trust them but I could make much more if I wanted to risk more.
Making ~$500+ per month designing handbags, word of mouth / text / facebook posts. Not just sewing bags mind you, unique bags designed to fit each person. Problem is throughput -- I'll have to hire soon or keep it smallish.
https://article.rocks Started it in 2014 or 2015 and just keep rebuilding it every 3-6 months. Its a curation of news and articles that I personally like. Its a mix of scraping, automated curation, rough sentiment analysis, randomness. I built it for my commute, eventually giving it its own domain. Its no longer hitting that per month since I intentionally scaled back the custom ads that earned referral fees. Its jus…
For me it's just a single photo. http://imgur.com/a/lHASw Is there more to it?
Fall event directory and costume store launched in 2012: https://www.funtober.com Basically a one-stop shop for fall festivals, Oktoberfest, haunted houses, pumpkin patches, etc. Still have a long way to go to make it what I would like but traffic last year was roughly 1 million in the month of October. Anticipate it will double to 2 million/October this year. Still working on the right revenue model.
There's something to be said for seasonal niches. It seems to me there's a bit of a reset in terms of search rankings that can mitigate the authority bigger players may have. Do you find that be true?
We did use the reset to our advantage to pick up rankings, but I don't think it mitigates the authority of bigger players much. The reset tends to wash out small-time players in the space and bigger players who can't niche effectively more so than it does committed players. Now that I have traffic, I don't worry too much that we are going to get bounced in the reset. I am much more worried that someone will beat us with better content for the next year. Everfest is another startup that I have seen that appears to have pretty much conquered the reset at this point.
Funtober had a very hard time displacing a couple mid-sized players in some of our seasonal niches that were established. Even with the reset, it can take years for their information to become truly out of date and people to look for alternatives. There are also a few things that they can do to keep their information current with little effort. We're just about even now with two in particular that I have in mind, but it took 5 years to get there.
Black Friday would be an obvious example of an area where the reset should be biggest if your theory is true. I think the players there have been pretty consistent and my internal estimate is that even with the reset it will take 5+ years to crack it.
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For me it's just a single photo. http://imgur.com/a/lHASw Is there more to it?
Sorry, should have said; I only tested on mobile. Swipe/drag to go between stories.
DonaldTrumpDogPoopBags.com pulls in about $500 in revenue per day after some FB ad tuning. I acquired the site from a client when he decided to shut it down. It's moreorless break even until his earn-out is complete after a few hundred more orders. Fortunately running the site break-even supports main business, and e-commerce fulfillment company (MonthlyBoxer.com)
Can you talk a bit more about the fulfillment company. How exactly does it work with your setup, and pros/cons you've noticed?
For example - we have a 10k sqft warehouse - which is fairly expensive, and required a 5-year lease commitment. On the other hand, it's awesome to have so much customizable space completely to ourselves. The lease commitment also helps me keep focused on long-term success - which is especially nice during a rough month.
Our focus now is on growing our Shopify e-commerce businesses. Subscription boxes are great, but in order to support a high-quality staff, we need daily volume. Supporting WooCommerce and the myriad other platforms was too much to handle well. Shopify has a huge footprint, so we've just decided to say no to anyone who doesn't use it.
Our goal is to make our clients never have to worry about their physical items after they are purchased/manufactured. We tie into the Shopify API, download and ship orders automatically, push tracking numbers back to Shopify, and keep their inventory updated. We try to act as much like their internal logistics lead as possible. Too many fulfillment centers have adversarial, garage-mechanic-esque relationships with their clients. I like every business owner we work with, which is a huge benefit for me.