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Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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Is there any reason for using Paddle instead of Stripe or something else?

They have a comparison here: https://paddle.com/compare/stripe/ Frustrating that I can't find a price.

I agree, I tend to avoid products without pricing page out of principle, but in this case I think the tax liability will force me to go with paddle for a product I'm working on.

Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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What a great story! Congrats to your success! Actually, I am considrring developing useful browser extension, but I am from a different field(finance, actually) so i am a bit loss where to start.

So, if possible, could you please tell me how you started your journey? i.e. how you gain your knowledge and started developing extension etc. Assuming, web extension development is just like web app development, then becoming web developer is the best way... obviously.

Re: Show HN: I make $3K/mo from a browser extension

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What a great story! Congrats to your success! Actually, I am considrring developing useful browser extension, but I am from a different field(finance, actually) so i am a bit loss where to start. So, if possible, could you please tell me how you started your journey? i.e. how you gain your knowledge and started developing extension etc. Assuming, web extension development is just like web app development, then becomi…

Thanks for the kind words!

I'm an average developer, studied Software Engineering, and worked in the industry for 7 years before going full-time on my side projects.

I always point people to freecodecamp.org to learn to code, they have a great roadmap and free. You should check it out.

Good luck!

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Your products all look very well done - just curious, do you build them all yourself (including your awesome landing page)? Congrats on the early growth and best of luck. What a great product - I’ll be looking out for your post on how you built your 13.9k audience!

Yes, I'm a 1-man army :) I used to work on frontend/backend/mobile/devops, so I have the advantage of doing everything on my own. Thanks for the kind words! I'll write another piece about my audience building journey soon!

Being familiar with every aspects of software development definitely gives an edge when creating your own product. Well done on your success, and I'm also looking forward to read your post about building your Twitter audience.
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