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Re: Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?

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Post by andersthue »

We are currently at $392/month from 3 customers who has signed on as early bird users on the TimeBlock method, we wrote the first line of code mid march, after 1 month of interviews with potential customers.

Besides being a tool to do project management easier than in trello, it is primarily a new methodology that helps Makers and Managers understand their differences and their needs.

The method helps Makers be in flow by teaching Managers to leave them alone, help minimize procrastination by helping Makers divide projects and plan their week, thereby increasing their internal motivation.

Sign up for our launch list and read more at http://timeblock.com

Edit: Changed the number, signed on a new customer :)

Re: Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?

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Post by dangrossman »

Around $40K/month

* https://www.improvely.com - Pure SaaS, with most of the revenue coming from agency customers on higher end plans

* https://www.w3counter.com - Ad-supported freemium. 99% of the users are on a free plan and see a couple banners around their reports. A couple hundred users pay to remove the ads and get other features.

* Recurring commissions from affiliate programs. Mainly from personally referring other small business owners to a good merchant account provider for credit card processing and a web hosting company. They both do a revenue share where I get a percentage of each referral's monthly fees.

Re: Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?

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Post by Tankenstein »

andersthue wrote: post #2

We are currently at $392/month from 3 customers who has signed on as early bird users on the TimeBlock method, we wrote the first line of code mid march, after 1 month of interviews with potential customers. Besides being a tool to do project management easier than in trello, it is primarily a new methodology that helps Makers and Managers understand their differences and their needs. The method helps Makers be in fl…

I'm sorry, but please, please, PLEASE, do not hijack scrolling. There is no reason for it, it's distracting, often fucks up mobiles. I mean no disrespect, just don't do it. Cool product!

Re: Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?

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Post by vishalzone2002 »

dangrossman wrote: post #3

Around $40K/month * https://www.improvely.com - Pure SaaS, with most of the revenue coming from agency customers on higher end plans * https://www.w3counter.com - Ad-supported freemium. 99% of the users are on a free plan and see a couple banners around their reports. A couple hundred users pay to remove the ads and get other features. * Recurring commissions from affiliate programs. Mainly from personally referring…

did you just say $40k/month? that is amazing. I know so many small startups that haven't scaled to that level. Good for you, congrats !!

Re: Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?

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Post by andersthue »

Tankenstein wrote: post #4
andersthue wrote: post #2

We are currently at $392/month from 3 customers who has signed on as early bird users on the TimeBlock method, we wrote the first line of code mid march, after 1 month of interviews with potential customers. Besides being a tool to do project management easier than in trello, it is primarily a new methodology that helps Makers and Managers understand their differences and their needs. The method helps Makers be in fl…

I'm sorry, but please, please, PLEASE, do not hijack scrolling. There is no reason for it, it's distracting, often fucks up mobiles. I mean no disrespect, just don't do it. Cool product!

Uhm, I do not understand what you mean by hijacking scrolling? Could you elaborate, perhaps on email anders at timeblock.com

Re: Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?

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Post by agrotera »

andersthue wrote: post #7
Tankenstein wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm sorry, but please, please, PLEASE, do not hijack scrolling. There is no reason for it, it's distracting, often fucks up mobiles. I mean no disrespect, just don't do it. Cool product!

Uhm, I do not understand what you mean by hijacking scrolling? Could you elaborate, perhaps on email anders at timeblock.com

your site is using nicescroll (http://areaaperta.com/nicescroll/) to create a custom scroll bar/scroll effects instead of allowing the browser to handle scrolling itself.

Re: Ask HN: How much recurring income do you generate and from what?

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Post by pknerd »

dangrossman wrote: post #3

Around $40K/month * https://www.improvely.com - Pure SaaS, with most of the revenue coming from agency customers on higher end plans * https://www.w3counter.com - Ad-supported freemium. 99% of the users are on a free plan and see a couple banners around their reports. A couple hundred users pay to remove the ads and get other features. * Recurring commissions from affiliate programs. Mainly from personally referring…

Care enough to share:

1- How did you start?

2- % of Revenue are you getting from W3Counter?

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