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I sell productivity tools - Chrome Extensions and a SaaS - that solve my own problems in a niche. I've avoided ads: they wouldn't be worth it with such small in

I sell productivity tools - Chrome Extensions and a SaaS - that solve my own problems in a niche. I've avoided ads: they wouldn't be worth it with such small install numbers. For business-focused products I usually do a free time-limited full-access trial + paid subscription. For consumer-focused products I usually do freemium (limited version for indefinite use + paid subscription to remove limits).

kilroy123 10y ago
Well now I'm curious what chrome extensions you've sold. I didn't think you could make money from that.
- simon_weber 10y ago
  One adds autoplaylists (iTunes smart playlists) to Google Music: https://autoplaylists.simon.codes https://autoplaylists.simon.codes. I'm working on my next, which provides business analytics for Google merchants: https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/03/18/google-payments-center-analytics-extension.html https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/03/18/google-payments-cente.... My SaaS adds autoreplies to Google Chat and Hangouts: https://gchat.simon.codes https://gchat.simon.codes. You can find the business details in https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/01/09/side-project-income-2016-0-to-100.html https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/01/09/side-project-income-2....
seanwilson 10y ago
So you can make a living on Chrome Extensions? I haven't found much data on sales figures for paid extensions. Also, can you change the paid subscription cost yet? It seems once you set it there isn't a good way to experiment with different subscription fees except creating multiple subscription types with different costs.
- simon_weber 10y ago
  I don't currently, but I think it's possible. That said, I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I'm building them since they're a reasonable way to handle auth with my unofficial Google integrations (without the special cookie/cors permissions I'd need to store users' Google credentials). You're able to change the subscription cost on the fly (I think; I haven't actually done it). The bigger problem is there's no easy way to do price segmentation. This is fine for my consumer product, but I may end up rolling my own payments setup for an upcoming business product.

kilroy123 10y ago

Well now I'm curious what chrome extensions you've sold. I didn't think you could make money from that.

simon_weber 10y ago
One adds autoplaylists (iTunes smart playlists) to Google Music: https://autoplaylists.simon.codes https://autoplaylists.simon.codes. I'm working on my next, which provides business analytics for Google merchants: https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/03/18/google-payments-center-analytics-extension.html https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/03/18/google-payments-cente.... My SaaS adds autoreplies to Google Chat and Hangouts: https://gchat.simon.codes https://gchat.simon.codes. You can find the business details in https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/01/09/side-project-income-2016-0-to-100.html https://www.simonmweber.com/2017/01/09/side-project-income-2....

seanwilson 10y ago

So you can make a living on Chrome Extensions? I haven't found much data on sales figures for paid extensions. Also, can you change the paid subscription cost yet? It seems once you set it there isn't a good way to experiment with different subscription fees except creating multiple subscription types with different costs.

simon_weber 10y ago
I don't currently, but I think it's possible. That said, I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I'm building them since they're a reasonable way to handle auth with my unofficial Google integrations (without the special cookie/cors permissions I'd need to store users' Google credentials). You're able to change the subscription cost on the fly (I think; I haven't actually done it). The bigger problem is there's no easy way to do price segmentation. This is fine for my consumer product, but I may end up rolling my own payments setup for an upcoming business product.