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I have a small set of user generated content sites (all PG, no NSFW junk) that I have run for the last eight years. Net income ranges between $30,000 and $45,00

I have a small set of user generated content sites (all PG, no NSFW junk) that I have run for the last eight years. Net income ranges between $30,000 and $45,000 monthly. 100% ad supported, buyer beware. Overhead (servers, cdn, et al) < $1000/month. I'm currently a software engineer working for another company while keeping this network alive in my spare time. It could definitely be monetized and run better with 100% attention, but after eight years I just don't have the energy for all the needless pop culture and memeology that needs to flow. I'm a one man team, and have automated a lot of the flow, but it started as a hobby project and would benefit from some attention to update the code bases. If you're heavy in the meme scene feel free to ping me at 1throwawayleft@gmail.com. The money will be good for a while longer and if you have the energy for it, you could extend it into perpetuity.

srednalfden 9y ago
What tech is behind the sites?
dchuk 9y ago
What types of sites? Forums?
- justhackedme 9y ago
  Buzzfeed or Memeology sites.
larrik 9y ago
I'm surprised you're bothering with a day job with that level of income.
- 1throwawayleft 9y ago
  Don't get me wrong, it's been a really fun thing to run. Rather than dedicate my life to something that started, more or less, by accident, I leveraged the opportunity to follow my actual CS passions which are quite a ways away from web dev. At this point and age I'm more disconnected from the genre but it still demands my energy.
liondancer 9y ago
Can you teach me...
sharemywin 9y ago
you should think about a broker at that level.
- 1throwawayleft 9y ago
  Any broker recommendations?
  - throwzabdaway 9y ago
    Not fe int'l. Worked great until something went wrong then they ghosted with their commission.
lzy 9y ago
You should try flippa.com. Plenty of eyeballs there searching for revenue generating sites to take over.

srednalfden 9y ago

What tech is behind the sites?

dchuk 9y ago

What types of sites? Forums?

justhackedme 9y ago
Buzzfeed or Memeology sites.

larrik 9y ago

I'm surprised you're bothering with a day job with that level of income.

1throwawayleft 9y ago
Don't get me wrong, it's been a really fun thing to run. Rather than dedicate my life to something that started, more or less, by accident, I leveraged the opportunity to follow my actual CS passions which are quite a ways away from web dev. At this point and age I'm more disconnected from the genre but it still demands my energy.

liondancer 9y ago

Can you teach me...

sharemywin 9y ago

you should think about a broker at that level.

1throwawayleft 9y ago
Any broker recommendations?
- throwzabdaway 9y ago
  Not fe int'l. Worked great until something went wrong then they ghosted with their commission.

lzy 9y ago

You should try flippa.com. Plenty of eyeballs there searching for revenue generating sites to take over.