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I had many un-used domains I've purchased over the years (>40) and I wanted to make use of them without having to spend time, so I built Newsy - launched 9 mont
by sideproject 6y ago
I had many un-used domains I've purchased over the years (>40) and I wanted to make use of them without having to spend time, so I built Newsy - launched 9 months ago.
https://www.newsy.co https://www.newsy.co
It turns your un-used domain into a Reddit-like content aggregator with all sorts of features - membership, voting, comments, newsletters and monetization. The best thing for me is that it is completely automated and all of my domains are hosted on the platform. :) Not Ramen-profitable yet, but pushing it to get there.
- electriclove 6y agoGreat idea! How much does a typical unused domain make using this?
- sideproject 6y agoIt varies.. some ad platforms are quite poor in terms of their payout (definitely not in AdSense league), but we are working on various features for more monetization options (e.g. direct advertising)
- pythonbase 6y agoHow you got these approved from Adsense? Heard that usually have issues with content aggregators claiming such sites do not have original content.
- sideproject 6y agoSome sites have already been approved prior. We generally discourage our users to apply for AdSense initially (most likely it'll get rejected anyway) - so instead we recommend using other ad platforms (there are plenty).
- ganeshkrishnan 6y agoI couldn't PM you via your contact details on HN. I can help you with this. Is there a way I can message you?
- sideproject 6y agoSure thing! hello@newsy.co look forward to talking to you!
- pythonbase 6y agoCan you share Adsense alternatives that can actually have steady payouts?
- ganeshkrishnan 6y agoI run adhaste.com and you can send me a message if you want to try it out
- pythonbase 6y agoFilled in the contact form.
- giarc 6y agoThis is pretty cool. I just logged into my namecheap account to see if I have any random names that might work. Unfortunately all my names are fairly specific and probably don't get any organic traffic nor are they well suited for aggregators I'd say. Just followed your Twitter account, I'd really love to see success stories.
- sideproject 6y agoI have a plenty of niche domains too and I try to gather contents focused around those niche areas and it's been awesome to see people flocking around those contents! (potential future users?) :)
- rajacombinator 6y agoThis looks really cool. Will be considering for some future projects. One thing that immediately occurs to me is that I’d be concerned about vendor lock in. I wonder if you could offer a fixed fee “eject” option if I want the ability to go off and do my own development on top of what you give me.
- sideproject 6y agoWell, vendor lock-ins are everywhere almost right? We can allow some data export, but currently this isn't available - not necessarily a feature frequently asked for either, so we don't really have an immediate plan for this yet.
- noahjk 6y agoThe dataloco example website is broken for me