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I was thinking about writing a 'me too!' post about the hits from my Raspberry Pi Microwave [1], but maybe I'll just post it here. I was on the front page of HN
by nathan_f77 13y ago
I was thinking about writing a 'me too!' post about the hits from my Raspberry Pi Microwave [1], but maybe I'll just post it here. I was on the front page of HN for a day, front page of Reddit, had articles on TechCrunch, Popular Science, BBC, and a few other technology sites. The blog post got about 91,000 page views: http://imgur.com/MpYNaHu http://imgur.com/MpYNaHu
I had one ad at the bottom of the page, and made something like $30.
But the most interesting part was the YouTube video, which has had over 250,000 views. I monetized it from the beginning, and earned about $750. I regret not putting much effort into the video, and wonder how many more views I would have got for a more polished video. I also received a 0.8978 BTC [$78.75 USD] donation from Reddit user chrisrico, which was pretty awesome!
It's been a very positive experience, and I've reinvested all of the money into components for my next project. Watch this space :)
[1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6025221 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6025221
- drcross 13y agoYou should quote the amount of bitcoin, in BTC. It's more meaningful
- nathan_f77 13y agoGood point, updated
- lelandbatey 13y agoI'd also throw in that comments can also yield a good response. A week ago, I made a comment on a high ranking post, and though it wasn't super high up, it yielded 500 visits to a site of mine that never gets traffic, got 20ish stars on the github project and some valuable user feedback on the problem. It was pretty cool. Post in question: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6247418 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=6247418