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I run Built With Bootstrap (http://builtwithbootstrap.com http://builtwithbootstrap.com) that brings close to $2,000 on average each month in "mostly passive" i
by simonhamp 12y ago
I run Built With Bootstrap (http://builtwithbootstrap.com http://builtwithbootstrap.com) that brings close to $2,000 on average each month in "mostly passive" income.
How? Here are a few things that have helped:
1) I got lucky - I jumped on something early and got picked up quickly and rode on the back of a giant gorilla as it kept getting higher and higher - right place, right time
2) I keep costs low - I use Tumblr (free) and cheap, pluggable services like Campaign Monitor, Wufoo, Buffer, and IFTTT to automate a lot of the process.
3) Don't be afraid to ask for money - I started doing this very early on, but even that wasn't soon enough! People will pay if there's a benefit, so don't be afraid to ask.
4) Keep it simple - I write brief emails, I don't respond to everything and I only spend a few hours each week on the site - updating content, checking stats, emailing etc.
5) Get multiple sources of revenue - I use a number of affiliates as well as offering traditional advertising.
6) Be social - Twitter, Facebook, Tumblr, Pinterest, Google+ - BWB is on all of these. I try to engage with people and respond to things
7) Start a mailing list - this is not to be overlooked!
I hope this gives you some helpful ideas :) don't be afraid to ask any questions.
- rtcoms 12y agogreat tips. will surely keep in mind.
- grimtrigger 12y agoNot really anything to contribute, but congrats! I think 6 is the hardest for me. Keeping up a social media presence is such a slog.
- BugBrother 12y ago8) You advertise any chance you get. :-) (That said, it worked on me.)
- simonhamp 12y agoExcellent point! I did "advertise" the site a lot to begin with - posting on HN, writing comments on related blogs, talking to people about it. I have played a little with direct advertising, but paying for adverts that link to a site that sells adverts seems a little too much like a self-defeating loop. Normally paid ads are done during promotions.
- galfarragem 12y agoWhat is your CTR in AdSense? (I have an average of 1.3%).
- tomek_zemla 12y agoIt's a nice and clear summary. You could probably expand it into mini book - one page per each point listed - and sell it for additional revenue...
- ytjohn 12y agoIt'll take some work. You'll need to put an interesting quote on each page and then some anecdote from the author's life that may or may not be related to the the point at the top of the page. If author does not have enough interesting stories to write up, they may have to borrow them from reddit or such.
- yzzxy 12y agoThis sounds like about 1-3 days of work.
- simonhamp 12y agoJust trying to be helpful. If you have some constructive advice, please feel free to share
- tomek_zemla 12y agoJudging from the brevity and clarity with which the summary was expressed above I assumed that writing comes easily to the author. He could probably elaborate on each point (or maybe add a few more) to turn it into small case study e-book guide. This is just like social media presence and marketing. A byproduct that costs maybe $10 and at least pays for itself, but ideally drives even more traffic to the website and generates additional profit on its own. I would buy/read it! (Just brainstorming here...)
- Kiro 12y agoHow do you earn money?
- paul9290 12y agoIs there a builtwithangular.com site yet? If not that might be a good ship to jump on now, as it's the buzzword for tech recruiters. Most of whom have no clue what it is.
- faramarz 12y agoVery cool. FYI, the Advertise page on your site is entirely blanked out when AdBlock is on. I had to turn it off to see anything.
- OrtizCarlosA 12y agoYou have been very generous, thanks for sharing!
- _em_ 12y agomight be a dumb question but how much time do you spend figuring out about these websites ? or do you have some sort of crawler ? some repo or something else ? I mean how do you have new content/week