SomeoneAtHN

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by SomeoneAtHN 6y ago
dang mentioned in this thread[1] about a monthly side project thread. But I haven’t seen one for June, so I thought I’d post one. [1]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23170881
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Ask HN: What’s your side project? (June 2020)
6 points by SomeoneAtHN 6y ago|5 comments
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
Clickable: http://blog.riverofnewsapp.com/2010/10/how-much-money-can-yo...
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Ask HN: How much money does your iOS app make?
18 points by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago|7 comments
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Ask HN: Should I invest in country top-level domains?
2 points by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago|1 comments
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
That was very impressive. Did you guys just spread the word through friends and do a lot of marketing at first?
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
I saw you've got a good amount of advertisers on the site already (as well as the cabin). Is it because the cost of hosting & S3 that makes it still not profitable?
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
Just curious, how did you find your initial paid customers?
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
Yeah, I think if your app is listed on top 10 of all paid apps, you can make a lot of income very quickly. Just some math: $2.99 * 2500 copies/day * 30 days * 70% to LB = That is a whopping $156975 a month!
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
Wow. That is impressive. Few questions: 1. How long did it take to write the plugin? 2. How did you find your paid customers? From what I heard, most WordPress users don't want to pay for themes or plugins. 3. And why did you decide to sell
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
The site looks great! Just curious, how did you find your initial paid customers? Is it just through word-of-mouth or did you do anything more specific?
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
For MailFinch, does it take a lot of time to operate since you have to print the paper out and mail it?
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
How long did it take for Basecamp to take off and become profitable?
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
Yeah, that's what makes the internet a great place to start business. You don't have the risk to lose tons of money if your business falis.
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
Just created a related discussion: Side Projects Gone Deadpooled http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1772903
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
That was a great topic to discuss. I've created an extra HN thread, Side Projects Gone Dealpooled, for those of you who are interested: http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1772903
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Ask HN: Side Projects Gone Deadpooled
66 points by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago|68 comments
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by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago
Great to hear that! Just an extended question: For both Gravatar and GitHub, did you put in any marketing efforts and money while they were still in the "side project" stage?
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Ask HN: Side Projects Gone Big
229 points by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago|155 comments
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Ask HN: Anyone making a living from just 1 app?
118 points by SomeoneAtHN 16y ago|80 comments