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by simon_weber 7y ago
Browser extensions are an important part of my small business since there are some things I can't reasonably do without them. https://autoplaylists.simon.codes is a good example: Google Music just doesn't make some met
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Show HN: Plugserv – a tiny ad server just for your own projects(plugserv.com)
8 points by simon_weber 7y ago|0 comments
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by simon_weber 7y ago
Depends on the use case. I think the main factors are reliability and security: if it's not a crucial service and isn't handling anything sensitive, then there's no reason to pay more.
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by simon_weber 7y ago
Yeah, I suppose it's true that I'm more willing to keep these projects around when they aren't costing me each month. It also makes it easier to toss ideas out and see what's worth actually investing in. On other hand, I
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by simon_weber 7y ago
Pings from instances to nodequery are 98% on the low end and 99.9% on the high end. It looks like I'm at 500+ days up at impactvps.com, though I used to see cpu and disk degradations somewhat regularly with them. I haven't had any
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by simon_weber 7y ago
I'm something of a free tier connoisseur, and recently built an entire project with 13 forever-free tiers. It was more of a personal challenge than a business decision, but it might be a good reference for what's out there: https
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by simon_weber 7y ago
Hm, it seems to work fine for me. Do you get an error message or anything like that?
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Show HN: Kleroteria – An Email-Writing Lottery(kleroteria.org)
5 points by simon_weber 7y ago|2 comments
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by simon_weber 7y ago
I run a few projects for ~$400 MRR. Here's my numbers from last year: https://www.simonmweber.com/2019/01/07/side-project-income-2... Since there are questions about company formation in the comments, he
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by simon_weber 8y ago
I'm not too familiar with Spotify integrations, but I'm surprised to hear you need their permission. Is that an api terms thing? In my case it's been a better-to-ask-for-forgiveness-than-permission situation. I've had al
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by simon_weber 8y ago
I don't have anything planned yet, but I also haven't looked into their replacement service.
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by simon_weber 8y ago
Whoops; thanks for the heads up! It's fixed now.
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by simon_weber 8y ago
I run a number of tiny services in this category, such as an autoresponder for Google Hangouts: https://gchat.simon.codes/ . I originally built it for myself - I forward many gmail addresses to one and was missing chat messa
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Side project income 2018: $350 MRR(simonmweber.com)
3 points by simon_weber 8y ago|0 comments
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by simon_weber 8y ago
I recently went through this, though with the (arbitrary) goal of running for free indefinitely. This is tougher, since you can't use API Gateway and need to throttle your dynamo operations. SQS ended up being the key to making this wo
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Running Kleroteria for free by (ab)using free tiers(simon.codes)
2 points by simon_weber 8y ago|0 comments
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Show HN: Analytics for Google Payments – Business metrics for Google merchants(analytics.simon.codes)
3 points by simon_weber 9y ago|0 comments
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Side project income 2017(simon.codes)
2 points by simon_weber 9y ago|1 comments
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Show HN: Repominder – release reminders for OSS(repominder.com)
1 points by simon_weber 9y ago|0 comments
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by simon_weber 10y ago
I sell productivity tools - Chrome Extensions and a SaaS - that solve my own problems in a niche. All of them run subscriptions with varying kinds of free/trial access, depending on the audience and the cost to me. If you're curio
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by simon_weber 10y ago
I don't currently, but I think it's possible. That said, I'm not sure I'd recommend it. I'm building them since they're a reasonable way to handle auth with my unofficial Google integrations (without the specia
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by simon_weber 10y ago
One adds autoplaylists (iTunes smart playlists) to Google Music: https://autoplaylists.simon.codes . I'm working on my next, which provides business analytics for Google merchants: https://www.simonmweber.com&#x2F
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by simon_weber 10y ago
I sell productivity tools - Chrome Extensions and a SaaS - that solve my own problems in a niche. I've avoided ads: they wouldn't be worth it with such small install numbers. For business-focused products I usually do a free time-
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Show HN: Autoresponder for Google Chat and Hangouts(gchat.simon.codes)
2 points by simon_weber 10y ago|0 comments
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by simon_weber 10y ago
To be honest, I just don't worry about it. I haven't had any problems yet! In the case I run into problems, I'd consider changing the license.
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by simon_weber 10y ago
I started two projects last year and now make ~$100/month in profit. Costs are almost nothing. https://autoplaylists.simon.codes : iTunes-style smart playlists for Google Music. https://gchat.simon.codes : autorep
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Side project income 2016: 0 to $100/month(simon.codes)
4 points by simon_weber 10y ago|0 comments
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by simon_weber 10y ago
I switched to a Pixel earlier this year and it's been fantastic. I primarily run https://galliumos.org , but keep ChromeOS around for casual use. I'd highly recommend GalliumOS to people interested in putting linux on i
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by simon_weber 10y ago
I'm a big fan of my Chromebook Pixel. galliumos.org is my daily driver, which is the best linux experience I've ever had -- everything just works.
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Publishing Your First Chrome Extension, Part 2: Analytics and Error Reporting(simon.codes)
2 points by simon_weber 10y ago|0 comments

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