Link to the website: https://jpdb.io/
Still only a side-project, and will probably stay that way for a long time still.
Here's some info about the tech stack I'm using: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26693959
After all these years, it still amazes me some people are ready to pay for pictures :-)
Besides that I tried to run multiple project in my past but none took off. The problem is that the internet has been monopolized and it is no longer about the idea or being better than competition but it is 100% about money you spend on advertising. That's what killed all my projects. I still do them because I like to code but I don't expect to ever succeed. The goods times for the internet, around 2010s, are long gone.
I made it to monetize my own extensions but other devs have used it to make over $69k and counting which feels really cool. The API is open source, really easy to use, works across browsers, and doesn't cost anything until someone pays for the extension:
I originally wanted it to be a passive income project but it has grown in scope before I even realized.
Building and maintaining a B2B SaaS on the side is pretty draining. There's always more features, support requests, etc. Wouldn't recommend unless it takes off immediately or it is within a nice niche or you're planning to take it full time.
I've thought about either selling it (and start any other project) or properly growing it (launch in MS teams, shift capabilites, etc) for many months now.
Would appreciate if anyone has any thoughts.
* Custom domains
* Private Status Pages (password protection)
* Automatically posting incidents to your status page based on uptime monitoring (possible to BYO monitoring via Uptime Robot)
* Subscribing to incident updates via Email
The uptime monitoring itself supports websites, web apps, and APIs, and can send you alerts via:
* SMS (BYO Twilio account)
* Webhooks
* Slack/Discord
We got some property managers in San Francisco and one locksmith reseller as customers.
Monetization is ads (AdMetricsPro) and an iOS app. Seasonal popularity but it probably averages around $500/month. I would love to replace the ad engine with something less invasive (e.g. sponsors), but don't have the time or expertise.
I launched it last January and it's been steady. I like working and learning new stuff through it, while it makes some money. Income fluctuates but overall I'm happy!
Investing all of that money back into development though, it's a passion project.
* A complete TypeScript toolchain with end-to-end typesafety from the database to the client
* User authentication
* Subscription payments
* Teams
* Invitations
It's also completely unstyled, which is somewhat unusual in this space. I've found that most of the time, people would just delete all the styling anyway, so instead, the frontend only contains the minimal code necessary to make the functionality work.
I originally launched it in February last year, and it's still going strong now!
Graphics cards cost do cost around 500 a month though right now which makes ml pretty tight margins... Hoping to sell it more to people wanting to self host in future for that reason
Now it makes $1500/month.
My current side project is Mac apps at https://loshadki.app making about $1,200 a month.
- simulated stress tests to visualize precise sellout prices
- configurable, real-time alerts based on stock margin maintenance
Doesn’t require much maintenance, maybe some new content soon.
It is a simple web app that displays map sizes without Mercator projection distortion. It hits 500$/month (google ads) on occasion.