Side Hustle Monetization

Commenters discuss the feasibility of making a living or significant income from a featured project or hobby, expressing skepticism, sharing experiences with AdSense and side gigs, and debating its viability as steady income.

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huherto Jan 5, 2009 View on HN

Interesting. Do you know if you can make a living out of it?

jtr1 Dec 20, 2021 View on HN

Fascinating! Would you be willing to share more context about this? Did the compensation seem commensurate with the work you put in? How feasible does it seem to generate a steady income this way?

BerislavLopac Apr 14, 2010 View on HN

I'm sure you can't make any significant money. Prove me wrong!You'll thank me later... ;)

troels Sep 11, 2015 View on HN

That's impressive. Are you making any money on that? It seems like it would be hard to do.

arithmetic Aug 16, 2009 View on HN

Hey, I've seen weirder stuff on the internet where someone actually made money. You never know :)

Mozilz_spoofing Nov 28, 2017 View on HN

Anyone have experience with this? Making some money in my spare time sounds nice.

emerongi Apr 5, 2018 View on HN

You could make tens of millions if you stayed under the radar for long enough. There are hundreds of ways to monetize this.

chrisweekly Oct 12, 2024 View on HN

It's his side hustle, not his only form of income. With that context, it's way more impressive.

Artemis2 Jul 8, 2014 View on HN

This guy will probably end up making more money than most people here do in a month, with minimal time investment.

zrail Dec 4, 2014 View on HN

I'm interested to see what you've done. I couldn't make this kind of thing profitable but I'm glad that someone has.