Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses that exist?

Re:Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses... by axaxs on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:46PM (#17760730)

Probably craigslist, if you count that. It seems ultra low maintenance, and makes good money.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses... by hskalee123 on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:48PM (#17760745)

The backend doesn't seem that simple to me. Maybe it's just me.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses... by axaxs on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:56PM (#17760823)

It's written in a standard Perl LAMP stack, and to my knowledge hasn't changed much since inception. It's not as simple as a converter script, sure, but by today's standards it's extremely simple.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses... by mi_lk on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:53PM (#17760794)

How does craigslist make money? Ads?

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses... by axaxs on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:55PM (#17760807)

AFAIK they charge money for some ads, such as job postings and housing ads.

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses... by wilsonnb3 on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @03:02PM (#17760874)

I believe they only charge to post job ads in big cities like New York and San Fransisco.

Here's a full list of what they charge for.

https://www.craigslist.org/about/help/posting_fees

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Re:Ask HN: What are some of the simplest software businesses... by sodafountan on Tuesday August 14, 2018 @02:55PM (#17760809)

Yes

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