Wonderful site. Thank you.

I have a question. So how do you deal with sites which deliver the same content as you? Like, say you come across another site which also delivers playing card games like yours, would you go after it legally or something? Or have you faced issues where you have been told you are plagiarizing the game from another place?

Pardon my ignorance. I am unfamiliar when it comes to this kind of knowledge.

It's a beautiful game, but I wonder what part of the game is monetized? Thanks!

Thanks a lot :-). Hit me up at [email protected] if you have any suggestions or feedback for the site.

After 5 games or so, ads will start to appear. Just normal sidebar ads. I've made it so people won't be blasted with ads the very first time they enter the site, so they'll get the "optimal" experience to start with.

That’s phenomenal with that kind of money you can easily travel and live in countries like Bali Thailand and etc . Even afford good lifestyle there

I'm curious, what ads service you're running? As far as I know, Google Adsense doesn't allow web apps.

I looked at the site and there doesn't seem to be ads. How much does it cost to host?

Sorry for the confusion. Forgot to mention they only appear after a while. After you've played 5 games (if I remember correctly) they'll start to appear.

I think I spend about $60 a month hosting it. My biggest expense right now is Moz which is $100/month.

Any tips on becoming a developer turned designer? I'd be interested in that.

Just realized that my first answer might not be the most helpful :-P. If you're still interested in becoming better at design, it's all about learning-by-doing. Much like development.

I spend a lot of time on https://dribbble.com/ when I initially started designing and that's often where I go to find inspiration these days as well.

Besides that, I'd suggest to doing as many design-related projects as possible. They don't have to be big. They just need to force you to go through the process of going from thought to an actual design. A lot of people practice design by re-designing already existing apps.

The tool of the trade nowadays, when it comes to websites and apps at least, is https://www.sketch.com/, which I can highly recommend.

Hope that helped a bit more.

Ah, this helps quite a bit. I sometimes take a stab at UI/icon/character design with Sketch. What helped me a lot was https://bezier.method.ac/ and redrawing characters from Headspace. I've also used Figma here and there.

So your tips are quite helpful since I've never tried to start from a blank canvas. Also, dribble.com is a really cool tip.

Thanks! :D

That's a tough one. One suggestion would be "don't". Most companies want either one or the other. I'm not a brilliant developer or a brilliant designer, which makes it hard for me to find my role in bigger companies.

On the other hand I can make things like https://online-solitaire.com/ and https://habitualapp.io/ as a one-man operation.

Honestly i love that Since as a one man operation you are owning the entire process compared to working for a company where things are done by other people too both have its pros and cons

Me too. I wish I had a solid role.

How is it earning money? I don't see any ads or premium versions for sale.

Sorry for the confusion. They appear after about 5 games. It's just normal sidebar ads.

How many visitors per month do you have?

I get around 600k pageviews a month. So A LOT of returning visitors.

cool! I opened it just to check it out and ended playing my first solitaire game in (probably) a decade.

Haha... I hope you enjoyed it. Hit me up at [email protected] if you have any suggestions or feedback for the site :-).

nice work, well done, fun to play, is your revenue all just from your sidebar ads?

Yup... if you have any ideas for other potential revenue streams, let me know :-).

Sell custom decks of cards.

Interesting idea :-). Have you seen something similar done somewhere else?