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Re:Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you... by jaclaz on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:34AM (#33943011)
I don't know, I don't even have (never had) a Twitter account, so I completely fail to see any particular utility in the whole stuff (I mean Twitter), but since everyone went on the barricades against the 7.99, no wait 11 if via Apple ;), blue mark/whatever recent idea I figured that Twitter users were philosophically against a paid for subscription.
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Re:Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you... by plondon514 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @08:47AM (#33943127)
You mostly hear about the people that are upset with things. Not those that are complicit.
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Re:Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you... by fy20 on Sunday December 11, 2022 @12:11PM (#33945028)
I actually ran a similar service maybe 10 years ago, as I wanted a way to find links I had tweeted. It just presented a web page of the links you have mentioned, it didn't send a newsletter.

Anyway my point is I also have a hard time (even now) believing people would pay for such a thing... Which is probably why none of my side projects have turned into a successful business ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

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Re:Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you... by GTP on Sunday December 11, 2022 @11:34AM (#33944623)
The problem with that idea is not having to pay in general, but the fact that you can buy a symbol associated with being trustworthy for a very low price. Which had the result of fake accounts buying it and damaging actual companies with their tweets.

PS: I'm not a Twitter user, but I'm familiar with the topic.

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Re:Ask HN: Those with money-making side projects,how did you... by Baloo on Sunday December 11, 2022 @03:54PM (#33947383)
You need to consider that you don't have to get everyone on Twitter using your tool... if you can get 500 people paying $10 a month you're making $50k a year...
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