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Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 ... by dietervds on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @01:07AM (#42385240)
I write a newsletter on cybersecurity every week. Usually a summary of interesting articles and a list of known breaches and software issues.

It's been going for seven years now I think? It makes about 25k in sponsorships each year, although it could be more if I actually got myself to sell a bit more.

Either way, it's been a great way for me to keep learning. Nothing beats having to summarize a thing to thousands of people to make sure you really understand it :-)

https://securitynewsletter.co

Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 ... by mkvoid on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @04:03AM (#42386058)
Awesome! I love news-related ideas like this since I'm interested in several industries. Had an idea similar to this a few years ago (in a different industry though) but didn't follow-through because I got bogged down in hosting/email infrastructure decisions. Keep it up!
Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 ... by dietervds on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:13AM (#42397560)
Thanks! If it helps, I ended up using Curated for hosting and email infrastructure. Been meaning to self-host something for ages but until then I'm happy to use them.
Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 ... by funny_name on Wednesday December 11, 2024 @02:25AM (#42385636)
Cool site. I'll probably check it out every now and then.

How do you source all of the articles? And have you done any marketing for it?

Re:Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 ... by dietervds on Thursday December 12, 2024 @04:17AM (#42397582)
Thanks :-)

I have a bunch of news websites bookmarked over the years that I scour through every week. And once and a while I pick something up through social media or friends and colleagues.

Marketing: I tried. I did some cross-promotion with other newsletters, some paid marketing, but that was ages ago. I don't take to marketing well so it tends to fall by the wayside ^^