Ask HN: How are you making money on the side?

Re:Ask HN: How are you making money on the side? by DamnInteresting on Tuesday July 08, 2025 @04:00PM (#44503504)

It's far from a fortune, and its future is uncertain, but I've been earning a bit via donations with my writing/podcasting for almost 20 years now: https://www.damninteresting.com

I'm also working on diversifying, starting with a free daily word game that I hope gets a little traction on Patreon: https://omiword.com

I have a few other projects-in-progress, if I'm lucky, one will earn a dollar or two.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you making money on the side? by burnt-resistor on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @01:29AM (#44506598)

Hey DI! I haven't seen that site in years! I remember the audio podcast versions of excellent stories. Very neat, odd stories that aren't taught in history books.

Perhaps post on various podcast-like platforms and do the merch thing? Keith Olbermann posts audio-only episodes to Youtube. Thom Hartmann does Deezer, Tidal, Spotify, SoundCloud and so on.

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Re:Ask HN: How are you making money on the side? by Ginguin on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @12:57PM (#44512321)

I know it's not always noticed, but the little touches (like the menu, when clicked, spinning to become the x to close the menu) make this absolutely delightful. I hadn't heard about omiword and will be giving it a go.

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