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Re:Poll: Is your startup or side project profitable? by bigmario on Sunday March 02, 2014 @12:51PM (#7329946)
Nope, probably not ever going to be profitable, but I barely have any operating costs either. My project is called Simple Blocker, and it's an extension for Chrome that lets you block websites to help you concentrate. It was designed to be as simple as can be (hence the name), while still having all the essential features.

I don't really have any plans to monetize it, and I think asking for donations is a bit tacky. But who knows - it's good practice with Javascript and the Chrome API even if it never breaks even.

http://simpleblocker.com/

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Re:Poll: Is your startup or side project profitable? by jimmydddd on Sunday March 02, 2014 @01:17PM (#7330059)
@bigmario I used your extension and liked it. (I'm currently trying a different one). I don't think it's tacky to put up a donate button. I'm happy to throw a cup of coffee amount to free apps. There's even a few that I use often where I donate yearly during the holidays.
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