Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did you make?

Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by wesbos on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @11:28AM (#8845138)

I just looked at my submission history and I've only submitted it to /r/programming once - so that isn't spam.

And yes - I've bought all the reddit ads I can get my hands on - they are in pretty limited quantity.

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Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by eogas on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @11:58AM (#8845381)

Nearly every submission you've ever made to reddit is either directly to your book, or to a post on your blog, most of which include a massive ad at the bottom for your book. That's spam. Even if there was no ad on your blog and you receive no compensation in any way, it's still spam.

Here's another good informational link that delves into this aspect: https://www.reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion

I'm glad you've bought ads (though I don't remember ever seeing one), but that doesn't exempt you from the rules about self promotion.

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Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by jaworrom on Tuesday January 06, 2015 @05:39PM (#8847591)

Get over yourself. This is part of why I hate the Reddit community-- it's a bunch of snarky, pretensious neckbeards.

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Re:Those making $1,000+/month on side projects – what did yo... by rab_oof on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @12:22AM (#8849028)

Folks gotta eat and have kids to pay for as well.

People demanding something for nothing doesn't scale, so it we must settle for something in between: Mutual value.

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