I've been panning gold for two summers. So far I have about 0.03 oz ($36). I hope to do better.
This always sounded like fun to me. I wouldn't expect to get rich but seems like a nice reason to get outside and enjoy nature like looking for nice shells on the beach.
How do you go about finding prospective sites?
An android app to create astrology charts. It's in the Play Store since Aug 2016 but could only make some 90€ of it..
I thought about that yes, but I dismissed under the assumption that to even reach 90€ of profits in 8 months I would have to reach thousands of users. But then I would have to provide some kind of support for more users, the UX of my app would be crappier because of ads, and I would have worse reviews (currently 4.6 out of 5). More work for the same result.. :/
At first I was confused about the url but then I realized I think you meant https://www.cronalarm.com
Anyway.. nice idea! Any chance you're willing to share rough MRR?
Damn. Yeah, you have the correct url. MRR isn't overly impressive, but I do make some money and it's growing. It's been a lot of fun, honestly.
I have only one and that is my website where I teach JavaScript + ReactJs. I cannot say that it is really profitable, but at least I get a bit out of selling an eBook as pay what you want. But it's nothing compared to the time I invest in it.
https://logmyhours.com - Time tracking and invoicing. My only side project ATM. Doubled the revenue from Jan already. Hoping to go full time next year!
How are you marketing, promoting?
Did a bit of Bing Ads last year (Had much better results than Adwords and Facebook Ads). Nothing really now, mostly just working away at new features and making improvements.