[imaginenore]

I have a project making $200/month, 100% passively (I just renew the domain every couple of years). But I think it would be so dumb to just tell what it is here. Why would you invite more competition to your niche?

[quirkafleeg]

Anyone who visits your site (who are more likely to be interested in and knowledgeable about your niche than random people here) could copy it if they wanted to.

By posting here you may increase your traffic/ad revenue, now and/or in the future (not everyone cares about or has the time to rip off every site they see), and you may get some constructive, helpful comments or advice.

Totally your choice, just giving possible benefits.

[imaginenore]

But if you visit my site, you wouldn't know if it makes money and how much. So you don't know if it's worth days of work copying it.

[quirkafleeg]

True, though you don't know if it's worth it anyway until you spend the time to do it. Just because you make $200 with your (established and known) site doesn't guarantee someone else would just by copying it.

I do get your point of view though, and it's fair enough, I just think the risk of someone copying a site they see here (and hurting that site's bottom line) is minimal.

I doubt you're going to copy every site on this page and I know I'm not, and yet they collectively bring in several thousand dollars a month.

Anyway, good luck with your site, whatever it is. :) And to everyone else who posted.

I think these kind of threads are really interesting, mainly just to see the different kinds of sites or apps people are making, but I think they serve as an inspiration for people to create something themselves (not just copy), and I'm glad people are not shy about posting what they're doing.

[CommanderData]

For smaller SaaS companies I think this approach is best.

If you have a stable passive income, whether you rely on or not. Why post about in an arena where people have the ability to copy and undercut you easily and threaten your income.

I sometimes find posts like these slightly disingenuous.

[stevekemp]

Sometimes competitors can be inspirational; they might attack the problem in a way that you don't consider, or they might push out features that suggest to you other things you could offer.

Me? I just wrap Amazon's route53 DNS with some git-magic, so you can host your DNS records in a git repository and make changes via `git push`. It's a simple idea, and yet it is surprisingly popular. https://dns-api.com/

[OJFord]

https://dns-api.com/docs/pricing/:

    > 1 domain  | £1pm
    > 2 domains | £2pm
    > 3 domains | £3pm
    > 4 domains | £4pm
    > 5 domains | £5pm

Do you ever get emails asking how much 6 domains will cost? :D

[stevekemp]

In the past I had a sliding scale, but it just confused people. So I simplified a little and never quite rewrote that text. It seems to do no harm.

But for people with many domains there are deals to be had so haggling is always an option ;)

[truth_sentinell]

Then why even make this comment?

[LyndsySimon]

I think it's helpful to know others are having success, even without the details.

That said, I'd love a high-level overview without knowing the niche GP is in. "It's a content site" or "It's a blog reviewing popular products in an Amazon niche" would be helpful without exposing them to undue risk.

[z92]

Well at least, is it from ad only? or subscription?

[imaginenore]

Adsense. I experimented with Amazon Affiliates, but that made me 1/10th of the money.

[EpicEng]

So why post anything at all?