Life & fun · December 29, 2016
Profitablesideprojects.com – solo entrepreneurs reaching $1,000+ in MRR
inspiring stories of solo entrepreneurs reaching $1,000+ in monthly recurring revenue
Profitablesideprojects.com – solo entrepreneurs reaching $1,000+ in MRR launched on December 29, 2016 with 22 votes, #1,412 of 3,449 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 9 years on.
In plain words
Profitablesideprojects.com is a collection of case studies documenting solo entrepreneurs who have built side projects generating $1,000 or more in monthly recurring revenue. The site features real examples, including a Solitaire web app earning over $1,000 monthly from ads with minimal ongoing effort, and other projects like Built With Bootstrap generating four-figure monthly income. It is designed for independent creators seeking practical inspiration and insights into building profitable ventures alongside other work.
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My free-to-play Solitaire web app, at http://www.solitr.com/ . It’s making a bit over $1,000 in monthly ad revenue. Traffic is at ~3k dailies. I did this as a weekend project 2 years ago, and at some point migrated my blog to it to pick up DomainRank. Other than that I’ve mostly left it alone. I run Built With Bootstrap ( http://builtwithbootstrap.com ). It’s making 4 figures a month at the moment. It’s mostly passive income as I spend no more than a few hours per week actually working on the site. Though I spend considerably more monitoring the stats and feeds etc etc My biggest win with this site is the extremely low cost to run it - something I want to talk about…from profitablesideprojects.com
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