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Template marketplace for modern web frameworks

Runs a directory of website templates for static site generators and frameworks, earning affiliate sales and now sponsorships.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Earns from
Affiliate
72% sure
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Startup cost (estimate)
$100 to $1kLow confidence
54% sure
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Time it takes (estimate)
A few hours a weekLow confidence
41% sure
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Where
Online
99% sure
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Coding
Needs coding
89% sure
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Source
Hacker NewsComment by ninefoxgambit in “Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell”, January 24, 2024

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