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Content and media

YouTube channel restoring an old car

Documents fixing up an old sports car on YouTube. Income comes from ads and Patreon support.

At a glance
Estimated by a classifier that read the source. The bar shows how sure it was.
Category
Content and media
96% sure
x
Earns from
Sponsors and donationsLow confidence
50% sure
x
Startup cost (estimate)
$1k to $10kLow confidence
33% sure
x
Time it takes (estimate)
Part-timeLow confidence
46% sure
x
Where
Online and in person
62% sure
x
Coding
No coding needed
98% sure
x
Source
Hacker NewsComment by MattBearman in “Ask HN: What is your money-making side project outside programming?”, April 22, 2019

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