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Japan stocks plunge as much as 7% as Asia shares extend sell-off
Original EnglishThe pole only costs $200, and the vast majority of the value is created through my time and labor.
Ask HN: Has anyone here self-published a book? Any advice?
Original EnglishI haven't made that money back in sales yet, but I still think I got good value for what I paid.
Ask HN: Hourly freelancers, what do you do when you can't figure something out?
Original EnglishWe made a very good business by pointing out that $1000+ per hour was a tad expensive for photocopying documents.
Tech Startups Come Up with Some Creative Definitions for ‘Profitable’
Original EnglishThough I much prefer the phase when the industry is talking about "profit" at some level, rather than just buying temporary growth and selling it …
Show HN: I quit my job and made an automatic time tracker
Original EnglishBut it's tough out there and, just in case, adding more features does not increase sales – I learned it the hard way!
Airlines Make More Money Selling Miles Than Seats
Original EnglishThis would become a long reply if I explained in detail, but I suggest you search for "Revenue Management" or "Yield Management", as it is …
What I learned from a month of blogging and 250k visits
Original EnglishThe amount paid ranged from about $20/month (of which I'd see half) with TLA to $100/month (I kid you not) for direct sales.
Building an Open Source Service
Original EnglishI run a small SaaS thing for which I charge $19/mo from a dozen clients.
Ask HN: My side project is ramen-profitable. What do I do now?
Original EnglishMaybe if I built that in a very robust way – but my tries to do that for Germany all only improved the situation, there …