February 2021 Income Report: $3,549.20 (+1061.43%)

This month was 10x last month's side project earnings. Here's are summary of things that were different about this month:

• increased the price of Vim for VSCode course $10 -> $20
• YouTube video collaboration with @fireship went really well: link
• started offering a new service: Product/Tool Feedback
• added Vim for VSCode to another marketplace: @flurly

Here's a breakdown of my side income:

• $189.20 from @egghead-io royalties
• $100.00 from Product/Tool Feedback
• $3,260.00 from Vim for VSCode course sales (before fees)

Total: $3,549.20

I think this month was a bit of an anomaly. I don't expect other months to do that well. But, I am working on SEO for the vim course. I'm also not actively promoting the Product/Tool Feedback. That's really only for random people who DM me on Twitter asking me to try their product.

Additional Context on Product/Tool Feedback

I started it at $100 not expecting the person to buy it, but then they did! I raised the price to $250 after and people have still expressed interest. My plan is to keep increasing it after each purchase until I hit $1000. I don't expect people to buy it, but if someone really wants it they will. It's more of a "if I do this, it has to be super worth it for both of us because it's taking away from other things like indie hacking and working on courses."

Note: the percentage increase is a little bit off because last month I was counting income as revenue minus fees. That is becoming more difficult so I switched to only counting revenue.

Until next month!