So make something small and simple, but original, and market it a bit. I have a few small tools that get a few thousand visitors a month, which brings in enough revenue to buy me a few dinners.
I think the startup crowd tries to make every weekend project into something big. But it doesn't have to be - small, but original work, when targeted to niche audiences, is easy to monetize ethically by giving very targeted ads in which they have a legitimate interest.
I won't get rich with my work of this nature - but my tools pay for their own infrastructure, with small/tiny (3 digit!) profits, so they are in the black. It is more than many startups can claim.
I think the startup crowd tries to make every weekend project into something big. But it doesn't have to be - small, but original work, when targeted to niche audiences, is easy to monetize ethically by giving very targeted ads in which they have a legitimate interest.
I won't get rich with my work of this nature - but my tools pay for their own infrastructure, with small/tiny (3 digit!) profits, so they are in the black. It is more than many startups can claim.