Hello everyone, welcome to this issue of Independent Development Monetization Weekly. Today, we will take you into an amazing entrepreneurial story - how to use a simple screenshot API to achieve a monthly income of 2,000 US dollars. The protagonist of the story is dmitro, the founder of rain screenshot. So, how did he come up with this idea? What was his entrepreneurial journey like? Let’s find out together.
1. An accidental opportunity
dmitro is a former server-side developer with 15 years of programming experience. Outside of work, he has always dreamed of becoming an entrepreneur, trying to publish his own side projects. However, his busy work schedule made it difficult for him to take time out to focus on his entrepreneurial plans. Until one day, his family welcomed a new baby. While on paternity leave, dmitro realized this was a perfect opportunity to devote his time to raising his children and building his own projects. So, he made up his mind and jumped into the unknown world of entrepreneurship without any plan.
2. Create a screenshot API
As an experienced server-side developer, dmitro has a unique advantage in building APIs. He chose a random screenshot API as the entry point for his entrepreneurial project and continuously verified the market demand during operation. After five months of hard work, he successfully created a simple and easy-to-use screenshot API that can convert the URL of any website into a web page screenshot. Although there are already many competitors in the market, dmitro firmly believes that as long as it can create the best products in the market segment, it will be able to stand out.
3. Hardships and Gains in the Entrepreneurship Process
On the road to entrepreneurship, dmitro experienced countless hardships and setbacks. At one point he felt so exhausted that he even wanted to give up. However, on July 4, 2022, when he received his first paying customer, all the hard work finally paid off. At this moment, he deeply felt the joy and sense of accomplishment of starting a business.
In order to attract and retain customers, dmitro tried various marketing methods. Eventually, he found that things like SEO, Google Ads, and Twitter promotions were very effective. Through these channels, his products gradually gained higher rankings and visibility in market segments. Today, his screenshot API has achieved a stable monthly income of US$2,000.
4. Advice for entrepreneurs
For friends who want to start a business, dmitro gives the following advice: put aside your ambitions first, start with a simple application or software, and work hard to earn the first dollar. Once you make money, gradually expand the scale and increase your income. Keep repeating this process until you decide that entrepreneurship is really what you want and enjoy the fun and challenges it brings. No matter how difficult the outcome is, as long as you realize that you enjoy doing it, don't give up easily. Because only by constantly trying and working hard can you find the entrepreneurial path that suits you best and achieve success.
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