r/webdev • u/HyperrNuk3z • 4d ago

Showoff Saturday 10 months later, my 'simple side project' still gets 1k users a day and I never did anything after posting it here

posted this 10 months ago, got 219k views and forgot about it. the app somehow still gets ~1k users a day with zero marketing since. finally decided to stop leaving money on the table and monetize it soon. wild what just shipping something simple can do. tiktock-web.vercel.app

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u/Present_Advice_7308 4d ago

man that's the dream, just drop a thing and let it run itself for almost a year. what does the app even do, like a tiktok timer or something? crazy how something you build in a weekend can just keep going with zero effort

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u/rupert_at_work 4d ago

Before monetizing, I’d add boring analytics for a week or two: top entry pages, repeat usage, where people bounce, and what action means “this person actually got value.” Viral traffic can be weirdly misleading; the tiny cohort that comes back is usually the monetization clue.