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I have an idea to help you monetize your side-project

If you're running a website/app that is free to use and you want to earn some money, this may be helpful to you.
The idea is following. Some websites earn money by taking sponsorships from big companies, usually in a related niche/category. A good example is nomadlist.com, which lists several ads related to digital nomadism.
What I want to do is to collect information about makers who want to receive that kind of sponsorships for their projects. Then, I will contact companies who may be interested in offering sponsorships. Finally, sponsors will decide what side projects they are interested in and connect with makers.
All you need to do is to fill the Google Form and wait until you get contacted directly by an advertiser.
Of course, this is all more like an experiment. I don't know whether it can generate decent money for hackers, whether sponsors will be interested, etc. But I had this idea for several weeks or even months, and I can't rationally look at it anymore, so why not just try it?
Link to the form: https://goo.gl/forms/64d7hzWTLQgldWGi2
Would like to hear your questions & criticism.

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    I've heard of many companies trying to do this, yet, for some reason, none succeeded.

    I'm not sure why. There must be some force at place here that is hard to overcome, and nobody still figured that out.

    Still, wish you best of luck.