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Need to sell my profitable & passive side project 😞

First off, I hope this kind of post is ok I didn't see any rules around what can be posted. There was a good amount of interest in this last time I posted here and it's been a fun couple of months. (You can read about that and my other side-project sale in my post history).

I created a fairly simple micro-saas web app around a popular ecommerce platform back in June/July. Shortly after I started a new position where maintaining this app would be a pretty clear conflict of interest. Because of this and my focus I haven't done any code updates or any marketing. The only work has been half a dozen or so emails a week helping people with installs or questions.

Despite this, it's organically grown to >110 monthly subscribers and making over $600 every month after the platforms share and hosting costs. And that number continues to grow every day.

Thankfully I was given a grace period to either shutdown or sell it. Indiehackers was a big inspiration in taking the time to code this up and it was always a goal to get it featured. So if there is someone on the forum that might be interested in taking this over, I'd love to hear from you :)

Edit: Monthly revenue is closer to 600 p/month, not original 900!

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    Out of curiosity, why would you ask people if they're interested in buying a site and not link to it? Was it some kind of concern that doing so could be considered as promoting it?

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      Yes maybe, honestly just an oversight. I did link to it in a previous reply on another post as well.

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        Just checking because I've discovered that I tend to have this kind of thought and never want to "cheat" or even use existing resources. It may stem from a childhood habit of playing video games only on hard (or harder), even the first time I try them, but it's not optimal for business, especially online.

        Good luck with future side projects that don't conflict with your employer!

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    Hi Jimmy,

    I'm interested, I just followed you on IH. You can reach me here or first name last name at gmail.

    GL!

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    Hi Jimmy,

    Message me - I'm interested in purchasing the site.

    Dillon

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      Hey Dillon,

      Thanks for the interest. Could you send me an email at josh@unitedbyapps.com.

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    Hey, please send me some more information. I buy a lot of sites on flippa and help them grow. I'd be interested to hear if I could do the same with your project. Reach out to me through IndieHackers and I'll get back to you.

    Thanks!

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      Thanks dreadnaught. I am interested to hear your thoughts.
      Could you send me an email at josh@unitedbyapps.com

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    Sounds interesting. Would love to hear more!

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    Interested to hear what your SAAS is about :) Feel free to shoot me a DM if you're still looking for a buyer!

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    I might be interested. DM me here on Indie hackers. It is too bad that your current gig resolves in a conflict of interest with all the work you have put into this. Best of Luck!

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      Thanks for your interest!
      It is a bit of a shame but definitely worth it :) I’m keen to move on to other projects anyhow but it’s hard starting from scratch.
      If you’re interested shoot me an mail at josh at unitedbyapps.com

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    I might be interested too. You can reach me through my IndieHackers profile to discuss.

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      Hey there,

      I don’t see a direct message function here. If you’re interested though feel free to send me a message at josh at unitedbyapps.com

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    I might be interested. Can you shoot me an email? Contact details on my site, pauldessert.com