Blog Matthewrathbone
Project Overview
A diverse side-project portfolio generating approximately $500/month through multiple digital products:
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Technical Blog (matthewrathbone.com)
- Focus: Hadoop, Hive, and Spark
- Revenue stream: Affiliate links (Amazon, Coursera)
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99inbound.com
- Purpose: Form and lead management service
- Key feature: Sync form entries to Close.io
- Motivation: Cost-effective alternative to Zapier
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Simple Check-in Android App
- Functionality: One-click Foursquare/Swarm check-ins
- Monetization: Optional minimal-feature in-app upgrade
- Peak performance: $400/day in upgrade payments for one week
Additional income from index fund investments (VTI, BND).