7 Project Hosting Site Success Stories [2024]

Pat Walls

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Updated: November 19th, 2023

Start A Project Hosting Site

Here are some real life success stories of starting a project hosting site:

1. tiiny.host ($24K/year)

Wanted to create a simpler and easier way to host web development projects. He wanted the project to be as easy to use as possible, with as few clicks as possible.

How much they make: $24K/year
How much did it cost to start: $100
Current team size: 0

How I Turned My Teenage Hobby Into A Profitable Static Web Hosting Service

Tiiny.Host is a web hosting company that's doubled its monthly recurring revenue every three months, amassing 40,000+ users by providing an easy-to-use hosting and file sharing solution, and built up its brand through SEO.

About

Elston started tiiny.host almost 5 years ago

Revenue

Elston grew the business to $2K/month

Costs

It cost Elston $100 to start the business

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2. WordPress.com

Create a free website or build a blog with ease on WordPress.com. Dozens of free, customizable, mobile-ready designs and themes. Free hosting and support.

Where they're located: Jacksonville, Florida, USA
Website traffic: 333M/month

So... can you actually make money with a project hosting site?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
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4. Dropbox

Dropbox is a modern workspace designed to reduce busywork-so you can focus on the things that matter. Sign in and put your creative energy to work.

Website traffic: 173M/month

5. GitHub

GitHub brings together the world’s largest community of developers to discover, share, and build better software. From open source projects to private team repositories, we’re your all-in-one platform for collaborative development.

So... can you actually make money with a project hosting site?

Of course. There are millions to be made in this industry.

But how?

Research real, profitable businesses and see exactly how much money they make.
Study exactly what works, and what doesn’t.
Take action, because now you have the roadmap.

Join Starter Story and build your next big thing:

Start Now

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