TechKeys

How I Started A $5K/Month Side Hustle Selling Mechanical Keyboard Accessories

July 5th, 2020
Brad Agdern
Founder, TechKeys
$5K
revenue/mo
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Founders
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Employees
TechKeys
from Chicago, Illinois, USA
started July 2012
$5,000
revenue/mo
1
Founders
1
Employees
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Hello! Who are you and what business did you start?

My name is Brad Agdern, and I am the founder of TechKeys, an online retail store dedicated to mechanical keyboard parts and accessories. What is a mechanical keyboard you might ask? If you are old enough to have experienced computer keyboards from the late ’80s and ’90s, you undoubtedly can recall the satisfying “snick” or “thunk” that each keypress made, giving you a tactile feedback that the key was pressed. Most modern keyboards leverage a technology known as “rubber dome” which is cheaper to manufacture as well as allow for lower-profile keyboards.

As a result of this shift to cheaper “mushier” feeling keyboards, a growing community of enthusiasts has popularized the mechanical keyboard as a high-end option for gamers, programmers, PC builders, and office professionals. This Google trends chart shows how it has taken off since 2008:

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