Ask HN: What should I do with my side project that has 14,000 users?
I have around 14,000 users of a web app and chrome/firefox extension I wrote a few years back. Usually I see 300 users a month logging in, and approximately 1,300 active monthly users (you don't have to log in to use it).
It gets ~20+ users a week registering, mostly through direct / social referrals, as the service is built around sharing URLs. The number of chrome extension installations remains constant at 13-14,000.
I have maybe a couple of hours a week spare to work on it.
What should I do with it?
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Maybe try with a donate button somewhere, it might give you insight if people are (even) willing to pay for it? You could still sell it afterwards but if you received donations it at least shows potential buyers it raises interest.
Given that you don't want to sink a lot of time into this, I think a donate button is your best option.
A freemium version might work if you can identify and implement a feature your users would be willing to pay for.
Unless you are financially independent, sell it if you can