Some of you might remember my previous post in this subreddit. In a nutshell, I’ve created a website that generates AI-powered background images, somewhat like Unsplash, and it’s available for free to anyone. It’s incredibly simple to use.

I create a few images each day using Midjourney and select the best ones to share on the website. After posting in a few communities, the feedback has been mostly positive, and many people have shown interest by joining the newsletter.Though monetization is still a ways off, if I want to start making a profit from it in the next three months or so, what should I do?

I’ve had a few unsuccessful SaaS experiences and have mainly worked as a freelance designer, so I’m pretty clueless about how to monetize a website or blog. I’d greatly appreciate any advice you can offer！

BTW, the site is https://vavebg.com if you want to check more.

  • Groove_Mountains@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Ads in the newsletter, ads on the site. Users can join a membership for an ad free experience and other perks.

    Expand the brand beyond just wallpapers now.

  • bumbaclotdumptruck@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Those are really nice!

    I think offering a generous portion of the pics for free and then having a premium tier could work. Maybe you can add the ability for x requests/month for premium, where you specifically generate themes they may need. I think it would need to be a low-cost yearly sub to make sense. You would need a huge collection of pics at that point though

  • Decent_Taro_2358@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Maybe build an iOS app out of it and focus on phone screen sizes. Then monetize it with ads. But that market is saturated probably.