Indie Dev Makes $1.4k in 12 Hours with a Simple Bid-for-Rank Site
jonathan_wilke · x · 2026-08-20
An indie developer built outbid.lol last night, a simple site where users pay to bid for the top spot on a leaderboard. The project gained 4,958 visitors and generated $1,400 in revenue within the first 12 hours. The mechanics are straightforward: pay to determine your rank, with no ads, API keys, or revenue sharing involved.
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