Solo dev's online video compressor hits 40M+ views and $10k+ monthly revenue
gefei55 · x · 2026-09-14
The developer of VideoCompress, a free online video compressor, shares that starting from one small need — large video files being hard to upload — the site has accumulated over 40 million impressions and now makes over $10,000/month. It supports 40+ formats, files up to 1GB free (10GB paid), offers 90/70/50/30% compression presets, and auto-deletes uploads within 24 hours. A textbook small-need tool-site monetization case.
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