For some time I wanted to make browser-based utils/time wasters in the same vein (think Photopea but simpler, or .io games) - to generate some passive income, even if it'd be $100 a month or so. Has anybody succeeded in that and can share what was key to achieve income? I mean, most savvy people have ad blockers these days.
Have a client from Turkey who is basically running all Agar.io clones today (600+ online players) in the Web. Google ranks him 1st in search results (even higher than the original Agar.io itself) for multiple competitive keywords, and he makes around €3-4k every month from ads. Target audience is mostly kids, who are looking for unblocked alternatives of their favorite browser games at school.
He keeps saying SEO is everything, and won't drop the tiniest hint about how he's achieving to top Google results.
Go here. https://ahrefs.com/backlink-checker
Search for his site: agario.tube (probably this)
It lists backlinks. Example backlink is from bostonchildrensmuseum.org
Go to google. Search "agario site:bostonchildrensmuseum.org"
tldr: he is hacking sites or paying someone to hack sites. likely exploiting wordpress vulnerabilities to insert hidden backlinks into thousands of websites.
Woah, definitely saving this tool. Kind of ridiculous how Google still can't manage such shady tactics. I guess using marquee is not without reason ;) Probably due to an omission in some blacklist - I know that Google should detect some "invisible" links or keywords.
I made a web game that has been played by around a hundred thousand people so far and net a few hundred dollars. Now that the idea is validated I'm releasing a huge update soon that will tie in with a Patreon page and I expect it to earn some decent monthly revenue.
Personally I think app would be the way to go, and charge some in app fee or subscription. I don't think anyone would pay for browser apps, and you would require massive volume to be ad supported.
