[unshift]

the economics might not work out. if it brings in $30k a year, it's not worth the long days and exhaustion of keeping the service running.

i'd be comfortable paying about $10/yr for my account (since i don't use it a ton) but at that rate it's hard to make a living and justify the time and effort. notifo is really handy but it's not something many people want to pony up for.

[jazzychad]

Yes, exactly. As a consumer product the numbers would not add up, sadly. There are other factors on the publisher side that led to this; I'll be doing a more in-depth post mortem at some point.

[arctangent]

So basically it's the business model that failed, rather than you personally. You had an idea that seemed good enough to spend time on but the market just wasn't there. No shame in that. Better luck next time!

[richardw]

Maybe there's a foreign HN'er who would manage the day-to-day hassle for you and for whom $Xk would be great money? Alternatively, sell (all or some of) it. Someone could well be keen to take it up if they think they can make it work.