Ask HN: Review My App
I wrote http://ajaxtrans.com as an interface concept when I was 15 years old. It's very simple, only took about a day to get up and totally. All it is is a quicker interface to existing Machine Translation websites (i've managed to dodge TOS complaints with google translate--now using their published Ajax Language API--for the last 4 years).
Regardless of the small time commitment it took to create, the application (widget is probably a more appropriate term) now receives 60,000-70,000 unique visitors per moth. I've tried monetizing through Adsense, but my Click-through rate is abysmal (eCPM is ~ $0.40).
I really shouldn't complain. The app requires zero maintenance , has minimal costs, and it more than pays for itself, but I keep feeling like i'm sitting on a ton of untapped potential.
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[ 2.5 ms ] story [ 15.4 ms ] threadFor example, if a user chooses to translation from Spanish to English, you could display an English ad about learning Spanish, or a Spanish ad about learning English.
I have some spare time tonight and am keen on some design/UI practice, if you're interested?