John Sillings – Co-founder of Art in Res

How does John make money online?

John is a co-founder of Art in Res, an online marketplace that connects artists with art buyers.

Whenever someone buys a piece of art through the website, Art in Res gets a cut of the sale price.

How much money does John make?

Art in Res have their Stripe account hooked up to Indie Hackers so you can see the revenue growth.

As of this writing, revenue is at $16,000 per month.

It’s unclear how much of that $16k is profit, or how much John pays himself out of the company.

How did John get started?

According to the Art in Res profile on Indie Hackers, John co-founded the company in October 2017 but they didn’t sign up their first artist until several months later.

It looks like the company started earning revenue in October 2018.

Per John’s LinkedIn:

Before [Art in Res], I was an equity analyst. I researched and modeled companies in every major industry. It was fun.

John graduated from New York University with a BA in Economics in 2011.

What type of online business does John have?

According to our framework Art in Res is a marketplace business, which would be considered a Level 5 online business.

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