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Bannerbear Revenue: How Jon Yongfook Compounded a Solo API the Slow Way (2026)
Bannerbear's first eight months earned about $400 a month. It took 16 months to reach $10K MRR and a patient year of technical tutorials to reach $27K. The real lesson of Bannerbear's revenue is the shape of the curve, not its size.
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