Sold Her 1-Hour-Per-Day Membership Site for 7 Figures

Anna Maste and her mom built Boondockers Welcome – Couchsurfing, but for RVers.

Guests paid $30/year to find hosts offering free overnight RV parking on private land.

Anna built the first version with no web dev experience – she taught herself…

It was just, here’s something fun for me to do that keeps my brain sharp while I’m on maternity leave or I can play with in evenings after the kids go to bed.

For years she ran it on just 7 hours a week 💪

It was definitely slow moving. There was no rocket ship growth… But we were gaining traction bit by bit. And that was enough.

By 2021, the site had 12,000 members and 2,900 hosts across North America 👀

Then Harvest Hosts – a competitor flush with $37M in funding – came knocking, resulting in a mid-7-figure sale. 85% cash upfront 🤑

This was essentially a niche paid directory, members happy to pay for info that wasn’t easily Googleable.

Same model could work for…

• Fishing spots
• EV charging on private driveways (Boondockers for EVs)
• Scenic picnic spots
• Etc.

Pick a niche, curate the data, charge $50-80/year 💰

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