Most people build trading bots for themselves. I built one and turned it into a subscription service.
The Product
A hosted Solana token sniper that runs 24/7. Users pay a monthly subscription in SOL, configure their safety threshold and buy amount, and the service automatically snipes new token launches on pump.fun.
Every trade is MEV-protected via Jito bundles. Every token is scored 0-100 before the sniper fires. Users get Telegram alerts on every buy.
The Business Model
Three tiers:
- Starter (0.2 SOL/month): 3 snipes/hour, 0.1 SOL per snipe
- Pro (1 SOL/month): Unlimited snipes, copy trading, configurable everything
- Whale (5 SOL/month): Multi-wallet, high-volume, dedicated infrastructure
Plus a 1% fee on every trade the sniper executes. The subscription is the floor, fees are the upside.
Why It Works
The code already existed — I had a 4,500-line Telegram trading bot with sniping, copy trading, DCA, and a token scanner built in. Packaging it as a service was mostly about:
- Adding subscription management
- Creating a landing page with clear pricing
- Marketing it to the right audience
The hard technical work (Jupiter integration, Jito MEV protection, pump.fun bonding curve execution, safety scoring) was already done.
The Tech
- Node.js bot running 24/7
- Helius RPC for fast Solana execution
- Jupiter V6 for swap routing
- Jito bundles for MEV protection
- Telegram Bot API for user interface and alerts
- Vercel for the landing page
What I Learned
The same code can be monetized multiple ways:
- Free bot with trading fees (1% per trade)
- Premium subscription (0.5% fees)
- Sniper-as-a-Service (monthly subscription + fees)
- Token scanner API (pay per scan)
- Token promotion marketplace (pay to feature)
Each layer extracts value from the same codebase. Build once, monetize five ways.
Landing page: devtools-site-delta.vercel.app/sniper
Bot: t.me/solscanitbot
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