An experienced programmer wants to start an offline apps business
Hi All,
I would love to have a bit of a brainstorm here. I'm an experienced programmer (around 5 years professionally) and I've had experience running my own businesses and hustling before, but never in this way.
My main skill is around mobile development (functional apps rather than games).
I've been exploring an idea for an app that would be sold to nightclubs/bars/etc which, though it has some USPs, it's largely a variation on a theme rather than a mind-blowing idea that would revolutionise an industry.
I've experience with putting consumer apps on the app store, etc - made some money, but it's not a route that interests me that much at the moment.
I see that a lot of the people on here use mobile app builders, or outsource development to provide apps to their offline clients. As such, you can provide these apps quite cheaply.
The apps that I develop would (probably) be shinier and slicker, but functionally aren't a far way off what a mobile app builder could give you.
My aim is to have a business that can bring around $3k per month in, working perhaps less than half of each week.
My question:
If you were a programmer, and could provide high quality apps beyond the limitations of app builders, what would your route forward be?
Underselling people who use the app builders wouldn't be viable, and I don't want to start a software house which works on $30k value projects (this is not viable as a single person and the hassle surrounding these isn't worth it - I've experience of this).
I'm not looking for someone to spoon feed me a business idea, I'm trying to understand how to leverage my valuable skill (programming) into a new business where I can work on my own terms. I don't want to spend my time programming - rather I would like to sell a product that I create.
Any input would be appreciated!
r3mo
I would love to have a bit of a brainstorm here. I'm an experienced programmer (around 5 years professionally) and I've had experience running my own businesses and hustling before, but never in this way.
My main skill is around mobile development (functional apps rather than games).
I've been exploring an idea for an app that would be sold to nightclubs/bars/etc which, though it has some USPs, it's largely a variation on a theme rather than a mind-blowing idea that would revolutionise an industry.
I've experience with putting consumer apps on the app store, etc - made some money, but it's not a route that interests me that much at the moment.
I see that a lot of the people on here use mobile app builders, or outsource development to provide apps to their offline clients. As such, you can provide these apps quite cheaply.
The apps that I develop would (probably) be shinier and slicker, but functionally aren't a far way off what a mobile app builder could give you.
My aim is to have a business that can bring around $3k per month in, working perhaps less than half of each week.
My question:
If you were a programmer, and could provide high quality apps beyond the limitations of app builders, what would your route forward be?
Underselling people who use the app builders wouldn't be viable, and I don't want to start a software house which works on $30k value projects (this is not viable as a single person and the hassle surrounding these isn't worth it - I've experience of this).
I'm not looking for someone to spoon feed me a business idea, I'm trying to understand how to leverage my valuable skill (programming) into a new business where I can work on my own terms. I don't want to spend my time programming - rather I would like to sell a product that I create.
Any input would be appreciated!
r3mo