> How much money do you make? I admire and strive to emulate those who earn a full time income from a part time effort. I'm having a bit of the opposite dilemma.
My one app has been on the market close to three months. It hasn't cleared a thousand yet for the paid app, though getting closer, which means I haven't made $7000 yet. I think I'll be less open about earnings when/if I make more, because I don't want to encourage more people to go after the same markets. I do have a time limited trial version, with a DEMO app and License app, though the Market support for that model isn't great. I've gotten some 1 star ratings from people who didn't understand that model, or just didn't like that it wasn't free forever. I've done my best to make it blindingly obvious. Actually, this result would be tremendous if it only took me a few hours a week or was ever "done". But it took about six months of near full time effort, and many of the target audience would consider the app a "good start". Although this app is a $10 alternative to buying a $400 piece of hardware, many would still consider that too much if it doesn't do *everything* that the $400 hardware does, so there is enough to keep me busy for *years*. My app hasn't been in the top ten, nor featured that I know of, and I don't know if ever will be. It's a niche market in a broad category, travel. I am paying attention to my app's keyword searches. I'd estimate that 25% of my paying customers have found my app by its brand name, which means they probably knew my Windows Mobile app or found my website. I would agree with those that said the real money is in hiring out to write Android apps for others. Even though, like many of you, I would much rather be successful on my own apps alone, I need to increase my marketing efforts to get custom work. When I have gotten an OEM deal for Windows Mobile and have a possible one for Android, it has been people who have sought me out based on my product portfolio. But to have time to do custom deals or more apps, I have to accept that I need to hire others to do some of the work. To those developers who can't sell in the Market: I am hiring. I could also buy some of your app source code, though to maintain focus, it should probably be something on the outdoor recreation topic. This is just one person's perspective, but hopefully it is helpful to some. Nathan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en
