Your Own App Won't Make You Rich

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[jonzcrypto]

Ive done it multiple times. This video is cynical and overly negative.

Marketing doesn't require a large budget. I have multiple apps with millions of installs. I've had a top 10 app twice now in Google Play and Apple Appstore and spent $0 on marketing.

You just have to be creative. Build something people NEED and be smart in how you get it in front of people. Dont listen to anyone who says it cant be done. ✌️

[mikec]

Yeah, it's worth having an app in the store just to showcase it to the potential employers - uploading it as a money maker you would need a well defined product that brings good value to the user which is hard to build on your own.

[peerzadaburhan]

I think this is true for the western developers where they can make 100k by freelancing or a job but for a developer in India apps can make a lot as the earnings are in dollars.

[hichemhammadache]

It's related to the app content and users niche. Developpers try to build small app to grow up their portfolio but building app that make you riche it's possible but you need idea and time, it's not just about coding, (strategy, conception, updates, ux, marketing...). By the way there are developers hwo make thousands of 💵 by month.

[PhpXp]

I made a free bus schedule app for my small town and it makes finding a job really easy. It's worth it just for this. But I also like the bragging rights 😂

[CodeRedDevelopment]

Even though my first app wasn't about making money, it really taught me a lot over the last few years. It's a soundboard about a YouTuber I still really like watching and at its peak it had about 30k users. First it dropped interest to about 20k. Now after 6 years and some time since the last update (1-2 years) the user count dropped to about 7k.

Even keeping up with content updates gets pretty hard, when your priorities change over time. But I'm glad I've done it and still love working on the code once in a while 😊

[MatthiasLaabs]

My app has 10M+ downloads without marketing, but I guess these days it's no longer realistic to do this.

[allanandliftedhands]

i think it depends entirely on the app that you have built..yes you can make an app that can make you rich quickly..the hardest part is coming up with an idea of such an app.

[HenryZhang]

Apps are another way to sell service basically, scaled by tech but lots of maintenance work along the way .

[Kendo]

I have a plan to publish apps to Play Store that 100% free and open source. 😂

[its_jvyn]

I learned all of that the hard way. Thanks for making vids like these. It helps young devs to do better than we did

[mojtabaamiri]

I get your point about marketing and retention. but What if we do have a couple of thousands to do marketing for it? do you think it worths trying?

[qasimgull]

sure its the hardest way, but its also the only way to scale up your income

[AlviTVBD]

One of most honest content on apps. I mostly agree with you, all you have said should be considered before having such unrealistic belief.

[HenryZhang]

I cannot agree more, apps become lucrative when combining the best tech & best marketing, building apps alone yield into cold traffic, and no traction

[devatrii]

I got 1 million downloads app organically lol but sadly that console got suspended 😂

[natgenesis]

Here in Canada we have a lot of pre-seed and seed investment firms who are specialized in tech startups

[monushukla]

True bro... An app developer put so much effort in app concept, there designing & developement but what after that... it's just your personal project ntgh else... apart from that... the youtubers put little effort to make a video... and through that video he starts earning more than an app earn in his whole life.... in here I'm talking abt admob ads... which pays only few cents for year

[trending]

How to develope a professional app bro ?? I really wanna know please rply anyone

[n.s.]

people tend to follow those who have proven experience rather than talking out of the air