5 Reasons Why Your Side Projects Are Failing

Web development side projects often fail, including many of my own. Let's talk about some of the reasons why this happens with some examples from my own experience.

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Timestamps:
0:00 - Intro
1:28 - My History With SIde Projects
2:32 - Taking On Too Much
3:53 - Lack Of Proper Planning
5:59 - Unreasonable Expectations
7:37 - Neglecting Market Research
8:34 - No Or Bad Marketing

[TraversyMedia]

Hey guys, something I thought I should clarify. When I say "Fail", it does not necessarily mean a complete failure where you regret everything and it was a horrible idea, etc. I just mean they did not live up to what you imagined. I don't regret a lot of my "failed" projects because it was a learning experience.

[lauracamellini]

One of the new side projects I just started is a coach for people who build side projects... Thanks for sharing your experience here 🙏

[kerrykreiter]

Thanks for sharing your experiences and perspectives! You’re an inspiration to so many Sir!

[unclelukedigitals]

Hats off to this legend! Your value to the tech community is unquestionable. Thank you

[arkimphiri]

Well explained Brad, I have had some of these challenges

[nevengerencir]

Hey Brad as a guy who is 7 months into his job as java developer I stopped doing side projects and I realized now I want to get back to pure web development since enterprise programming is killing me. Which top technologies should I start with to create some cook websites?

[marklenet]

Thanks for sharing. You taught me electron js

[chrisw]

My situation is a bit unique because I built custom applications to meet my specific needs. But before I spent the time on my 11 Web Apps, I did do market research. My research was focused on Apps that met my needs. Most of them simply did not. But as I tweak my Apps I can see an opportunity to monetize either the complete App or components of the App. I have really enjoyed this channel. I have found it very helpful.

[mmelimahlobo]

Thank you so much Brad, would you mind doing for us an ecommerce store using vanilla PHP tutorial?

[CITrainingAF]

Please have short course on react native and expo .

[martindzeble]

I like that phrase: IT TAKES FAILURE TO GET TO SUCCESS

[tahiraziz]

I can build any product, but when it comes to marketing I always fail :(

[BeepBoop]

In my experience it's usually because it's not a useful product.

[genadyshmunik]

I want to do something on side project. But I have no ideas to work on 😢

[webdevluc]

Prioritization is so important. As solo makers we have limited resources

[ShusenAcademyEnglishChannel]

1. taking on too much
2. lack of proper planning
3. unreasonable expectations
4. neglecting market research
5. no or bad marketing

[aram]

An excellent talk! I would add one more reason to HAVE a side project (doesn't have to be a commercial one, doesn't have to give you income) is to be caught up with tech stack that your day job doesn't use. Maybe there is a library or a framework that is gaining popularity but you feel like you'll never have a chance to use it at your workplace. Just go and think of a possibly dumbest project as a reason to use it. It could remove some of the stress and frustration you the outsider feeling.

[knsense]

not an exaggeration when I say you are the best content creator in the software industry. Thank you so much.

[tintinautonomous]

Remember the seven P's: Proper Preparation & Planning Prevent Piss Poor Performance.

[wasswaspeed]

Honestly, you are right with your words!, myself i have had some failures along the way, just didnt figure why. thanks a lot for the tips!