None of the apps I’ve built have made any meaningful amount of money
Instead they created an opportunity for me to eventually get recognized by other developers who do work full time on Bitcoin and Nostr and I was fortunate enough to be invited onto their teams to work with them
While this work doesn’t support me entirely (I still have another full time job outside of Bitcoin and Nostr), it has given me enough to support my wife and family as a sole provider for which I’m forever grateful
My advice based on my experience is to continue building and keep learning
Build the things you want
I wanted GIFs so I made gifbuddy, I didn’t like other meme tools so I made memeamigo, I wanted a workflow to create webapps so I made PocketVibe
These are things that interested me, challenged me, and grew my skill set
There are no guarantees, but if you build there’s a chance
If you stop building, there is no chance
Instead they created an opportunity for me to eventually get recognized by other developers who do work full time on Bitcoin and Nostr and I was fortunate enough to be invited onto their teams to work with them
While this work doesn’t support me entirely (I still have another full time job outside of Bitcoin and Nostr), it has given me enough to support my wife and family as a sole provider for which I’m forever grateful
My advice based on my experience is to continue building and keep learning
Build the things you want
I wanted GIFs so I made gifbuddy, I didn’t like other meme tools so I made memeamigo, I wanted a workflow to create webapps so I made PocketVibe
These are things that interested me, challenged me, and grew my skill set
There are no guarantees, but if you build there’s a chance
If you stop building, there is no chance