Sindre SorhusMy App Store numbers for the past year.
Total: $18548
The year before: $15210
Some short commentary:
I mainly made the apps for fun & to solve my own problems. The fact that some earn some money is just a bonus. I also now realize that I'm very bad at predicting popularity. Some of the most popular apps are just tiny weekends projects I made thinking they would not go anywhere while some apps I put a lot of effort into failed (Today, Favorites Widget, and Recordia), and I have no idea why. My goal this year is...
...to become better at marketing. I have not marketed the apps at all other than launching them on Twitter and Reddit.
I'm happy to answer any questions.
seiyria@sindresorhus Do you use all the apps you make? Or how do you identify such "simple", glaring holes and execute on them? One problem I have is that I want to create, but I never know what to make. I have a lot of trouble identifying problems that can be filled with "simple" software.
@seiyria I use most of them, yes. The other ones were born from situations were I saw an opportunity.
I used to have the same problem with coming up with ideas too. It takes a lot of bad ideas to start generating the good ones. In my notes, I have 778 ideas, most of them boring or bad. Just start writing down everything. For example, when you notice people having a pain-point or if you use an app that you feel could have been done much better.
@sindresorhus I see! Thank you. To be honest I only really catalog game ideas but I really should start writing down everything!