It is natural for you to start asking questions about the types or kinds of softwares to develop once you start walking without your legs shaking in code. This question could be asked in other way like "What is the profitable kinds of softwares?". Note that I am not talking about the platform to develop for i.e whether it is a web application, desktop or mobile applications, am talking about the problem to solve. No one would like to provide a solution that nobody needs so, it is wise to always ask these kinds of questions. In response to the question "what kind of software should develop?", I think you should solve unsolved problems that are highly in demand. But if you want to make a great profit, developing business management software is always lucrative but, you need a good team and some bucks to hire marketers unless you are good at marketing yourself.
One thing I have come to understand about developing this kind of software is that you always need enough information before you start developing and these information often requires you to go to the environment that need the solution and study how things are being operated, interview the people operating the environment. It is after you have gotten this information that you start developing the solution but, the problem is that you can't just walk into an organization and start asking questions, while some organization might take it likely with you, some would not. That is why developers of these kinds of softwares always call themselves Software Consultants. You need a solution in your business, you call them and they take a detailed study about your environment and how you operate and develop you a befitting Software. This kind of software development is where the money comes in because as the developer, you get paid for the over all process of developing the software and also for technical support and training which you will render as soon as the project is completed.
And it doesn't just end there, you get paid for maintaining the software and this means a good stable source of income, you only stop getting paid if the company goes out of business or if they purchase another software for they will no longer need your support and maintenance because they no longer use your software.
If you really want to earn something big in software development, this is the way to go. Create a software that companies would pay for and write them proposal, but doesn't come easy because you will need helpers and no one would feel good helping you for free so you have to hire marketers, developers, technical writers and graphical designers. If you can bring this collection of skills together, you would be owning a software development company. To earn in this kind of software development, you must invest first. After this is done, develop android mobile apps or Windows Store apps at your free time and sell them in stores.
If the consultant method of software development is not your thing, you can specialize in developing good Windows Store apps and selling them through Windows Store, if you are so much talented, you can also develop android apps too.
Just as most pro will tell you, you have to know more about a little i.e you have to be good at one particular thing. If you have chosen to develop web apps make sure you do it very well and if you are developing for mobile platform make sure you are good.
Thanks for your time.
One thing I have come to understand about developing this kind of software is that you always need enough information before you start developing and these information often requires you to go to the environment that need the solution and study how things are being operated, interview the people operating the environment. It is after you have gotten this information that you start developing the solution but, the problem is that you can't just walk into an organization and start asking questions, while some organization might take it likely with you, some would not. That is why developers of these kinds of softwares always call themselves Software Consultants. You need a solution in your business, you call them and they take a detailed study about your environment and how you operate and develop you a befitting Software. This kind of software development is where the money comes in because as the developer, you get paid for the over all process of developing the software and also for technical support and training which you will render as soon as the project is completed.
And it doesn't just end there, you get paid for maintaining the software and this means a good stable source of income, you only stop getting paid if the company goes out of business or if they purchase another software for they will no longer need your support and maintenance because they no longer use your software.
If you really want to earn something big in software development, this is the way to go. Create a software that companies would pay for and write them proposal, but doesn't come easy because you will need helpers and no one would feel good helping you for free so you have to hire marketers, developers, technical writers and graphical designers. If you can bring this collection of skills together, you would be owning a software development company. To earn in this kind of software development, you must invest first. After this is done, develop android mobile apps or Windows Store apps at your free time and sell them in stores.
If the consultant method of software development is not your thing, you can specialize in developing good Windows Store apps and selling them through Windows Store, if you are so much talented, you can also develop android apps too.
Just as most pro will tell you, you have to know more about a little i.e you have to be good at one particular thing. If you have chosen to develop web apps make sure you do it very well and if you are developing for mobile platform make sure you are good.
Thanks for your time.
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