How I Created a Successful App & Quit My Job

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  • Опубликовано: 21 ноя 2024

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  • @MakeAppswithDanny
    @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +14

    Please Like, Share, Subscribe & Comment - it all helps me create more content for you!
    👉 Download Fudget: www.fudget.com
    👉 My Courses - dannys.link/courses
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  • @AlphaWatt
    @AlphaWatt 2 года назад +4

    Thanks for the raw and real testimonial Danny. I'm in the phase right now where I feel like I'm getting pummeled but realize I need to re-clarify my goal. Thanks again for this and the very helpful content!

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  2 года назад +2

      Glad it was helpful! Best of luck on your journey, SKB 👍

  • @maruatajongte6293
    @maruatajongte6293 2 года назад +1

    What an incredible story, i'm just learning quasar with and your channel helped me a lot, please keep making more

  • @maskman4821
    @maskman4821 3 года назад +11

    wow, this is freaking awesome, thank you Danny for sharing your valuable and incredible experiences, this is really something, your channel is fantastic, all the video / tutorials are straight to the points, I have learned a lot of vuejs from you, thank you for telling us your story, it is very inspiring, I will definitely buy your courses !!!

  • @sergiogb
    @sergiogb 3 года назад +5

    This video is so inspirational. It answers several questions that I've had. Thanks for sharing!

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      Glad it’s answered your questions Sergio. Best of luck!

  • @antonztxone
    @antonztxone 3 года назад +3

    It's a nice plan to go same way for me, Danny! Thank you for sharing this 👍🏻

  • @jaxxu3648
    @jaxxu3648 3 года назад +2

    Thank you Danny! I hope I can build my own app someday.

  • @rjchhetri2370
    @rjchhetri2370 3 года назад +4

    Queued for next Playlist. I'm currently on your quasar playlists 😊

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      Hope you enjoy Rajendra!

    • @rjchhetri2370
      @rjchhetri2370 3 года назад +1

      @@MakeAppswithDanny very much. Looking forward for more videos

  • @erdemozverenn
    @erdemozverenn 3 года назад +1

    thank you for sharing your experience with us,this is gold.

  • @K3IRA666
    @K3IRA666 3 года назад +5

    Thank you sharing your experience Danny. You're the only one developer transforming as a full-stack developer.

  • @rukkiecodes
    @rukkiecodes 3 года назад +3

    This has inspired me so much. Thank you

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      That’s great to hear Terry! Thanks!

    • @rukkiecodes
      @rukkiecodes 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny thanks. I'll let you know when my first app release is out

  • @rogerhopkins6957
    @rogerhopkins6957 3 года назад +2

    Just the kick in the pants I need. I'm about 3 months into starting my own company and have several ideas for apps. Good pragmatic advice on getting one of them to market.

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      Glad it helped Roger. Make sure you check out my video next Wednesday, "How to Create a Successful App in 10 Steps" which will go into more detail.

    • @rogerhopkins6957
      @rogerhopkins6957 3 года назад +1

      I just launched my first app in the Apple and Google Play stores. Built with Quasar and relied heavily on Danny's Udemy courses and RUclips videos.
      This one's free but the next one will be a revenue generator.
      Thanks Danny!

  • @dekebaoe
    @dekebaoe 3 года назад +4

    That's incredible.
    Thank you so much for this.
    My Aboslute favorite channel!!

  • @anouar8921
    @anouar8921 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing you experience I'm currently looking to go that way waiting for your next videos

  • @eugenethered3060
    @eugenethered3060 3 года назад +1

    Danny, this is superb advice - thanks for sharing.

  • @tytalksYT
    @tytalksYT 3 года назад +1

    Props to you ! I am doing software engineering right now and i love this motivation

  • @rafaelfqueiroz
    @rafaelfqueiroz 2 года назад +1

    HI Danny.... Great and super honest video. Wish you all the best! Thank you!

  • @rejowanahmed6819
    @rejowanahmed6819 2 года назад +2

    Hi, Danny. You really are an inspiration to us. Thanks for this great video. I have a question to ask. May I know which programming languages did you used to develop these apps?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  2 года назад +1

      Thanks Rejowan! For the original Fudget I used jQuery, Cordova & Electron. For Fudget 2, I'm using Quasar 2 (& Vue 3).

    • @rejowanahmed6819
      @rejowanahmed6819 2 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny 💝💝💝

  • @compton8301
    @compton8301 3 года назад +2

    Thank you. Please more videos like this.

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      Thanks Richie I will do. This one is going a lot better than I thought it would. 😂

  • @xMaximkO
    @xMaximkO 3 года назад +1

    Thank you Danny.
    This content inspires us for keep doing.
    Now I have an idea for an web/app and I'm creating it with Vue and your Quasar course.
    Awesome content. THX.

  • @etorty_dev
    @etorty_dev 2 года назад +1

    Thank you Danny. This is great and real 👍

  • @SG-br9vj
    @SG-br9vj 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your experience with us, I was looking for this kind of motivating videos. I'd love to see more in this topic - for example how to open own software business in the UK, best ways to do it. Keep doing great work and good luck with the new app!

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      Thanks S G, I'm glad it helped. Yeah I may go into more detail on that stuff.

  • @TomTomDevelopers
    @TomTomDevelopers 3 года назад +1

    Great story Danny. thanks for sharing!

  • @dre2706
    @dre2706 3 года назад +1

    Awesome story, Danny! Keep up the great work and thank you posting such great content to your channel. Already learned lots of new things from your tutorials and looking forward to get a couple of your courses on udemy. Cheers and stay safe!

  • @Gadrawingz
    @Gadrawingz 2 года назад +1

    Great message to inspire some of us!

  • @RobertWildling
    @RobertWildling 3 года назад +1

    That must be the most honest video on this topic that exists out there! Thank you for these most valuable insights!
    I wonder what the other side of this life is now? Do you miss working with colleagues / in a team? Do you have to make those video tutorials to "stay in the loop" or are they "just for fun"? Where do you work now? In the library? Or at home? Or a shared office? Does you family feel safe considering the income is dependent on when and how many people buy the app? - It takes balls to go the way you go, especially with a child / children! Dd you involve your family in that decision?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +2

      *Do you miss working with colleagues / in a team?*
      I sometimes miss the banter, the laughs and the stuff you learn just chatting to people.
      However, I've always been happy by myself, since I was a little kid. And the older I get, the more content I am by myself, so for me its not a deal-breaker.
      But this depends on personality type. Some people can't cope with being by themselves all the time.
      *Do you have to make those video tutorials to "stay in the loop" or are they "just for fun"?*
      I kinda fell into making videos by accident.
      When I discovered Quasar, I was so excited about it, I gave a talk at the VueJS Meetup in Manchester. And I made that first RUclips video (ruclips.net/video/iml3hDVboHk/видео.html) as a word-for-word video version of my talk, for the benefit of the people who watched the talk.
      But then the video got quite a lot of attention and people asked for more videos, so I made more. Then they asked for a course, so I made a course.
      And now I enjoy the fact that making videos and courses forces me to keep learning. There's no better way to learn something than to make a course about it.
      Also, it's now a second business for me, since I sell courses. It doesn't do quite as well as my apps, but I think eventually it will surpass the app revenue. So the courses give me something to fall back on if the apps fall apart. And vice versa. When you're doing your own thing, it's a good idea to have multiple streams of income, in case one of them goes wrong.
      Not gonna lie though, it's very difficult trying to keep on top of both of these businesses. However, I now have a video editor which makes it all just about manageable.
      *Where do you work now?*
      When I first quit my job, I hired a desk in a co-working space, which was pretty fun. After a while, I felt like I needed my own space. So I'm now in a little office that I hired in a business centre 30 mins walk from my house (the room you see in the video).
      *Does you family feel safe considering the income is dependent on when and how many people buy the app? It takes balls to go the way you go, especially with a child / children! Did you involve your family in that decision?*
      It's a while ago now. I think my partner was a little nervous, but she had a full time job too, so we were never going to starve. For me there was no other option - I couldn't see any way forward in the context of a company. I had no interest in climbing the ranks to upper management, and I had no interest in staying as a senior developer either.
      The amazing thing is that now, my partner has just quit her job and is now pursuing her own business.
      I don't see it as especially ballsy. If it all goes wrong, I can just get a job, or do contracting. At this point, I would probably go the contracting route - if I had to. And with the kudos from my apps, RUclips channel and courses, it wouldn't be hard to find work.

    • @maskman4821
      @maskman4821 3 года назад +1

      @@MakeAppswithDanny cool !!!

  • @jonnysongs
    @jonnysongs 3 года назад +1

    Thank you very much for sharing this, you rock!

  • @BenHayat
    @BenHayat 3 года назад +1

    Danny, it would be great to have a video how to incorporate Google ADs into Vue application, in particular PWA apps.

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      I don’t know how to do that in a PWA. I used a Cordova plugin to get the ads on iOS and Android. I’ll consider it.

    • @BenHayat
      @BenHayat 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny
      Thanks!

  • @NatashaAbel-r6p
    @NatashaAbel-r6p Год назад +1

    Hi Danny, really interesting and insightful video, thank you for sharing! When you first launched your app and were making a few £ a day, before you'd added ads and the premium model, where was this money coming from?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  Год назад

      Hi Natasha. I wasn't making anything from Fudget (before adding the Pro Upgrade & ads). But I had another app (called Speed Distance Time Calculator) which was making a few £ a day. 👍

    • @NatashaAbel-r6p
      @NatashaAbel-r6p Год назад +1

      @@MakeAppswithDanny thanks for your response Danny! Was the speed/distance/time app making money through ads?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  Год назад +1

      @@NatashaAbel-r6p No, it was a "pay up front" app, so I made a little from that 👍

    • @NatashaAbel-r6p
      @NatashaAbel-r6p Год назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny Thanks Danny!

  • @maskman4821
    @maskman4821 3 года назад +1

    I have just downloaded fudget to my android phone and followed the instructions to get it up and running, really cool / impressive / beautiful app, and you built it with html, css, jquery which is a remarkable work. I am pretty sure you would built it with vuejs if vuejs was out back then. yeah it is time to learn and build hybrid apps with quasar and publish to all of the platforms we can ever imagine. and most important of all, what kind of app should I build ? This is the task I should figure out first ...🙄🙄🙄

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      Thanks for downloading the app Ninja. Yeah I’m making good progress on Fudget 2 using Quasar V2 and Vue 3. I’m enjoying it WAY more with these technologies. jQuery was great at the time for little bits of functionality on web pages but it’s definitely not ideal for data driven, Single Page Applications. Got a series documenting my journey creating Fudget 2 starting soon!

  • @ArjonJasonCastro
    @ArjonJasonCastro 3 года назад +1

    Really inspiring and amazing story Danny! Did you use Quasar framework for Fudget?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Arjon! No, I used jQuery (no UI framework). I wouldn't recommend building a complicated app with jQuery 😂. I'm building Fudget 2 with Quasar 2 and it's going great. Series about it starts next week.

    • @ArjonJasonCastro
      @ArjonJasonCastro 3 года назад +1

      @@MakeAppswithDanny wow, you're really awesome. yes, I also can relate to that using jQuery in the past few years lol 😂.. now Quasar has come and other great frameworks this days and we are really happy about it.. I am excited for your next series and I'll definitely watch it! ❤😊😊

  • @aliahmad1617
    @aliahmad1617 3 года назад +1

    Just wanna let you know, your videos are awesome.

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      Thanks Ali. You’re awesome for watching and commenting!

  • @lekhoi8
    @lekhoi8 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for sharing your story, very inspiring :-)

  •  2 года назад +1

    Thanks for sharing.

  • @aliahmad1617
    @aliahmad1617 3 года назад

    Thank you for sharing your experience. I learned a lot from this

  • @HussainAli-sm6us
    @HussainAli-sm6us Год назад +1

    thanks for such information

  • @clint7291
    @clint7291 3 года назад +2

    Done installing Fudget

  • @Rhistak
    @Rhistak 3 года назад

    Thank you so much for this!!!!

  • @Jay-kj2xm
    @Jay-kj2xm 3 года назад

    This was really interesting, thank you!

    • @Jay-kj2xm
      @Jay-kj2xm 3 года назад

      Also, you helped inspire me to work on making websites a year ago! After watching a few of your Quasar tutorials, I made a website using Quasar that was a central location for finding and watching sports highlight videos. When I first advertised it, it had about 50 users daily, but that number quickly went down, and it's now been in the 5-25 a day daily. However, I haven't done much on that website since I have been focussing my time on work and other projects

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      @@Jay-kj2xm that’s great to hear that you made a Quasar site. Getting the audience is a tough one.

    • @Jay-kj2xm
      @Jay-kj2xm 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny Yeah, getting the audience is one of the toughest parts. There was also another app I've had the idea for making for a long time, but I just found out that someone made that idea back in November, so I was too slow to act on it. Thanks again for all of your great tutorials!

  • @meditativemind91
    @meditativemind91 Год назад +1

    Thank you for your video. I am 35 years old. For me, finding a job is very difficult right now. In my country, there are many young people in the IT industry. They are much more active than me. I also want to create my own products and have a passive income source. However, it is very difficult

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  Год назад

      Thanks. It's definitely not easy (most of my apps have failed) but just keep trying! 👍

  • @krishna-kant
    @krishna-kant 2 года назад +1

    great video Danny

  • @ignaciolabra1025
    @ignaciolabra1025 3 года назад +1

    thank you very much danny!

  • @chirayumishra1185
    @chirayumishra1185 3 года назад

    Hey Danny Thanks for sharing such experience. I would like you to please create more videos on best practices for quasar apps. And integration with other technologies like Amplify, Google Ads etc.

  • @koleto155
    @koleto155 3 года назад

    Hey Danny! I like your fudget app, but your Email Snippets is Killer App! Thanks for the sharing ... aways only high quality stuff! Is this written on quasar? It's looks like 100% native ... running on MacBook Air M1

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      Thanks Koleto. I’m glad you like Email Snippets! Yeah that’s a Quasar app. I actually created it with a 0.x version of Quasar. Most Hybrid apps do feel native - as long as they’re done right. Don’t believe the hybrid haters. I mean VSCode - one of the most popular editors on earth - is an Electron app. I use Email Snippets every day for replying to my app users - as I mostly receive the same questions over & over. Unfortunately it’s never shown much promise in terms of downloads so I stopped working on it.

  • @sunnysk43
    @sunnysk43 3 года назад +1

    Great Video. Very inspiring. Thank you ;-)

  • @jamols09
    @jamols09 3 года назад +1

    Really like learning from your tutorials on Quasar

  • @Jay-kj2xm
    @Jay-kj2xm 3 года назад +2

    What would you recommend for making apps? I bought a course on Swift recently. I know you can compile React and Quasar for iOS as well

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      You need to decide that yourself based on the needs of the project. I'm currently creating Fudget 2 with Quasar.

  • @flyKant
    @flyKant 3 года назад

    Amazing story, very inspirational. Following 3 of your courses on Udemy!

  • @mrsmola2354
    @mrsmola2354 2 года назад +1

    Hello mate, you said that you make it cross plaftform, and also that it appers on the other devices, did you still use only localbase? or did you need some backend language? thanks for answer and top videos!

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  2 года назад +1

      For Fudget 1, I'm using IndexedDB for the local data on each device, then I'm using Dropbox which the user can use to manually share their data across their devices. Basically it will save all the data to an encrypted file in their Dropbox & then restore it to any device.
      But Fudget 2 will use Firebase for Pro Users with auto-syncing across devices. But for free users, it will just use Localbase for the data.

    • @mrsmola2354
      @mrsmola2354 2 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny thanks mate! GL:)

  • @BenHayat
    @BenHayat 3 года назад

    Great inspirational video Danny!

  • @mfinity1689
    @mfinity1689 3 года назад +1

    Hello, Thanks for your ideal. It's inspire to me.
    I have question about develop app.
    Your app make with Quasar ?
    Thank you

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! No, the original Fudget was made with jQuery. However I'm creating Fudget 2 with Quasar 2 & Vue 3. I have a new playlist all about it: ruclips.net/video/OluD-GW8cRM/видео.html

    • @mfinity1689
      @mfinity1689 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny Thanks

  • @adelekeisaiaholusegun6189
    @adelekeisaiaholusegun6189 3 года назад +1

    Awesome video

  • @procrastinateXrok
    @procrastinateXrok Год назад +1

    Best video advice

  • @BenHayat
    @BenHayat 3 года назад +1

    My grandfather was from Manchester.

  • @nirajpathak99
    @nirajpathak99 3 года назад +1

    How do you record your screen? I mean tool you use and framerate?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      On my tutorial videos? I use Screenflow: www.telestream.net/screenflow
      I record at my screen resolution (5120 x 2880) at 30 FPS but export it down to 4K (3840 x 2160)

    • @nirajpathak99
      @nirajpathak99 3 года назад +1

      @@MakeAppswithDanny I need a Mac too 😎, really inspiring.. Thanks brother 👍

  • @mylesdavies9476
    @mylesdavies9476 3 года назад

    Really interesting, thanks 👍 really enjoy the content, isn't a huge amount of quality Vue content on RUclips, quasar stuff is brilliant also

  • @oziocb
    @oziocb 3 года назад +1

    I didn't know that you are from Manchester mate! Shout out from Barnsley! XD

  • @jensluck370
    @jensluck370 3 года назад +1

    Maybe I sometimes comment too long. Which I really shouldn't. Anyway: Very good and inspiring video!

  • @user-ot7hp9hv3g
    @user-ot7hp9hv3g 3 года назад +1

    Nice video.

  • @zeeen09
    @zeeen09 3 года назад +1

    Hi! i need advices what language should I learn first and the languages after that. if im going for android games?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      I don't know much about game development, I'm not sure 👍

    • @zeeen09
      @zeeen09 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny ohh sad ty anyway!

  • @BenHayat
    @BenHayat 3 года назад

    I see, you heavily took advantage of Apple & Google store's features to market & communicate with users. That's because you created a hybrid app that was an iOS/Android app.
    However, for PWA cases, that aren't really native Mobile app, is it possible to use the Store's powerful marketing systems for PWA Apps?

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      As far as I know you, can’t list PWAs on any of the App Stores. You could only package it as a Hybrid app and publish a native-ish version. This is the challenge with PWAs. You need to do your own marketing and find your own audience. Not easy!

    • @BenHayat
      @BenHayat 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny
      >>This is the challenge with PWAs. You need to do your own marketing and find your own audience. Not easy!
      This video opened my eyes to this point.

    • @maskman4821
      @maskman4821 3 года назад

      I have published a todolist pwa to Google Play just for fun, PWA is not working on IOS, IOS is not friendly to Google technology, but you cant try Google Play, with the help of pwabuilder, it turns your pwa to an android apk easily !!!

  • @maskman4821
    @maskman4821 3 года назад +1

    My biggiest concern is~ there are so many fully functional apps out there in different platforms, and I am inexperienced with design, lacking of photoshop, illustrator skill to create appealing, stunning design, if I have design skills then I will be confident of making good looking apps, It would be great to hear your opinios on this topic that most developers/coders/programmers facing ...🥺🥺🥺

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      I was lucky in that I’d done a bit of design in my jobs. It never came naturally to me though & I was never amazing at it. The first version of Fudget was pretty ugly, but I improved it over time. To be honest when it comes to design I basically just steal ideas from other apps and change them. 😂 There might be courses for graphic design on Udemy or here that could help. I’ve been meaning to look for a design course myself, but haven’t got around to it. To be honest I don’t actually enjoy design that much.

  • @easyisoft
    @easyisoft 3 года назад

    Danny in us!

  • @AnyFactor
    @AnyFactor 3 года назад +2

    My takeaways from this video
    - One of the best videos on RUclips. I really love indie developer stories, but there aren't much in RUclips
    - I am glad I semi-quit freelancing to start working as an indie dev
    - Make a video on SEO integration and ranking
    - More videos like this

    • @maskman4821
      @maskman4821 3 года назад +1

      yeah, I want to how to add ads to our app in both android and ios, hopefully Danny creates a tutorial on this topic !!!

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      Thanks! Best of luck with your Indie Dev career. Yes I'll definitely do more talking head videos. I'll consider a video on AdMob. Although, it was surprisingly easy to setup, using this Cordova plugin: github.com/floatinghotpot/cordova-admob-pro

  • @rickybarabba7866
    @rickybarabba7866 3 года назад +1

    Well there are a couple of missing ingredients in your recipe: 1) you have to be a risk lover 2) a piece of HUGE luck... ;-)

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад +1

      I wouldn’t call myself a huge risk lover. There was definitely some luck involved (right idea at the right time). But luck is just something that happens eventually if you try enough things.

    • @maskman4821
      @maskman4821 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny I totally agree with this~ "uck is just something that happens eventually if you try enough things.
      " !!!

  • @invictuz4803
    @invictuz4803 2 года назад +1

    You can tell this guy knows how to sacrifice and live minimal to reach his goals. All he has is a couch to sleep on and a guitar for personal entertainment.

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  2 года назад +1

      😂. That's actually just my office. I do have a house too (with a bed) 😂 ...

  • @samsmith8279
    @samsmith8279 3 года назад +1

    Yet another informative and entertaining story, great advice, and encouragement to do something effective. Signed: Alumnus of 4 Danny courses, each one excellent!

  • @flogginga_dead_horse4022
    @flogginga_dead_horse4022 3 года назад +1

    I like the pig icon lol

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      Haha! I thought it was ok too. It got a lot of hate from users, though. 😂

  • @BenHayat
    @BenHayat 3 года назад +1

    Baby in the house??? LOL

    • @MakeAppswithDanny
      @MakeAppswithDanny  3 года назад

      Yeah I dunno where it came from, it just walked in off the street. It’s still here. And it hasn’t aged.

    • @BenHayat
      @BenHayat 3 года назад

      @@MakeAppswithDanny
      LOL :-)