How To Become A Developer Remotely and make money
Most people read books and blogs about entrepreneurship, buy a course or two, and watch inspiring YouTube videos. But are they really inspired to take action? I don’t think so.
But… you’re not “most people”, are you? You’re here now, and that means you’re about to read the simple truth about getting where you want to go:
You’re independent and you’re responsible for your own purpose, happiness and results.
You can improve every day to get better, to learn more, to find better opportunities, and to improve your circumstances.
You challenge ideas and the status quo, and the world needs people who ask themselves: “Yes, but why do it like that?”
How To Make An App?
Let’s first start to figure out if building apps is any fun. Is it something you’d want to do?
It’s incredible simple – but not easy – to build an app. First, let’s talk about the product.
Find a group of individuals or businesses
Ask them what their biggest problem is
Solve that problem technologically, without building an app (yet)
Pitch and sell the problem, then take payments
Build the app and deliver the product to your customers
You can do step 1 to 4 in a day. Step 4 is the most important! You call this step validation; you test and prove that real customers want to pay for what you’re trying to build. You shouldn’t begin building an app that hasn’t been properly validated. Why risk building something no one wants?
Take a marketing-first approach. Marketing is simply the work you do to make change happen. You use it to help the transition from an old solution, to a new solution. And marketing is also about refining the conversation between you, the creator, and the customer.
Let’s go a bit deeper:
You do market research, and build connections with people in your target demographic. Your best options: local networking, talking in Facebook Groups, online surveying, chatting with peers on Twitter, and publishing a blog. You connect with an audience, and you build your tribe.
You listen. There’s nothing more to it. Open your ears, and listen. Marketing is 90% listening, and 10% making decisions on behalf of other people, like promoting your product or helping them make the transition from old to new. Ask your people what their biggest problem is, and listen.
Get creative. Solving a problem isn’t hard! A great idea is perfect the moment it pops up in your head. Getting creative means you stop wanting to solve a problem, and let it come to you. You can influence your creative thinking though. The easiest way is to habitually come up with 10 new ideas every day. Don’t build the app yet, at this point. Just build it on paper (for now).
Validate your business. You found the app idea, people with a problem, and a solution that works. Let them know you’re out there, offer to build this, and take payments if they want what you’re selling. Pre-sell lifetime access, or “beta group” access, to your app through your app landing page. Prove to yourself that this is an app worth building.
And the last step is, of course, build it. If your validation failed, give people a refund, adjust your strategy and start over. That’s how great apps are built!
What if you just want to build apps for your employer, or for freelance clients? The same principles apply: find a useful skill that you can sell for money. Instead of building an indie app, offer to build apps for businesses. Use networking, outreach and marketing to put yourself out there.
The best thing of all is, you don't even need to know how to code to thrive in the app development space, you can just sign up for the Appily App Builder Reseller Program today to start building Apps for as many clients as you want, begin earning money and advancing your new App development company without any prior technical skills, all of this under your own branded platform when you the Appily App Builder Reseller Program.
How To Become A Professional Developer?
Now that you’ve gotten your hands dirty with building an app, let’s talk about becoming a professional developer. This section is particularly helpful if:
You want to work remotely, as a freelancer, for your own clients
You want to get a remote job as a professional iOS developer
You want to play it a little bit more safe, next to building your own apps
There are two approaches for becoming a professional developer. Here’s the first approach:
Update your LinkedIn profile and your curriculum vitae
Find and talk to potential employers, clients and/or recruiters
Sign up for Twitter and pitch in on relevant conversations
Go to networking events and talk to career coaches
This is helpful advice, and I recommend it as the absolute minimum for getting hired. Chances are you’re not going to get hired with just 1 year of experience App development. So, how do you stand out? That’s where the second approach comes in. It’s this:
Build your app portfolio. This is about making work worth showcasing, compelling clients to add their project to your portfolio, and letting your work do the talking for you.
Gain real-world experience. Use your skills to solve real-world problems, instead of learning how to code in the vacuum of some online courses.
Deliver beyond spec. You deliver beyond spec when you make decisions on behalf of your client or employer, instead of merely building the app the way they want it. You need to learn how to make your mark.
When you build an indie app, as explained earlier in this tutorial, you’re about one-third on your way to becoming a professional App developer.
That indie app is real-world. Especially when you manage to get a few dozen customers who rely on you to build this app, you’re likely to find real-world problems that need solving.
How do you roll out an app update without disrupting people’s workflow?
How do you respond to an angry app review?
What does it take to get your marketing message across clearly?
The skills you cultivate by working with questions like the ones above are much needed in this industry. Also that indie app is one for your showcase, and by building it you’ve shown that you can do work beyond speculation.
The only thing you now need is to build are two more apps, three in total, ideally for real-world clients. Take those three apps to your next interview or sales meeting, and it's guaranteed it will go differently than that conversation where you just handed in your CV or proposal.
How to work or start working Remotely?
Working remotely as a developer is as simple as doing a test trip for 2-4 weeks, and then extending that trip forever.
How and where do you start when you want to travel and go remote?
The first step is to take the decision to try out remote work. It sounds a bit dull, but it’s important to commit yourself and take it slow. Don’t postpone it by saying you will book that ticket tomorrow, because tomorrow equals never. Don’t put too much stress on yourself either, by thinking you need to burn all your ships behind you.
Step two is deciding if you want to travel alone or with others. You might have a friend, wife or family member who wants to join you. It’s also important to realize that most of your friends will stay home (forever). You’ll make new friends on the road, and traveling alone often helps to connect with fellow travelers.
Traveling alone is awesome! You’re your own boss, you don’t have to take into account anyone else’s opinion and you’re free to roam wherever you want to go. It can be lonely too, of course.
Traveling in a group is awesome, too. Consider joining a coworking or coliving trip. Traveling with like-minded people gives your (new) app business a boost, it fights off loneliness, and it’s a great way to have fun and meet new people.
Step three is booking your trip. First focus on it being a trial! Tell your client or employer you want to try out working remote, and agree beforehand on what you’re going to deliver during your workation.
In the 4-Hour Work Week, Tim Ferriss shares a pretty cool tip: save up some work deliverables before your trip, and “release” them during your trip. You can buffer against setbacks and low productivity, and give yourself some breathing room.
Pick a destination, like a metropole or a region: Barcelona, Southeast Asia, Australia, America, or just Berlin — any place you prefer visiting. Get the flight sorted out, and book 1-3 nights in advance. You don’t want to commit on long-term accommodation yet, so you can scope a nice lease when you’re on the ground.
Step four is actually getting on the airplane, going, landing, and getting your feet back on the ground. Brought your laptop? Open it in the nearest coffeeshop, connect to the WiFi, and continue working on your app. Login to continue working on your project – you are now officially a location-independent remote developer!
Ready to start your own App business?
The Appily App Builder Reseller Program should be a perfect fit and add-on for your business needs, as Appily App Builder provides instructional training, promotional materials, as well as all the tools and features needed to create premium Apps for you and your clients to utilize within any industry.
With the Reseller Program you can create up to a 1000 Apps for iOS, Android and PWA.
You can create Apps for your clients or have them build and manage their own Apps under your own branded platform. Our team handles the submissions of you and your clients Apps to both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store at no additional cost when you are subscribed to the Reseller Program. With the Reseller Program you will have your own branded platform which you can connect under your own domain name, set your own platform colors and logo. Your clients will be able to login to their own accounts that you have set up for them, they can then create and manage Apps under your own branded platform, once finished, our team will handle App submissions to the App Stores for both you and your clients. With the Reseller Program, you will also have unlimited hosting of your Apps, and unlimited push notifications for both you and your clients.
The Reseller plan is currently on promotion for $85/month, if you purchase during the promotion you will receive a price lock, meaning your monthly price will remain on the promotional price as long as you are subscribed to the Reseller program. The promotion is running for a limited time only and will end soon.
If you subscribe to the Reseller Program today, you will also receive additional access to both the following softwares:
Appily Website Builder
AppilyQR contactless Menu Builder
You can purchase the Reseller plan here: https://www.appilyappbuilder.com/reseller
Below we have laid out more information for you regarding the Reseller Program.
The Appily App Builder Reseller Program is structured to offer high volume mobile App solutions to your customers through means of-
Self Build (DIY) Solution:
Let your customers create their own DIY Apps under your own branded drag and drop App Builder platform.
or
Offer Services (DIY) Solution:
Create and sell Apps for any business type easily. Everything you need to build and manage mobile Apps without writing a single line of code.
Partner Benefits:
Make money selling Apps to local businesses
Everything you need to start your own App business, or offer Apps as a new service to your existing customers
Cloud based App Creator CMS allows you to create Apps, with no tech skills or coding in Minutes
White Label Customer Portal
Supported Setup
Online Chat Support
Dedicated Account Manager
Here are some features included in the Reseller Plan:
Includes All Features
White Label Admin Included
Revenue Generating Features
Whitelabel CMS
Custom Branding
Live Updates
Set Your Own Pricing for the Apps You Sell
Personalized Domain Name
SSL Security Included
Unlimited Traffic
Unlimited Storage
Premium Support
Multi-Language Enabled
App Monetization with AdMob
Deliver High-Quality Apps for iOS & Android
Unlimited Push Notifications
Use Your Own AdMob
Xcode & Android Studio Integration
App Source Codes
Integration Support
Dedicated Account Manager
We can assist you with publishing Apps under your clients Developer Accounts (No additional costs)
When you subscribe to the Appily App Builder Reseller Program you will also gain additional access to the following two softwares:
Appily Website Builder, which will allow you to build an unlimited number of websites for your clients.
AppilyQR, which will allow you to create an unlimited amount of QR menus for your clients.
Next Steps:
Interested in Becoming an App Reseller? Our team is available to offer support or answer any questions you might have. You can find out more about the Appily App Builder Reseller Program from our website: https://www.appilyappbuilder.com/reseller or Should you require any additional information, you can contact us via email: info@appilyappbuilder.com.
