What is this - is anyone making money?

[Mark Talluto]

> On Aug 19, 2015, at 12:46 PM, Pyyhtiä Christer <christer at mindcrea.com> wrote:
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> Another question is where is the beef for the different apps.  Games, plays - but does anything serious drive apps in iOS world. What about Android, is there a different worlds of users? Finally, is everything just games and plays, is there any interest for value applications, which is not 'just here and now'?  What's there for serious app development, is everything just what is the click for just now, just today?

LiveCode used to have a list of apps on their website. I can not find it right now. Maybe they have been taken down while the site is getting another facelift. My take is that you can make money with any software development tool out there. You just need to know what needs to be made and how to get the word out. LiveCode brings the element of speed to the table. Coding in LiveCode is very fast and easy. Deploying to all the key platforms is also simple.

Business sense is something that does not come out of the box. It is something that you cultivate like a garden. You have to know when a project you want to work on is not going to generate income. Developers must do their homework before even writing a single line of code.

If you are new to development, or your business is not jumping like you expected it to, this is a good place to bring it up. If shyness is a factor, then talk with people you trust that have made it in the business. A little guidance goes a long way.

My company, Canela Software, has been using LiveCode since the beginning. We started with MetaCard before that. We have designed software for the education field which generated income around $40k year. We transitioned to vision testing software that generate millions of dollars a year. Our current project, electronic medical records, is expected to generate 10+ times even more in income. It pivots off our vision testing system. Hint: pivoting off a strong platform is a good business decision since you can utilize existing sales channels, customer contacts, and capitalize on your core knowledge of a given field. And, similar to how Amazon released its backend tech to the world, we plan to make ours available to the LiveCode community. This may not be the strongest business decision we have made, but if it helps others to achieve their goals, that will make me happy too.

I am friends with other developers in this community that have not spoken up about their success in using LiveCode. Many of them are making a very good living by making good business decisions and choosing LiveCode as their tool of choice. Hopefully this information is helpful to those considering using LiveCode.


Best regards,

Mark Talluto
canelasoftware.com <http://canelasoftware.com/>

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