Discuss HN: Small App vs Big App

by niico on 10/11/2010, 10:49 PM with 2 comments

This just came to my mind while reading HN.

Is it better to create a quick app (a weekend of coding) and start making small but quick income or would you rather spend a month or two building something bigger in order to have a larger income but might take longer.

Lets say you already have a full time job and this will be just a side income.

  • by dterra on 10/11/2010, 11:49 PM

    I think it really depends on the idea. Sometimes it is good to write it over the weekend, release it, and see what up. Now if you are building a more interesting service, I would go for the two months. Sorry, but if I don't know the app, I cant tell!

  • by fookyong on 10/12/2010, 3:55 AM

    it depends how much risk you want to take with your free time :)

    nothing is guaranteed. neither your small or big project is guaranteed to earn a cent. so all it comes down to is how much of your time are you willing to give up and how enthusiastic are you about each idea.

    I will say this though - I spent about 6 months doing a "big" side project and now I'm working on a couple of smaller projects, for fun. The big project can sit in the background earning income, giving you more free time to experiment.