Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
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Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#2It's not a lot, but on the upside, it's more than how much many VC backed startups earn :)
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#3To me, it is only a failure if the time you put into it can make you more money or fulfill you in a greater way if you put it elsewhere.
$100 may not be much, but if you are constantly churning out $100/month side projects and working very little to keep them up and running, that turns into big money fast.
On a side note, I must admit that at $19.99, I would not buy an app with the sole purpose of cleaning out my Twitter inbox -- maybe I'm not the target audience, but that seems like a lot of money for something that does a very specific task -- one that could be easily implemented by Twitter at a later time.
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#4I've got a webapp that makes $0 a month but I don't consider it a failure. Just tell yourself it's a hobby ;)
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#5Depends on how much time and mental cpu cycles you spend making that $100. If it's only a few minutes to a couple of hours a month, it's a keeper.
Assuming that's the case, scale your app so it brings in more (it's already proven itself) ~or~ put it on the backburner as a "passive income generator" and go hard on something that will bring in real money.
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#6If you put more than an hour a month into it, then yeah, it probably is. Your time could probably be better spend elsewhere.
Of course, that assumes the main goal of the app was to earn money. The knowledge gained from creating it could very well be worth it.
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#7It's not a lot, but on the upside, it's more than how much many VC backed startups earn :)
Sometimes I wish I could burn karma to up vote something more than once. :)
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#8Absolutely not a failure. You almost surely gained knowledge through the process of developing the app and that knowledge is an intangible asset that will contribute to every future project you work on.
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#9I would consider it success.
$100/month is not a lot of money, but creating app that makes $100/month from nothing is much much more harder than polishing this app to bring $200 (or even $500) per month.
Re: Is a web app earning $100/month a failure?
#10If you break even and make profits, then yes, it's a success.
Granted, you would need quite a few apps at that level a earnings to make a living.