3 Years of Indie iOS Development, making a living on the AppStore | #AMA

6 years ago I decided to teach myself how to code. 3 years later I was able to quit my job and make a living on the App Store. I’ve been working on my own app business full time for the last 3 years and it was time to give back and answer some questions asked by my IG friends over @edouard_iosdev (https://www.instagram.com/edouard_iosdev).

If you have any more questions, I’ll be happy to answer them in the comments below. You can also shoot me a DM on IG (expect potential delays as the inbox periodically gets flooded).

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Questions covered:

0:00 Intro
1:06 Overview
1:32 How long did it take for me to learn iOS Development and ship my first app.
2:21 What was the app I had the most fun building?
3:32 How intense were the early days of my learning journey?
5:11 When did I know it was time to go full time indie?
6:35 Any downs in my journey so far and how did how overcome them?
9:42 What’s been the highest high and my biggest learning opportunity?
12:22 Would I make the same choice if I could rewind the clock?
13:28 Employee life vs indie dev life in terms of money, freedom and challenges
15:44 Biggest pro & biggest con of being an indie iOS developer
16:58 Any regrets so far in my journey?
18:30 My experience with SwiftUI & recommendations to learn
19:19 Developing MVPs and monetising MVPs
24:13 How did I get better at UI Design?
26:50 What is my approach to time management?
28:38 What are my best marketing advices for indie devs?
32:04 What advice would I give my younger self if I was starting from scratch today?
35:39 Thanks & see you next time

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Links:

SwiftUI Resources:
• www.hackingwithswift.com
• https://seanallen.teachable.com/?affcode=435775_ddc03enj (affiliate link)

Books:
• The Big Nerd Ranch – iOS Development 7th Edition: https://amzn.to/2LE886A