tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551195664475776491.post5540824162129613106..comments2023-05-03T04:55:34.783-07:00Comments on Little Puzzle Blocks: We are back!!! ok not really.The Mayorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03485510723527598102noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551195664475776491.post-84649373442980297942007-11-09T06:54:00.000-08:002007-11-09T06:54:00.000-08:00Hi guys,The Mayor, I have followed your journey wi...Hi guys,<BR/><BR/>The Mayor, I have followed your journey with interest; I am sorry that Skill City worked out the way it did.<BR/><BR/>I work at a big company and write software, and do indie development as a hobby. Like you guys, I've done the math a number of times to figure out how successful I would have to be to make my current salary, or even half of it, as an indie developer.<BR/><BR/>The number of downloads/page views/subscribers/conversions needed is daunting, to say the least.<BR/><BR/>Patrick, you have found a way to do it, in part by living in an inexpensive country (compared with U.S. or Europe anyway). I also thought about living in Thailand because it is dirt cheap ($3 per night at a bungalow, $3 per day for meals, I kid you not).<BR/><BR/>It's a great idea, but not one for me in my life at this time, so I hope to release various indie games over the years and slowly build up revenue, eventually being able to make enough to retire early. For me, it's like real estate: one more stream of income.<BR/><BR/>I commend both of you guys for making a go at full-time indie development. The Mayor: I think you should continue your projects on the side and see if you can build them up while supporting yourself with your linux admin job.Devin Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13706894435441471620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551195664475776491.post-8803342577352817582007-11-08T16:01:00.000-08:002007-11-08T16:01:00.000-08:00I came up with an even better way: build a web-gam...I came up with an even better way: build a web-game that has a high profit margin and live in Argentina.Patrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13614962832390315553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8551195664475776491.post-44005239053939137492007-11-08T12:57:00.000-08:002007-11-08T12:57:00.000-08:00So whats the answer?Keep your day job, and work on...So whats the answer?<BR/><BR/>Keep your day job, and work on your passion at night. I don't mean masturbation either you sicko. Jeeze.... I mean go home and make games.<BR/><BR/>Your freedom from financial tyranny will allow you to explore and create in a way that will allow amazing things, as long as you are motived.The Mayorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03485510723527598102noreply@blogger.com