Have you noticed that 2023 seems to have become a special year, and the number of domestic independent developers has surged during this year. In the past, independent developers were a relatively niche group, but now, more and more Internet practitioners, including programmers, product managers, operations, etc., have devoted themselves to this field. What's the reason behind this?
First, we must recognize that the relationship between companies and individuals is undergoing profound changes. In the past, individuals often needed to be attached to the company in order to exert their value, but now, this attachment relationship is being broken. Take super anchors Li Jiaqi and Dong Yuhui as examples. Their performance alone can match that of a listed company. The same goes for independent developers. Through their products, they can earn far more than their working wages.
In this context, the meaning of going to work seems to become less important. Independent developers can give full play to their creativity and have enough control and freedom without worrying about being laid off at the age of 35. They can support themselves by continuously increasing product revenue and independently developing products, which is obviously a better choice.
Second, the current opportunities are also unprecedented. The emergence of GPT and the large-scale explosion of AI have allowed independent developers to complete very mature works. Even a team of one person can complete programming, promotion, operations, UI and other tasks. With the assistance of AI, work efficiency has been greatly improved, and small products can be quickly built.
More importantly, the ways in which products are monetized are now very diverse. As long as your product can serve a small group of people or a vertical group, it can be monetized. There are endless ways to monetize virtual rights, memberships, paid communities, and knowledge planets. As long as you can build a product that truly solves problems for others, monetization will become relatively easy.
Furthermore, the current market environment is also driving an increase in the number of independent developers. Jobs are hard to find, promotions and salary increases are increasingly difficult, and the number of good positions is limited. If it is difficult to advance in the workplace, becoming an independent developer may be a good choice. You can work remotely at home, at Starbucks, or at Erhai Lake in Dali to achieve a balance between life and work.
Even if your independently developed work doesn't make a lot of money and only has a small number of paying users, it is recognition of you and can also create passive income for you. These things will give you a sense of accomplishment. Seeing your money collected on WeChat is much faster than using Douyin.
Finally, if you want to learn more about independent development and meet more independent developers, welcome to join our independent development community. Here, you can go forward with more fellow travelers and discuss independent development topics, including discovering good ideas, product components, obtaining traffic, product monetization, etc. We will store the essence of the discussion in the column. At the same time, we will also share thoughts and cases about independent development in the column.
In general, the rise of independent developers is an inevitable trend of the times. In this era, everyone has the opportunity to realize their own value through their own ideas and products. If you are interested in independent development, you might as well give it a try, maybe you will discover a new you.
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