Make a Droid App and Change Your Life

Welcome to your new life where all you have to do is make a droid app, then another. Then another, another, another until you have done enough. When can you quit? When you have more money than you need or want, but it will not come from all the apps because some will not be accepted. When an app is accepted and approved, it might get downloaded by a good number of people, or maybe not. Sometimes an app just takes off - sometimes it just stands there. There are some things you can do to help.
You should get the help of a developer that already has some apps out there being downloaded. By the way, this may be you after you have some apps out there producing - pay it forward. You will need to join the Developer program with Apple and Android. Otherwise you will not get anything accepted. It doesn't cost much and it is a lifetime membership.
When you have chosen a market, you should research it to find out whether entry to it is feasible. This is definitely work, but it will help you decide which apps to put your effort into. You may be about to make a big financial mistake, trying to penetrate a saturated market. Once you have established your name and a reputation, you can come back to the hard cases.
You need to learn to market your apps. If the people don't know about them, they won't download them. If the people don't think they are good when they see them, they won't download them. If you can't make your app stand out from the crowd, they won't download it. If they think you have overpriced your app for its function, guess what? On the other hand, a lot of people will download a free app and there is good money to be made with free apps.
You need to spend your money wisely. A lot of things are out there that purport to transform your app-writing business. Some will even do what they say they will. Though they might all do what they say they will do, until you have done the work and really learned what you are doing, they will stunt your growth as a developer. Don't be in a big hurry to buy the exciting shiny things you see advertised. The developer you are working with might have some valuable suggestions about this.
developing Google and Apple apps does not require computer programming skills but it does require rational, structured thinking (which develops with use). Your mentor can help you stay out of business quagmires and pitfalls.
One more great big thing - take it one step at a time, in order, and never, never quit. Vince Lombardi, the late great coach formerly of the Green Bay Packers, when his team was performing very poorly used to take them into the locker room, hold up an oblong object and say, "This is a football." It is easy to forget the fundamentals when you get busy and turned around. Continue with the fundamentals as you learn to do this. They will serve you well.
To sum up, you can make a droid app and quit or make a droid app and another and another and eventually have a brand new lifestyle. Welcome aboard, there is room for you.