In reply to Wim Haanstra.

Wim,

I agree with you.

I believe the thing to do today is find a niche service people will pay for. Create it first as a web service, meaning design it so you get a service (REST/JSON) and a web site that uses the service endpoint. Once you have that up and running you move to creating your native mobile application(s) to access it. Think DropBox, or the like.

Mobile is just part of the solution.

You may get lucky with a mobile app if you are able to leverage a service created by someone else. I'm thinking of guys like Iconfactory with Twitterrific or Tapbots with Tweetbot.

I'm squeaking out a living doing freelance work for others, but that is not my longterm plan. I feel like a hamster on a wheel, constantly chasing something I'll never reach. It's been a real struggle.

We need to stick together and learn from each other to make this work. Thanks for stopping by and joining the conversation, I really appreciate it.