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Honestly, because of where I am in life right now (poor college student) I would choose the profitable one. I think if I did though, I would look back at the en
by dkokelley 19y ago
Honestly, because of where I am in life right now (poor college student) I would choose the profitable one. I think if I did though, I would look back at the end of my life and wish I had done differently. The idea is to do the profitable thing first, then use my newfound wealth and free time to pursue the creative things.
As for your puzzles, I really enjoy them, and I think they do have a profitable potential. My suggestion is to rethink the marketing of them. Don't call them games. Turn them into "brain exercises" or something of the sort (consider Nintendo's "Brain Age" line of games, for example). Clean up the site a little (no background image, remove or reorganize the adsense boxes) and consolidate the games you've created to that site. Let other people submit games or "Brain Exercises" and then when you've reached a good amount of traction, sell to Tickle.
Sure, this is an off-the-cuff example, but the bottom line is that I think that with a little more creativity, you can do both the creative and profitable thing at the same time.
P.S., I personally don't like the background images. I think you posted earlier asking if you should include them, so here's more feedback on that.
- rantfoil 19y agoBook recommendation: The Monk and the Riddle by Randy Komisar. He's a partner at KPCB, but he warns against taking the "deferred life plan." I am loathe to call any Harvard Business School Press book "life changing" but this is one that does open your eyes. I met him in person when I graduated from college, and it really made me think about the entire make money then pursue creative things thing.
- timr 19y agoOne big problem with the make-money-first theory, is that it never really feels like you've made enough to stop. (I've never been a millionaire, but I've noticed that I get more anxious about losing money when I have more of it to lose.)