I think it's important to have inspired ideas if you're going to follow a project through to completion. I've met my personal goals with side projects with the

I think it's important to have inspired ideas if you're going to follow a project through to completion. I've met my personal goals with side projects with the following criteria: - I really really want something - It doesn't exist I've got 2 iOS apps that I built with the above formula - one is free and gets about 100 downloads a week, the other is paid and makes about $80/week. It helps that I'm working in a niche I know well, and where people spend money. Don't try to make something generic. Even if nobody else ends up using it at least you've made something interesting.