You mean, you want an easy way to make big cash fast. So does everyone. And that's why you see plenty of get-rich-quick scheme infomercials on late-night television.
But the reality is there IS no get-rich-quick system. It requires hard work, skill, and lots of perseverance and determination. Making Midnight Mansion wasn't easy. And I'm by no means rich. In fact, it barely even covers the rent for an area like Los Angeles, and won't even do that soon.
But I'm going to persevere, because after releasing several games, I should be able to make a living comparable to a regular programmer working at a typical company.
But my road has been far from quick and easy. I started programming on the Mac at age 15 as a hobby (and programming older, non-Mac computers arouund age 8), and around age 19 decided to pursue this as a career, and started my first game, Diamond Digger, which was never finished, because my artist quit. At age 22 I started to go to college, and also began development of Midnight Mansion around the same time, but I could only work on it during the summer and winter breaks. Four years later (or about 1 and 1/2 years of full-time development time), Midnight Mansion was released.
Before I even *started* work on Midnight Mansion, I had already spent many years learning Mac programming, creating the level editor, working on SpriteWorld, etc. So all in all, a HUGE amount of learning/work has led to the release of my first game. Of course, in the future, I should be able to pop games out a bit faster, especially if I use the Torque engine, but if you think that just
being online
and
using the internet
can earn you lots of money easily, you are very mistaken.
Some people DO make a lot of money by starting businesses that are internet-related, but ALL of them require lots of hard work for many years before their founders make it big. No one just starts making easy cash online with little skill.
My suggestion: find something you *love* doing, then get really *good* at doing it -- better than most other people. The
getting better
part may take several years. Then start a project you think you can earn money on, doing what you love doing. It's important that you love it, because there will be long hours, and you'll work on the project so much that you'll get sick of it at times. So you also need lots of determination to finish. But in the end, you'll be doing what you love, which is far more important than earning lots of money. (As long as you can survive doing it.)
