MY JOURNEY IN APP DEVELOPMENT- HOW IT ALL BEGAN

Hello everyone

My name is @jaygabby I'm a young Nigerian living in Cameroon, it's nice meeting you all, I'm here because I have always like to learn new things from different people who are from different places, this same desire push me long time ago into the story I'm about to share.

So today I want to share how my journey into App development began, I didn't know it will take quite a long time but it started out of Curiosity.

So whenever I opened the Google PlayStore and saw millions of Applications, I always ask myself

What does these people gain from all these apps they built?

So I was really curious and wanted to know if an ordinary person like me can also build and own an app.

Then I began to research YouTube, blogs, google search and then realized that an application is a really good way of making money, i also came across stories of how people make money from their app including money from advertisement using Google Admob.

That discovery made me become more interested, so I started looking for ways I can learn this skill and build an app of my own

_{Seeing many Apps on Playstore made me curious about how people built them}

During my research, I came across someone who pretended to be an App developer, from the way he presented himself I was convinced he's a real developer who could help me build an app of my own.

He showed me how people were making money through Admob using the Apps he built and I became interested in the idea.

Unfortunately, I paid him to build an App for me but he never delivered what I paid for, that's how I got scammed.

That was really painful, because I had saved up the money for a longtime and was looking for a way to learn new things and improve my life .

But I did not allow that experience to end my interest in building Applications,
I did not give up, this time around I cautiously research for a legitimate developer that could guide me in the right direction.

After searching for sometime, my efforts paid off, and I found a legitimate App developer who offered paid App development Courses.

I was very happy because I felt I was getting closer to my goal of learning and building an App.
But there was another Problem: I couldn't afford the course fee.

My money wasn't enough.
So I reached out to relatives and thankfully I got the help, that supports enable me to finally purchase the Course.

_{The Course Dashboard}

The happiness was surreal.

The Course was about No-Code App Development, not the traditional programming, this means I will build apps without writing codes like professional programmers do.

I was very happy, little did I know there's another challenge waiting for me in store.

After purchasing the course and given access, i discovered that they're more than 50 Video Lessons, I have to watch them all to get full knowledge about building a mobile No-code App.

Imagine having to watch all those videos, practice and understand so you can connect everything and build an App.

It was not just about watching the videos, I needed to understand everything in each video because things learn could be needed in the next video .

It was like putting a little pieces together to make one big thing.
Missing one thing could make the whole process difficult.

_{More than 50 Videos to watch and understand, I knew I had a lot to do}

Still I knew to achieve my goal, I had to learn.

That was how I began my App development, I started with curiosity, made a mistake that cost me money, received help from relatives and finally learn a skill I have always wanted to understand.

Looking back, I realize my journey didn't start when I bought a course, it started when I asked my self a simple question whenever I see apps on Google PlayStore .

What does this people gain from building Apps, and can I also do same?

That question opened a door I never knew will lead me this far

_{Curiosity led me to publish my own App}

This is the only beginning of my story, in my next post I will share more about challenges I faced while learning and how I put what I learned into practice.

Thank you for taking time and read my story.

Have you ever started learning something new because you were curious about it, you can share a little experience in the comments section.

Thank you