I'm thinking of starting a side Project of my own parallel to my day to day work.
Basically it's a job board because I recently looked for a job and almost all the boards are old and bad in user experience. So I thought of starting something that is much more user friendly and can access though mobile. Never think it will be anything big but just wanted to start it.
What are your advices on starting out a small side project from your previous experiences?
Pick an idea that interests you very much and push it until you release it. Resist the temptation to refactor it, just because a new exciting framework has been released.
Also, google search with this exact phrase you posted here. There are tons of blog posts about it out there.
> Never think it will be anything big but just wanted to start it.
Don't care about failure. Do it for fun and for the sake of learning. Release often and ask feedback, you have nothing to lose with a side project. Your living is not determined by it so if you wanted to you could start in an hour.
> people will never use it because they are so attached to the older ones
I'm not sure what you are planning, but ignore the naysayers, just build something, show it to people, and iterate. You are not limited by investors, coworkers or anybody. If it's a side project, just do it. Maybe it will land you a better job paying 2x. You can never know if you don't try.
The most important things to consider when doing them is to subdividing it into smaller and smaller projects. That way you will feel the progress and that will help you want to prioritize your project. You need to start with a smaller idea than you might think. Really shave it down to barely working.
Thats at least what worked best for me.
2. Open an editor and start doing it.
3. Break it up into small chunks so you can feel like you're making progress.
Also, pick something better than a job board. (Unless you're really sure that's what you want to do.) There already are too many people trying to make a better job website.
One thing that helped me, surprisingly, was having a couple of side projects. That made it easier for me to switch around when I got bored with one.
The more you think then less time you have to do smth