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There is allot to contemplate when designing a product or solution. The end result is always the same there has to be a need for it.

Once you have established this need, then you are only half way there. The rest however will fall into place fairly quickly, but only if you follow these simple rules and have a detailed plan ready.

Taking an example of a simple application we produced called PHP Mailer, here are some of the planned steps that we followed.

You need to work out from the start what the process flow is for your application, service or automation tool. You need to plan your projects from start to finish and not just diving in here and there praying that it will all come together in its own way!

First define what is needed in terms of how it works. The look and feel element can come later. Your 1st is to decide how your product and service needs to work in order to meet the needs of your customers. The next step is to then decide the best way to deliver your solution.

Think about this: Will it best as a web application or web service, or should I deliver it as a desktop app. Maybe it will be best as an online service, or perhaps it only needs to function offline or perhaps online and offline.

Once you have these fundamentals in place you can then determine how your solution should be produced and delivered.

There are 1000's of ways to build and deliver a service. Technology is everywhere you look, there are hundreds of programming languages, tons of application hosting providers. All you need is your product idea and the rest will follow, and rather quickly.

Summary
Make Sure You Follow These Steps:

You need to map out your project from start to finish. If you do not you simply will never get anything done.

Next Step will be Research
Focus on the what your customers are searching for, how you can help them, and with what.

Delivery
Once you have the need and decide on what you will deliver, you need to think about the most affective way to deliver it. Will it or can it even be an application, a web service, an online solution or offline or both online and offline.

You see it is actually straight forward....some people would go as far as to say that it's a science.

Next The Fun part - Design and Development
The best part is once you have the information outlined for your project,
the who, what, how, where etc you can then decide on the design and development criteria.

There are tons of resources out there to help you with that. I myself am always willing to assist wherever I can.

Conclusion
It does not have to be or overwhelming. The most important part though is to take Action! Do it right now.

Find a need, decide on a solution for that need, then design, develop and then before you actually send it to the market, simply Automate It.

Oh yeah - Don't forget to Rinse and Repeat.
Eventually you will have quite a few services and solutions out there and you will be bringing in some nice and steady income.

The main lesson is that without a customer need, there is basically no product and without action there
is no product either. Automate it is crucial to help marketing your products as well. Doing things manually takes time and effort, time costs money, so remember to always try and automate it. Take action now!