Recently when I was at the bar with my friends, I met a guy who works for a video game company, writing software.  It was interesting to talk to him about how the whole process goes.

Of course, not all software companies produce video games.  There are actually a lot of different opportunities these days for software companies and freelancers.

For instance, team management software is catching on right now.  The idea is to help teams — whether that is a sports team, a corporate team, HOA management, or even just friends who get together and party — keep organized and stay connected with one another.  If you want a real winner, design your software to interact with one of the social networking sites that a lot of people use, such as Twitter or Facebook.

Another good example for something software companies can write and make a lot of money on is iPhone apps.  Since the iPhone came out, people are app-crazy — they are always looking for apps to keep track of grocery shopping lists, to help them look up movie times or check the weather, and just about any other task you can think of.  iPhone apps are also usually quite cheap, which makes it easy for people to spend money on them — but since a lot of people buy iPhone apps, you have the potential to make lots of money on them.

Can you think of any other popular software programs right now that software companies or freelancers could capitalize on?

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