As an independent developer, you have to do a lot of things on your own. But there are also plenty of opportunities to get help from others, and you shouldn’t be too proud to do it.

Once you accept the indie label, you may feel inclined to do everything for yourself. But if you’re not a great musician, why limit your own game with music that you hammered out over a few hours?

But there’s more to it than limiting your game with skills you’ve only somewhat refined.

The truth is, you’re wasting your time.

As an expert developer, every hour you spend on developing is driving you forward, bringing you closer to your goal, and being used to create something meaningful.

But every hour you spend doing things outside of that unique skillset is wasted. You are missing out on precious time that could’ve been used to make your game even better.

This is why we have trading.

People trade things, either money, products, or services, because even though it’s possible for us to do everything for ourselves, it would be hugely ineffective.

If you want your games to be the best they can be, you need to be the best developer you can be, and that means being a developer as often as possible.