I have tried creating a business online a couple of times but never got anywhere. I started with surveys for Shopify store owners, pdf editing software, image background removal software etc. 
This is to understand market and customer requirements. However, except a few response to one of the survey, I never heard back from anyone. I read many times that entrepreneurs should spend time to understand requirements before writing code. Unfortunately, it is not going anywhere.I want to create software OR build software aligned business that earns $1k-$3k per month.How do I do it?