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It’s not for everyone, but as an example, DaisyDisk was the number one app in the Mac App Store last year under the utilities category. There is a demand for th

It’s not for everyone, but as an example, DaisyDisk was the number one app in the Mac App Store last year under the utilities category. There is a demand for this kind of thing—not clear whether there is for my particular implementation of course ;)

memexy 6y ago
Yes. I guess I'm not the target demographic for this. I suspect many people on HN aren't either. You'd need to figure out how to market this to the people that would want/need it. If it is for Windows I'd look into putting it in their app store if you haven't already.
- westoncb 6y ago
  That's definitely my target market. Ideal scenario would be to get Microsoft to feature it in Utilities in the Microsoft store—but that's somewhat of a moonshot of course. Without that, or some other super effective marketing ploy, it seems unlikely to earn a non-trivial amount. I've been thinking about targeting gamers also—the aesthetic I've arrived at (somewhat by accident) seems like they might be into it, and often times they need a lot of HD space.
  - memexy 6y ago
    Sounds like a reasonable plan.
  - GFischer 6y ago
    Honestly, I don't think it's that much of a moonshot :) , they're probably starving for things to showcase in the store. You probably need to contact some evangelists and maybe they'll point you in the right track! They also like to send "success stories" on e-mails and such, aim for something like that!.
    - westoncb 6y ago
      I was kinda hoping that. I mean the offerings were pretty bare when I last looked. Then again, the process of getting Microsoft’s attention remains very mysterious to me at this point. Could you say more on what you mean by an “evangelist”? One thing I thought of doing is talking to websites and youtubers who do app reviews, figuring if it got enough attention someone from the Microsoft store might take notice.
      - GFischer 6y ago
        Microsoft has people whose job title is literally "evangelist", which are tasked with engaging with the tech community. They get paid to produce tech demos, give talks, engage with the community, alpha and beta test the latest and greatest tech, etc... https://careers.microsoft.com/professionals/us/en/c-evangelism#:~:text=Evangelism,Microsoft%20advocates%20within%20their%20communities https://careers.microsoft.com/professionals/us/en/c-evangeli.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMuh0ZiDZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMuh0ZiDZQ If you connect with people who are Microsoft MVPs, they can probably put you in touch with them. I think engaging with some through Twitter would be the way to go.

memexy 6y ago

Yes. I guess I'm not the target demographic for this. I suspect many people on HN aren't either. You'd need to figure out how to market this to the people that would want/need it. If it is for Windows I'd look into putting it in their app store if you haven't already.

westoncb 6y ago
That's definitely my target market. Ideal scenario would be to get Microsoft to feature it in Utilities in the Microsoft store—but that's somewhat of a moonshot of course. Without that, or some other super effective marketing ploy, it seems unlikely to earn a non-trivial amount. I've been thinking about targeting gamers also—the aesthetic I've arrived at (somewhat by accident) seems like they might be into it, and often times they need a lot of HD space.
- memexy 6y ago
  Sounds like a reasonable plan.
- GFischer 6y ago
  Honestly, I don't think it's that much of a moonshot :) , they're probably starving for things to showcase in the store. You probably need to contact some evangelists and maybe they'll point you in the right track! They also like to send "success stories" on e-mails and such, aim for something like that!.
  - westoncb 6y ago
    I was kinda hoping that. I mean the offerings were pretty bare when I last looked. Then again, the process of getting Microsoft’s attention remains very mysterious to me at this point. Could you say more on what you mean by an “evangelist”? One thing I thought of doing is talking to websites and youtubers who do app reviews, figuring if it got enough attention someone from the Microsoft store might take notice.
    - GFischer 6y ago
      Microsoft has people whose job title is literally "evangelist", which are tasked with engaging with the tech community. They get paid to produce tech demos, give talks, engage with the community, alpha and beta test the latest and greatest tech, etc... https://careers.microsoft.com/professionals/us/en/c-evangelism#:~:text=Evangelism,Microsoft%20advocates%20within%20their%20communities https://careers.microsoft.com/professionals/us/en/c-evangeli.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMuh0ZiDZQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJMuh0ZiDZQ If you connect with people who are Microsoft MVPs, they can probably put you in touch with them. I think engaging with some through Twitter would be the way to go.