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He writes "97% profit margins". How is that possible if AppStore takes 30%? EDIT: This seems to be outside AppStore.

by pulse7 6y ago

eertami 6y ago
It isn't an App Store app, he's taking payment on his own site and delivering PNGs to an email address. Not sure how I feel about the article. Kind of reads like those "I got stupid lucky this one time, so can you!" fluff pieces at best, and at worst is just further advertisement/marketing for the icon pack.
- todd_t 6y ago
  > I got stupid lucky this one time, so can you! If you publish often, act immediately, be transparent, etc, etc. Luck is at the intersection of preparation and opportunity.
- MauranKilom 6y ago
  Not sure how far you read, but the "lessons learned" at the bottom abstracts very well from the necessary but not sufficient "I got lucky" condition. I found it informative.
- leppr 6y ago
  It is advertisement for his "Notion to Website" product. It's nicely done, because this is the first thing I got from the article, and I think so will most entrepreneur types reading it. The whole point is "I made $100k from being able to quickly spin up a website + payment system at the right time".
- holtalanm 6y ago
  > just further advertisement/marketing for the icon pack. this reads 100% like most blog posts looking to promote their product. a bit of inspiration wrapped around 'try my product!', with a dash of bragging about their success.
  - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
    > a bit of inspiration wrapped around 'try my product!' Where exactly did you find a “try my product” in the post?
    - colinmhayes 6y ago
      The notion stuff. The entire post is about using his product to quickly create a website that capitalizes on timing.
      - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
        Ok, I hear you. But I disagree that the entire post is about that. It was just a paragraph (which I didn’t even really notice initially).
  - traf 6y ago
    I shared the post with the sole goal of sharing the story behind it. I only linked the icons so people can have context.

He writes "97% profit margins". How is that possible if AppStore takes 30%? EDIT: This seems to be outside AppStore.

by pulse7 6y ago

He writes "97% profit margins". How is that possible if AppStore takes 30%? EDIT: This seems to be outside AppStore.

It isn't an App Store app, he's taking payment on his own site and delivering PNGs to an email address. Not sure how I feel about the article. Kind of reads like those "I got stupid lucky this one time, so can you!" fluff pieces at best, and at worst is just further advertisement/marketing for the icon pack.

todd_t 6y ago
> I got stupid lucky this one time, so can you! If you publish often, act immediately, be transparent, etc, etc. Luck is at the intersection of preparation and opportunity.
MauranKilom 6y ago
Not sure how far you read, but the "lessons learned" at the bottom abstracts very well from the necessary but not sufficient "I got lucky" condition. I found it informative.
leppr 6y ago
It is advertisement for his "Notion to Website" product. It's nicely done, because this is the first thing I got from the article, and I think so will most entrepreneur types reading it. The whole point is "I made $100k from being able to quickly spin up a website + payment system at the right time".
holtalanm 6y ago
> just further advertisement/marketing for the icon pack. this reads 100% like most blog posts looking to promote their product. a bit of inspiration wrapped around 'try my product!', with a dash of bragging about their success.
- read_if_gay_ 6y ago
  > a bit of inspiration wrapped around 'try my product!' Where exactly did you find a “try my product” in the post?
  - colinmhayes 6y ago
    The notion stuff. The entire post is about using his product to quickly create a website that capitalizes on timing.
    - read_if_gay_ 6y ago
      Ok, I hear you. But I disagree that the entire post is about that. It was just a paragraph (which I didn’t even really notice initially).
- traf 6y ago
  I shared the post with the sole goal of sharing the story behind it. I only linked the icons so people can have context.