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Offer HN: Free in-house mobile ad exchange
Hi HN,
Offer: Free in-house-ads for your apps in my mobile apps in exchange for some in-house-ads in your mobile apps.
Details: I am starting to release several small ad-supported iPhone apps in which I can run in-house ads to advertise anything I want. So far, I have been using them to cross promote my other apps, and they get a high click-through rate. The problem is, there are not too many, so users end up seeing the same ads over and over. Variety is the spice of life, so I am willing to show in-house ads for your mobile apps in exchange for ads in your apps.
Yes, this is like the banner link exchange systems of the wild-west-web.
Right now I will only consider apps that are native iOS apps, or mobile web apps optimized for iPhone/iPad browsers.
I have no idea what interest in this offer will be like, so I can't promise to accept everyone that wants it, but I will write you an email letting you know either way.
Why am I doing this? Marketing and distribution is the hardest part for app developers (in my experience), and anything that helps spread the word about your apps will help. I'm hoping to rise the tide of other apps as well as my own by making this offer. It's also sort of an experiment, but it can't hurt!
If you are interested, please fill out the following form:
https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGp6d0dtMi1YZlBSeWMxT1VsWWxVc1E6MQ
Thanks!
-Chad
- jazzychad 15y agoClickable form link: https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey=dGp6d0dtMi1YZlBSeWMxT1VsWWxVc1E6MQ https://spreadsheets.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform?formkey...
- WalterSear 15y agoNice. Unfortunately, my app isn't going to be ready for another month, and is android. Any chance you'll be open to that platform in the near future? I'll be porting to IOS after launch (I've been designing with portability in mind). Also, what market is your app directed towards?
- jazzychad 15y agoNot sure about Android yet... gotta figure out marketing for one platform first :) the apps are targeted at Games (a Hanging with Friends cheat app), News (BlogFire - a mainstream RSS reader app), and Twitter (TweetFire - an upcoming twitter client)
- rrival 15y agoThis is similar to Allify.com (full disclosure, I'm involved in Allify), AppCircle from Flurry.com and Applifier.com's new mobile offering. ChartBoost.com is closely related - it's for mostly closed cross-promotion.
- jazzychad 15y agoOh awesome, I never knew about Allify, but it looks exactly like what I want to use. The difference between Allify and AppCircle (from what I can tell) is that AppCircle is paid (per install) and Allify is free. I will investigate this further, thanks for posting this!