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Sure. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/charty-stats-for-youtube/id511711220?ls=1&mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/charty-stats-for-youtube/id51...

by kenver 14y ago

dave1619 14y ago
Seems like this would be better as a subscription web app, ie., $20/month. Reach out to YT directors directly, giving them a 1 month free subscription. Mobile app should be free for people with a web app subscription. But I would validate the need for this product by doing some customer development.
alex_g 14y ago
First, fix your app, because the only review I see on the app page is a bad one saying it doesn't work properly. After you fix it, focus on marketing. This is a niche product for people interested in their YouTube channels. Make a YouTube account if you don't have one already and find people that are YouTube partners. I'm a YouTube partner. It used to be a program difficult to get accepted into, but now I believe it's open to everybody. You'll know if someone is a YouTube partner if they have a banner next to the subscribe button above their videos. Subscribe to these people and message them letting them know about your app. Don't give everyone the same cookie cutter message. Try and spark up a discussion and also let them know about the app. YouTube partners make money off their videos, so they will be very interested in your app. I know I am! You can also target people with up and coming videos, meaning videos that you think are about to get popular and possibly viral. Tell them why you think that their video has potential, and then let them know your app can help them track their video statistics. Once you've done that, spend extra time messaging everyone else on YouTube that has a video uploaded on their account. Choose people that are more active on YouTube, not people that haven't logged on in 3 months. I'd try targeting the demographic of young teens that make Apple related videos (I was once one of them). They usually have iOS devices and will be very interested in not only buying your app, but maybe even reviewing it as well. As long as you fix your bugs and have a perfectly working product, with a little bit of hard work (in terms of marketing), you could make much more than $30 a month. You can catch me at alexgreene7@me.com if you want to talk further.
- kenver 14y ago
  Hey thanks for taking the time to give me feedback I really appreciate it. That review you're talking about is on the US store I think (which is unfortunate since it's the biggest!) Generally though I've been getting 4-5* reviews and the app is mostly working as expected from what I can see with very few crashes etc. I'm definitely going to contact YouTube partners directly now. I was thinking of doing it anyway, but felt it was a bit spammy.

Sure. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/charty-stats-for-youtube/id511711220?ls=1&mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/charty-stats-for-youtube/id51...

by kenver 14y ago

Sure. http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/charty-stats-for-youtube/id511711220?ls=1&mt=8 http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/charty-stats-for-youtube/id51...

dave1619 14y ago

Seems like this would be better as a subscription web app, ie., $20/month. Reach out to YT directors directly, giving them a 1 month free subscription. Mobile app should be free for people with a web app subscription. But I would validate the need for this product by doing some customer development.

alex_g 14y ago

First, fix your app, because the only review I see on the app page is a bad one saying it doesn't work properly. After you fix it, focus on marketing. This is a niche product for people interested in their YouTube channels. Make a YouTube account if you don't have one already and find people that are YouTube partners. I'm a YouTube partner. It used to be a program difficult to get accepted into, but now I believe it's open to everybody. You'll know if someone is a YouTube partner if they have a banner next to the subscribe button above their videos. Subscribe to these people and message them letting them know about your app. Don't give everyone the same cookie cutter message. Try and spark up a discussion and also let them know about the app. YouTube partners make money off their videos, so they will be very interested in your app. I know I am! You can also target people with up and coming videos, meaning videos that you think are about to get popular and possibly viral. Tell them why you think that their video has potential, and then let them know your app can help them track their video statistics. Once you've done that, spend extra time messaging everyone else on YouTube that has a video uploaded on their account. Choose people that are more active on YouTube, not people that haven't logged on in 3 months. I'd try targeting the demographic of young teens that make Apple related videos (I was once one of them). They usually have iOS devices and will be very interested in not only buying your app, but maybe even reviewing it as well. As long as you fix your bugs and have a perfectly working product, with a little bit of hard work (in terms of marketing), you could make much more than $30 a month. You can catch me at alexgreene7@me.com if you want to talk further.

kenver 14y ago
Hey thanks for taking the time to give me feedback I really appreciate it. That review you're talking about is on the US store I think (which is unfortunate since it's the biggest!) Generally though I've been getting 4-5* reviews and the app is mostly working as expected from what I can see with very few crashes etc. I'm definitely going to contact YouTube partners directly now. I was thinking of doing it anyway, but felt it was a bit spammy.