bignoggins

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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   I've made 100K in the app store during my first 8 months. I agree that diversification is key. Don't go for a homerun, go for multiple singles. This is my strategy and has worked well so far: 1. Always release a free ad-supported version of
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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   Thanks for the e-mail reply Brandon. Looks like MS really is serious about getting other devs on board!
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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   If you're serious I'll take you up on that. Sent you an email.
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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   Wonder how airbnb is internationally. Leaving for a year long round the world trip w/ my wife in april and so far have found some great deals in sydney and seoul. My plan is to use airbnb exclusively. Better deals than hostels in many place
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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   planning to use airbnb to find places with good internet. Switch off work days and sightseeing days. That's the plan anyhow.
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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   absolutely. I was shocked at how much my productivity went down when I was at home with the dog and the TV.
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   Quitting my job to work on mobile apps and travel the world: One month later(shenventure.com)

   13 points by bignoggins 16y ago|4 comments
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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   but they don't compete on quality. I've used their apps they are buggy and poorly designed.
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   by bignoggins 16y ago

   Just as a point of reference from the iOS world. My free apps have < 80K downloads total but last month I generated 4K from ads. You really can't beat the eCPMs from iAds. Android is a great platform, but the app market really is miles
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    clones of mobile games don't seem to do well. Angry Birds is pretty much the #1 mobile game and I haven't seen any outright clones do well on the app store. If a game is popular and most people know about it, people will quickly recognize c
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    I don't remember where I saw the study. But mean iPhone app makes 3K and median is $700. This is is total revenues, not monthly. So mobile is definitely a hit-driven industry, as you can see by the delta between the mean and median. The top
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    I get $4-$5 eCPM on iAds. My admob eCPM has been low (20c) but I know other devs that get $1-$2 eCPM with admob so it isn't out of the question. CTR is a big factor for a lot of mobile ad companies.
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    The "maker" or "developer" is Rovio, which created the app. Chillingo published the app on the app store and was responsible for marketing. Rovio still owns the IP to angry birds (The angry birds franchise is likely worth more than 20 milli
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    My app started out slow but has been pretty successful through word of mouth. I've done no advertising or marketing as this started out as a class project. In the 5 months since my app was released (this is cumulative for all versions of th
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    App looks great, also seems to be doing really well on the app store congrats!
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    From a legal point of view, duplication of facts is allowable according to Feist Publications v. Rural Telephone Service. Learned this in my IP law class. Duplication of original expression is forbidden. Stats, imo, fall into the "facts" ca
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    Disclaimer: I'm a current iphone developer so I'm obviously slightly biased. (a) quicker/easier: I've programmed in .NET, and I would say Microsoft's development tools make programming very easy. If you have previous experience in Java or C
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    after apple's cut before taxes
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    oops meant http://www.fantasymonsterapp.com
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    bluehost. web site doesn't actually get much traffic, 99% of sales are purely on the device. I only keep it up to maintain some semblance of web presence.
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    I love appshopper b/c iTunes is blocked at work so I can't check my app rankings without it =) I'd love to see rankings for other countries besides the US.
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    just watched the CMU lecture by the PHD guy yesterday. Pretty inspiring.
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    Awesome, I had no idea Dayta and Instapaper were the same developer.
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    http://www.fantasymonster.com/ Fantasy sports app for the iphone. Launched 4 months ago. I still have a full time job but the app is pulling in 20K+ per month in sales and ad revenue. Not sure if that qualifies as "big" but it's more than
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    by bignoggins 16y ago

    http://www.fantasymonsterapp.com/ I'm making a living based off of my iphone app Fantasy Monster, which I did as a Master's class project and released on the app store 4 months ago. It is currently earning more per month than my wife and