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by msencenb 16y ago
I believe there is an app called "Candy Wars" that is essentially a remake of dope wars... but without all the drug references so it would actually pass the approval process.
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Ask HN: Gaining users trust via face to face marketing?
1 points by msencenb 16y ago|0 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
I can't speak for everyone but the reasoning behind my choice of php is 3 fold 1) Ease of set-up 2) I'm simply more comfortable with php 3) Better online resources / documentation In the end it came down to picking a language I was comforta
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by msencenb 16y ago
I'll throw in my own startup here as well: www.adsreloaded.com - It's an alternative iPhone advertising platform. I'm a 21 year old student founder, and am always open to answering any questions you might have, just let me know.
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Ask HN: Is offline marketing effective?
1 points by msencenb 16y ago|0 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Wave your magic wand and get featured by apple ;) For "free" marketing techniques : -Add your app to your forum signatures wherever you post most often -Twitter giveaways -Tell your friends and family -Submit to review sites/ blogs (In my e
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by msencenb 16y ago
Thanks everyone for all of the pushback on my idea so far it has been a very constructive day for me as I continue to iterate on my product. (Thanks HN :) ) I am a little confused on one point though and am hoping that some iPhone developer
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by msencenb 16y ago
It might be true that any app worth its salt simply doesn't need this service and if that's the case then the service won't succeed its as simple as that. I think one of my underlying assumptions is that people are willing to pay to get out
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I didn't say that... I did relatively well (8k total for a small quotes app) I merely stated that I always had trouble getting blog writeups. I understand that this doesn't seem like a great deal, my question to you is how much money are pe
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by msencenb 16y ago
Excellent explanation and I see the logic behind your decision; however, I don't think its all-encompassing for every iPhone developer: 1) I personally never had any success reaching out to bloggers. Maybe it was because my apps weren't inn
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by msencenb 16y ago
Thanks for the feedback let me right out a paragraph here and see if it explains better: adsReloaded is all about getting downloads. Let's say you have a 0.99 cent app and decide you want to spend about $25 dollars on advertising. For paid
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by msencenb 16y ago
Point taken. I am currently iterating on the landing page so I'll try out a few different variances that don't mention the .10 cents deal. Maybe I'll even try and find some relatively cheap A/B testing software, that would be a fantastic re
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by msencenb 16y ago
While perhaps not inspiring of "entrepreneurial productivity" my favorite/most inspiring movie has to be... Rocky!
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by msencenb 16y ago
Excellent! Thanks for the links I will definitely submit my site... hopefully other people will find them useful too :)
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by msencenb 16y ago
An ironic twist of fate haha 1) Agreed... I probably should try and sound like I'm 8 feet tall while still an infant. 2) The design slants it as a testimonial... but seeing as the service just launched I don't particularly have those yet. T
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by msencenb 16y ago
hahaha certainly seems a little ridiculous put this way :) In all seriousness though .20 cents an hour is quite low. While free apps certainly don't pay out much getting a paid app for essentially nothing is a sweet deal (at least in my min
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by msencenb 16y ago
I haven't although I plan to do some direct e-mail later tonight. Has this been effective for you?
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This seems to be part of my problem. In order to get the ball rolling I need some iPhone app developers to buy into the service. My family network doesn't have any developers, although I know 1 or 2 friends who might be interested. I defini
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by msencenb 16y ago
You're understanding of the site is correct, at least from the user perspective (non app developer). How far would the rates need to be raised for you to be interested? The reasoning behind my current price structure is that I often find my
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Ask HN: How to get the first 10 users?
73 points by msencenb 16y ago|38 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
This is an interesting point that has been brought up several times. Often times I hear from developers that they think their app is good but there are just too few people that know about it. By paying for install you are essentially trying
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by msencenb 16y ago
Thanks for the feedback! I have an FAQ in the forum but its not great at the moment. From a users perspective a walkthrough makes a lot of sense. Forgot about that... put up a temporary page with my e-mail address in it. I'll throw up the "
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My first bootstrapped startup has launched (iPhone ads). Prayers/Advice please
4 points by msencenb 16y ago|4 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Here's the idea behind my company: iPhone developers want people to download their app. Generally they pay for ads through a service such as admob which has a terrible conversion rate. My company gives users paid apps for free and provides
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by msencenb 16y ago
I'm currently working on a non-traditional "pay for downloads" site specifically targeted at iPhone apps to begin with. I have taken the plunge, registered as an LLC, and the site is almost completely built (expected launch in < 2 weeks
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by msencenb 16y ago
Perhaps you should move on to someone else or get up the courage to ask her out. Either she will reject you and you can move on or she will take you up on the offer. There are a lot of fish in the sea... people are often just too afraid to
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by msencenb 16y ago
Thanks for the advice... I am certainly not against paying a good amount for tax advice. The reason I opted not to join the firm I had a the free consultant with was because it was going to cost me 1500 dollars up front + a monthly fee whic
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Ask HN: LLC taxation... Schedule C or Tax as corporation?
6 points by msencenb 16y ago|6 comments
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Ask HN: LLC vs Corporation in CA (single student founder)
2 points by msencenb 16y ago|0 comments
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by msencenb 16y ago
Previous comments are correct in that interaction design/ design is a very deep field. There are some general ideas (Fitts's Law is a very basic one), however I would like to point out that really the user dictates good design. Do A/B testi

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