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Ways of promoting Android app
I created a few applications. One of them is very good and users like it. However, I can not increase the number of installations to more than 50 per day. It is very small. The program is unique, ...
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Developing an app, android or ios first?
These days most apps support both ios and android. But which one would be the best to get done first? What are the pros and cons of either way? We want to launch a closed beta and get as many users as ...
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How do I know if I am infringing on a technology patent?
I want to create an app for the Ipad which uses "videoconferencing" technology, very similar to what skype does.
How do I know if that is patented?
What happens if it IS patent protected and I use the ...
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Apple Developer Program. What level of DUNS service do we need?
We are a startup and trying to register for the Apple Developer Program. Apple requires a DUNS number for it, and the Apple Developer website says that we can get one for FREE from D and B.
We ...
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Partner (he's a Friend) Wishes to Resign from Startup Prematurely
I am seeking help in how to handle an underperforming partner / friend that is resigning from an early phase of a startup.
Two friends and I began an equal partnership startup with the following ...
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How does Rovio (Angry Birds) make money?
How does an iPhone developer like Rovio make any money with a free app
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Best affiliate solution for freemium/free trial web apps? [closed]
Most affiliate solutions are not designed to work with freemium or free trial business models.
Have you seen an affiliate app that can:
Make it simple to manage affiliate relationships
Can ...
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How do I fire a technical co-founder?
I came up with an idea for a business web application and teamed up with a coder to build it. He has a lot of strong points and built a good product (it's 90% done) but to cut a long story short, of ...
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Pricing for iphone app?
We are developing an iphone app for business but we are finding it very hard to put a price to the app? Does anyone know a rule of thumb, have examples or have any tips on what we could charge. I know ...
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Sign ups for a beta launch. What are good indicators?
I have been working on a startup for some time now, and a couple of weeks ago we came up with an idea for a pivot (the original startup isn't getting the traction we were expecting).
To avoid the same ...
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Advice to iPhone App Developer on Marketing the app
My app is out there... after 100 hours of hard work... I hardly find any people downloading it forget about using it. Honestly, I find marketing stuff pretty boring and dont really get motivated to do ...
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Funding: Kickstarter or Family Loan?
Background
I've been working on a video game for android devices (i.e. an app) for some months now, and I'm getting close to completing a solid, well polished product
I'm lucky enough to have an ...
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What are the particulars of registering a software patent?
Greetings all,
Situation
In the realm of software, much of what we do can be found elsewhere in other developers' softwares. I am concerned because while my web app is unique and novel in certain ...
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A dilema of starting a company vs. doing a project for a client
I got a request for a proposal to create a web application. The application would be used internally by a company to manage aspects of their business process.
Coincidentally, the proposed application ...
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How much does one earn on average for showing an ad in an app on a smart phone?
I am considering entering the smart phone app market by creating an ad-supported app. Where I can find statistics showing the average income per ad impression? (not per click).
Does anybody have hard ...
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Just Released First App… Promotion Help
I am relatively new to programming. I have been programming with Java and Android for about 2 years now and just recently released my first app to the Google Play app store.
I have passed the word on ...
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Where can I find businesses for sale? [closed]
I would like to buy a small business. Are there any sites that collects businesses that are for sale? I am asking about this in a general way, because that produces answers, which are relevant for ...
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What is Apple doing to encourage native iPhone apps above web-apps?
Is Apple taking any steps to encourage users and developers to use native iPhone apps instead of web-based apps?
Web-app with iPhone support seem like a way to "cheat" the app store, so I would like ...
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What online accounting software would you recommend? [closed]
I've been using QuickBooks Online and the desktop version before that. Since I tend to work off of multiple computers (especially when I'm traveling) I need some accounting software that I can access ...
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In designing a new product is important to look modern (post 2.0)?
I've got a short snappy name and url, an end user focused mobile app/service that uses user generated content and a wireframe of a minimum viable product that I'm pretty happy with. I'm in the process ...
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At what point do you cut features?
I have a couple of features in my product that are really important but, as it stands, are not fully implemented / designed or integrated.
At what point do I remove them from the product?
I know ...
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How Can I Promote my Translator Android App?
I recently created an Android App. It translates thousands of frequently used words from each language.
When I started learning Dutch with a friend of mine, he suggested it would be great to have an ...
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What are the pros and cons of a web-only app?
I've developed a web-based RSS reader and it seems the next logical step would be to create apps for the various mobile platforms (iOS, Android, etc.). But I have no idea where to begin and I would ...
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App usage statistics
If I want to start a new website, the first thing I do is check out the competition to see both what they are doing and how much traffic they are generating. I would normally use a site like ...
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Would you trust time sheet reporting and approval done in the “Cloud”?
It's our belief that the world is ready to trust reporting functions to a cloud-based network (I'm not talking about simply hosted apps, but something that functions more like a LinkedIn letting you ...
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Web App: Subscriber Growth Modeling Help
I am looking for guidance on building models for subscriber growth to a B2C software app. We have existing channels of distribution (partners) that refer business to us and we provide an offline ...
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Launch during summer or wait till autumn?
We are planning to launch productivity web app :)
Summer is defiantly slow time on web and I was thinking, is it better not to launch in summer and wait till autumn?
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Best Method for Advertising Mobile Application [closed]
We are looking to get the most bang for our buck, what is the best method for marketing our mobile application? Are there services that specialize in marketing for mobile applications? Any ...
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Best online places to find UX/UI designers?
A local start up team here in Taiwan is looking for mobile application UX & UI specialists... but here on the ground while there are great designers not many have mobile UX experience.
If they're ...
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What are your experience on business in making windows phone7 apps vs windows8 apps?
I am currently making windows phone7 apps. I was wondering whether I am missing on something by not making windows8 my primary development platform. I am considering programming for both somewhere ...
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Is it a good idea to create a new app on WordPress?
Is it a good idea to use WordPress as the base for a startup app? Would a VC invest in an app if it was built on WordPress, regardless of the idea? The app, for example, is a photosharing site using ...
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App Developers this question is for you
I've asked a couple of questions before but I don't think I'm asking the right question...
App developers - Would you be interested in marketing services for your applications?
I am an experienced ...
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What if there is a similar named iPhone app already in the app store?
I am about to submit my first app to the Apple app store.
Let's say that it is called "GreatClock". There is already an app on the market called "great clock". There is some variable spelling, ...
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Wait to develop mobile apps?
I'm in the middle of developing a site that focuses on restaurant reviews. My dilemma is whether or not to develop a mobile app and release it at the same time as the site launch. The site itself will ...
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Would you buy (small) webapps?
I'm not sure about my position on buying and selling webapps. This comes to mind due to the recent 250k sale of retweet.
What I'm thinking is about the practicality of it all: content sites and blogs ...
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Looking to get our mobile application idea vetted
My partner and I are looking to develop a mobile application for the service industry. Before we look to get funding we would like to see if our mobile app has any "legs", How should we go about ...
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HP Touchpad/WebOS Apps?
I just bought a HP Touchpad on the cheap. I'm really loving WebOS, and I'm thinking about doing some WebOS development.
Are there any statistics/case studies about developers that have made money in ...
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Marketing tips for mobile applications
Looking for developers (companies) in the mobile applications area who can comment and hopefully give examples of the best marketing strategies for mobile applications. Please only comment if you have ...
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How to market and distribute an app targeted to small retailers
In the planning stage of building an app with a monthly subscription element targeted to small business merchants having 1 - 10 retail venues.
Looking for any advice on a go to market strategy to ...
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Considerations in outsourcing your website and app development
Before contracting a developer, what should be considered? Legally what documents are standard and recommended, and why?
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Is MS Office is dead? I want to create productivity addins for MS office
We are using Google doc now, but I found lots of flocks are still using MS office (word, power point, excel). I have a created a small addins for MS Office few months back for self use and found ...
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How to protect your trademark in AppStore/Google Play, if they sell in the whole world?
I live in Germany. If I register a trademark here and then submit my application into the AppStore, will it be protected? The trademark will be my app's name.
I imagine that my competition could go ...
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How to grow a social media business based on location, from one location to global?
I assume Foursquare faced this issue. You've got a social service that is location based but requires a lot of users to make valuable. I'm in a similar boat with an upcoming start up, and I'm trying ...
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How to share income of selling iPhone apps with a friend/partner
I plan to develop an iPhone app with my friend. Each of us is specialized in different parts of the app. For example, I am responsible for interface design and server-side programming while my friend ...
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iphone app revenue statistics
Does anyone know if there is any way possible to find revenue statistics for iPhone apps? I am aware of how secretive Apple is with the App Store but is there any way even if its not very accurate?
I ...
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What would you charge for this app?
We are in talks with our first app-development client, who are first-time app-development customers and have done no research on custom app pricing or gotten other bids. It's been a bit of a ...
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Pricing for very first web app
My question concerns pricing and I hope someone here will offer us the benefit of their experience. A friend is moving from avid autodidactic tinkerer to professional web app developer this week ...
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UI is done, but who can recommend a shop to help polish our mobile apps for graphics? [closed]
We have finished the user-flow for our mobile apps but they can use some polish for branding purposes. It seems like it would be helpful to work with a firm that has experience specifically designing ...
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Do I need to register as LLC even if I plan to make my iOS apps free?
I have personally made some apps and I want to put them on the Apple app store as free apps. I will probably also make them open source on github or something. I had been reluctant to do so because ...
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Is it worth the effort to try to make a better version of another iPhone app?
This app (http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/graphing-calculator/id289940142?mt=8) seems pretty good, but I would like to make a better version. I am already an iPhone app developer. Is it worth it to try ...
