Comments on: Can iPhone Developers Make a Living on the App Store's "Long Tail"? - TiPb of the Iceberg http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/ More of everything iPhone and iPad Fri, 25 May 2012 01:29:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: tejumang http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-20837 tejumang Sat, 22 Nov 2008 11:31:24 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-20837 <p>Use youtube to Promote ya Applicashun!!!</p> Use youtube to Promote ya Applicashun!!!

]]> By: amohield http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-19939 amohield Sat, 15 Nov 2008 20:02:08 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-19939 <p>@chanter: Since I don't make apps, I'm not sure, but since you have to know Objective-C (I think)...</p> <p>@all: Since apps are starting to incorporate ads, why don't they advertise other apps too: it could be on the splash screen, or part of alerts. That way if it falls out of the Top 50 (or 100), they still have a chance, and they might move back up.</p> <p>Just saying... :)</p> <p>-- amohield</p> @chanter: Since I don't make apps, I'm not sure, but since you have to know Objective-C (I think)...

@all: Since apps are starting to incorporate ads, why don't they advertise other apps too: it could be on the splash screen, or part of alerts. That way if it falls out of the Top 50 (or 100), they still have a chance, and they might move back up.

Just saying... :)

-- amohield

]]> By: chanter http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-18576 chanter Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:55:51 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-18576 <p>How long would it take a beginner with no experience to actually write and publish a working application?</p> How long would it take a beginner with no experience to actually write and publish a working application?

]]> By: theo http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-17897 theo Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:50:28 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-17897 <p>The quickest improvement to the App Store would be if Apple supported or hosted real web pages with information about applications.</p> <p>Right now researching apps, bookmarking them to buy later, looking them up from work or from any computer without iTunes installed is nearly impossible because Apple wants you to do all your shopping in iTunes. </p> <p>It's a ridiculous closed ecosystem, it's sluggish because iTunes is a pig of a program, it violates our web expectations, and it doesn't even enhance the iPhone user experience at all.</p> The quickest improvement to the App Store would be if Apple supported or hosted real web pages with information about applications.

Right now researching apps, bookmarking them to buy later, looking them up from work or from any computer without iTunes installed is nearly impossible because Apple wants you to do all your shopping in iTunes.

It's a ridiculous closed ecosystem, it's sluggish because iTunes is a pig of a program, it violates our web expectations, and it doesn't even enhance the iPhone user experience at all.

]]> By: Peter http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-17896 Peter Mon, 20 Oct 2008 21:21:51 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-17896 <p>Guess what, iPhone developers? Making a living selling applications means more than just writing code. It means generating and keeping interest in your application. That means marketing. Google ads, web ads on certain sites (such as this one perhaps?), etc. And that actually costs money.</p> <p>I've seen many developers who just assume that "Oh, Apple will take care of marketing my application." Well, no, they won't. They'll give it a certain amount of time in their "new apps" section and that's about it. You'd better have a business plan for how you're going to keep interest high in your application. That might mean spending money so you might want to factor this into how much you charge for your app.</p> Guess what, iPhone developers? Making a living selling applications means more than just writing code. It means generating and keeping interest in your application. That means marketing. Google ads, web ads on certain sites (such as this one perhaps?), etc. And that actually costs money.

I've seen many developers who just assume that "Oh, Apple will take care of marketing my application." Well, no, they won't. They'll give it a certain amount of time in their "new apps" section and that's about it. You'd better have a business plan for how you're going to keep interest high in your application. That might mean spending money so you might want to factor this into how much you charge for your app.

]]> By: Christopher Vitek http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-17894 Christopher Vitek Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:26:37 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-17894 <p>Or even top 50 over last day, week, month, etc.</p> Or even top 50 over last day, week, month, etc.

]]> By: Christopher Vitek http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-17893 Christopher Vitek Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:26:20 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-17893 <p>Too bad you can't sort based on multiple top 50 lists - top 50 best selling, top 50 best rated, etc.</p> Too bad you can't sort based on multiple top 50 lists - top 50 best selling, top 50 best rated, etc.

]]> By: Mike Manzani http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-17891 Mike Manzani Mon, 20 Oct 2008 20:10:20 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-17891 <p>I also notice that when I look for apps I don't use Google like I do for desktop apps. I usually just use iTunes. This may also be a contributing factor to the visibility drop-off that apps experience.</p> I also notice that when I look for apps I don't use Google like I do for desktop apps. I usually just use iTunes. This may also be a contributing factor to the visibility drop-off that apps experience.

]]> By: Tuna http://www.imore.com/2008/10/20/iphone-apps-top-50-and-the-long-tail/comment-page-1/#comment-17880 Tuna Mon, 20 Oct 2008 16:34:36 +0000 http://www.theiphoneblog.com/?p=5002#comment-17880 <p>So that's how you spell beaucoup...</p> So that's how you spell beaucoup...

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