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by pcd 14y ago
20K downloads is great. I've got a few iOS apps probably 1k downloads in total, though they are paid apps. After apple takes its cut I've made ~$1200 over a year. I agree with you on the marketing part! Dev seems easy compared to marketing!
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by pcd 14y ago
"Mostly it's a matter of lots of lurking until you come to hate the site." - eddie_the_head. Hehe! "There was/is a chrome extension for following hn users I used a few years ago that was useful" - eddie_the_head. Thanks I'll check it out
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by pcd 14y ago
PS I forgot to mention, as I am guessing it is the same for most people, I want to turn this "on the side" into "full time"!
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by pcd 14y ago
Wow, sounds like you have a lot on your plate. Do you have a regular day job too or do you work for actual startups? I'm in Melbourne, Australia and also have a regular day job. So all this is on the side for me. Sounds like you are in Sili
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by pcd 14y ago
Is there an easy way to find these people? Or even to easily highlight their posts? Need a twitter follow for HN!
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Failed to launch
5 points by pcd 14y ago|9 comments
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by pcd 14y ago
To get the more obvious ones out of the way. Any of the 37 signals guys always write pretty good stuff.
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by pcd 14y ago
1) You need to sign up before you can add the apps that you are interested in tracking 2) We are considering an mobile app version of the the product. We wanted to gauge user interest before expanding even further I like the last suggestion
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by pcd 14y ago
Hi sdoering, You are correct, it is the 2nd one. It emails reviews that other people have written about your app. It is targeted at iOS app developers who want to know what their users are saying their app (or even their competitors app). I
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by pcd 14y ago
Great advice roguecoder. Thanks. I will have to think about this!
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by pcd 14y ago
It seems this point is coming through clearly. I think maybe I was too close to the project when I wrote what it did. See above comment for a description! Thanks for your feedback.
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by pcd 14y ago
I though I would answer your 1,2,3 points as it might generate some more ideas about how to go about achieving conversions. 1) I thought it was simple (but I may be too close to the project). We scrape the apple website in all countries for
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by pcd 14y ago
Ok great thanks. This is all gold!
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by pcd 14y ago
Awesome! Thanks. All this 'obvious' marketing stuff isn't obvious to everyone. Thanks for your help.
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by pcd 14y ago
Hehe, I'll not be offended by the clipart comment as I made the image myself and I am an engineer! Could you give me a hint about how to make it look less spammy? The app relies on your email address to send you reviews. This was a "scratch
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by pcd 14y ago
Thanks for the feedback. I always look at mailchimp.com as a basis. Should it be something more like that?
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by pcd 14y ago
Anyone?
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What's Wrong With Our Front Page: 100% Bounce Rate. HELP(reviewmailer.herokuapp.com)
3 points by pcd 14y ago|19 comments
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Show HN: In our spare time after work project(reviewmailer.com)
4 points by pcd 14y ago|0 comments
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by pcd 14y ago
Nice job guys. I will check it out
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Focus on success everyday and it will happen(itunes.apple.com)
1 points by pcd 14y ago|0 comments
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How to use your commute "dead" time(itunes.apple.com)
1 points by pcd 14y ago|0 comments
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Wake up successful(itunes.apple.com)
1 points by pcd 14y ago|0 comments
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Becomming successful in your sleep(itunes.apple.com)
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by pcd 14y ago
Yeah I like storing my ideas on my phone too. I'm hardly ever near a computer when a lightbulb turns on! I use noted! http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/noted!/id504164257?ls=1&m... Follows the same keep it simple stuff but with better tr
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by pcd 14y ago
So as the administrator you can see everyone's ideas? Nice for you.
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by pcd 14y ago
It's awesome!! But why is it free? Seems like this is a pretty slick product that you could be making money off. Are you hoping to be bought? Are you just trying to help people out? Are you already rich? As I said, it's awesome, and I'm goi
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by pcd 14y ago
Listen to audiobooks. Better than listening to the rubbish on the radio, and no more dangerous. Really good way to do something you enjoy while driving. Find a good book. Either fiction or self development or what ever and I find myself loo
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Can I be of service?(peterdevlin.com)
1 points by pcd 14y ago|0 comments
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by pcd 14y ago
reposted as server went down last time.

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