Comments on: Does your app have a chance to make it in the App Store Top 100? http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/2009/05/do-you-have-a-chance-to-get-in-the-app-store-100/ injuries sustained turning indy Tue, 31 Aug 2010 23:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Corey http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/2009/05/do-you-have-a-chance-to-get-in-the-app-store-100/comment-page-1/#comment-133 Corey Tue, 09 Jun 2009 21:06:19 +0000 http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/?p=123#comment-133 @cartwa That is the question! I'd like to think it was because we made a great app, or at least an interesting one. The best advice I can give is to build something useful and/or unique and build it well. Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts. @cartwa
That is the question!
I’d like to think it was because we made a great app, or at least an interesting one. The best advice I can give is to build something useful and/or unique and build it well.

Unfortunately, there are no shortcuts.

]]> By: cartwa http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/2009/05/do-you-have-a-chance-to-get-in-the-app-store-100/comment-page-1/#comment-131 cartwa Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:03:04 +0000 http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/?p=123#comment-131 How did you get listed on new and noteworthy? How did you get listed on new and noteworthy?

]]> By: Mark Homer http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/2009/05/do-you-have-a-chance-to-get-in-the-app-store-100/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Mark Homer Wed, 20 May 2009 17:10:03 +0000 http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/?p=123#comment-88 Corey, Great post. Your comment about following simple (but not easy, right?) steps will give you more of a marketing strategy than 80% of apps is right on! We have seen many developers who put an app in the store and then complain about not getting any downloads. We have done some research and found that word of mouth is one of the top reasons people download an application. Being the top in your category and in the top 100 helps, but your app needs to be good enough that your customer is going to recommend it to a friend. So developers should build that 'strategy' thinking into their apps up front. We help developers market their applications so they can focus on the developing great apps. We have also begun to introduce a slightly different model in 'licensing' applications to corporate brands that want to jump on the "app-vertising" bandwagon. If anyone is interested we can be contacted from our website. Regards, Mark tw: bootcampmobile Corey,

Great post. Your comment about following simple (but not easy, right?) steps will give you more of a marketing strategy than 80% of apps is right on!

We have seen many developers who put an app in the store and then complain about not getting any downloads. We have done some research and found that word of mouth is one of the top reasons people download an application. Being the top in your category and in the top 100 helps, but your app needs to be good enough that your customer is going to recommend it to a friend. So developers should build that ‘strategy’ thinking into their apps up front.

We help developers market their applications so they can focus on the developing great apps. We have also begun to introduce a slightly different model in ‘licensing’ applications to corporate brands that want to jump on the “app-vertising” bandwagon. If anyone is interested we can be contacted from our website.

Regards,

Mark

tw: bootcampmobile

]]> By: Corey http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/2009/05/do-you-have-a-chance-to-get-in-the-app-store-100/comment-page-1/#comment-52 Corey Wed, 06 May 2009 23:30:27 +0000 http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/?p=123#comment-52 You get 50 promotional codes per update, and you can update as often as you like. That is basically an infinite amount or free codes. My take is to send one to everyone you can. what's the worse that could happen? As far as who to submit to, I think the established Mac blogs: TUAW, TAB, iLounge, MacNN, iPodNN, Macworld, etc... are all good bets. There are many other tech blogs. If you find yourself reading a website for your IPhone news, you should go after them. Many have a process for press release submissions. Additionally, if you find blogs on the problem domain of your app, thats another good place. For me, that was Science/Chemistry blogs. Remember, thats your customer. Hope that helps. You get 50 promotional codes per update, and you can update as often as you like. That is basically an infinite amount or free codes. My take is to send one to everyone you can. what’s the worse that could happen? As far as who to submit to, I think the established Mac blogs: TUAW, TAB, iLounge, MacNN, iPodNN, Macworld, etc… are all good bets. There are many other tech blogs. If you find yourself reading a website for your IPhone news, you should go after them. Many have a process for press release submissions. Additionally, if you find blogs on the problem domain of your app, thats another good place. For me, that was Science/Chemistry blogs. Remember, thats your customer. Hope that helps.

]]> By: JesterFuj http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/2009/05/do-you-have-a-chance-to-get-in-the-app-store-100/comment-page-1/#comment-51 JesterFuj Wed, 06 May 2009 23:16:31 +0000 http://www.theflyingjalapenolives.com/?p=123#comment-51 Nice thoughts thanks. Hey saw Compounds on the "Featured- 'New'" category in the app store accessed with the phone. Hoped that bumped sales! I was going to email some of the review sites and give them a free demo code. Got any tips on that? Should I ask first and then send them a code or just send them one and hope that they'll review it? Any recommendations on app reviewers or bloggers who I should try for? Nice thoughts thanks.

Hey saw Compounds on the “Featured- ‘New’” category in the app store accessed with the phone. Hoped that bumped sales!

I was going to email some of the review sites and give them a free demo code. Got any tips on that? Should I ask first and then send them a code or just send them one and hope that they’ll review it? Any recommendations on app reviewers or bloggers who I should try for?

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