Category Archives: General

Hiring a freelance developer

Posted on July 14, 2012 by admin Leave a comment

You can’t do everything! Sometimes you have an idea, that is beyond your skills or you get stuck in the middle of some code. This is where hiring a freelance developer can come in handy. But, where do you begin? … Continue reading →

Android, Freelance, General

April income statement

Posted on May 3, 2012 by admin Leave a comment

It was another good month clearing about $18, just slightly lower than last months $19.  Hopefully revenue will stabilize at $20ish and grow from there. My expenses are covered so far and enough for my Google developer renewal fee. Based … Continue reading →

General, Income, Marketing, Stats

Alternative App Markets

Posted on February 12, 2012 by admin 2 Comments

Updated: May 8th, 2012 Amazon App Store Everyone should know about this app market, It has its pros/cons.  Many people use it only for the free app of the day and nothing else.  My Cable Color Coder app does well … Continue reading →

Android, General

January 2012 Income Report

Posted on February 1, 2012 by admin Leave a comment

This was a great month for me, it was my first profitable month.  However, overall I still have not turned a profit.  If February continues with the momentum of January I should be able to turn an overall profit in the … Continue reading →

Android, App, General, Income, Stats

Keeping Tabs on the Competition

Posted on January 28, 2012 by admin Leave a comment

In Android development just like in any other business there is competition.  It is important to understand your competition as it is very rare that you will have a market all to yourself and if you do corner a niche … Continue reading →

Android, General, Marketing

Yesterday was a slow day, they suck!

Posted on January 18, 2012 by admin 1 Comment

It can be really discouraging after a rally in downloads and ad views to get a day or two with less than half the average of normal downloads or ad views.  While I technically have 4 apps on the market … Continue reading →

Android, General

The fight to 500 downloads!

Posted on January 7, 2012 by admin Leave a comment

After a slow start due to an ugly user interface, with some redesign and more content my app is taking off! Today was a little disappointment I launched almost two weeks before a new competitor in the niche pinout market. … Continue reading →

General

Amazon App Store

Posted on December 24, 2011 by admin 2 Comments

 Today I signed up for an Amazon Android Developer account.  Its free for the first year and $99 a year after that.  I submitted my app, I am awaiting reveiw on it.  So far I only submitted Ultimate Pinout as my other … Continue reading →

General

My New App – Ultimate Pinout

Posted on December 16, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

This was a long time in the making,  work got in the way and it was a pain to insert ads into the app, but it is finally finished.  I guess the app is doing good 60 downloads in 11 … Continue reading →

General

Website and more

Posted on August 21, 2011 by admin Leave a comment

I signed up for web hosting and installed WordPress as my blog to document this process. I chose GoDaddy.com for my hosting as a popular option with decent reviews and pricing. There is always better or worse hosting solutions and … Continue reading →

General