Mike39's Progress Thread

[Tarheelfan2009]

Looks good!

[wado1]

Looks similar's to Tarheels. Both are very clean. Soon as I get my logo and design work completed by page is going up. Great to see progress.

[Mike39]

Looks similar's to Tarheels. Both are very clean. Soon as I get my logo and design work completed by page is going up. Great to see progress.

TarHeel did all the dirty work and found this WP theme, he was just kind enough to tell me the theme name so I could use it as well. It's actually a really good theme, not a lot of customization on the WP menu but you can pretty much do whatever with the colors in the yourstyle.css page

[Kak]

Center your social media buttons. before the code for the buttons.

I love WP sites not, unbelieveable for a growing and changing web site. When I want a better site I am just going to have someone install an amazing template. I dont think Ill ever leave.

[Mike39]

Center your social media buttons. before the code for the buttons.

I love WP sites not, unbelieveable for a growing and changing web site. When I want a better site I am just going to have someone install an amazing template. I dont think Ill ever leave.

Iv'e been trying to change them around but moving them is trickier than it seems, what do you mean before the code for the buttons? And yes, nothing compares to WP if you don't have web design experience or a huge budget!

[Mike39]

I need a name, someones name that I can use as a quote for now, it can be anyone, a friend you know, a relative, just not a celebrity or someone named like bob smith, it has to sound like a real person haha. Anyone?

[Amail]

Myron Van den Von Hinkledorf. Junior.

Mark Phillips seems pretty innocuous.

[Jake]

I need a name, someones name that I can use as a quote for now, it can be anyone, a friend you know, a relative, just not a celebrity or someone named like bob smith, it has to sound like a real person haha. Anyone?

send the app to someone on this forum and have them test it and give a review. I'd do it but I don't have an iPhone.

[Tarheelfan2009]

Since it is an app I would recommend only using a first name. Most app reviews are done with a screen name, so in my eyes that makes it more believable.

[Mike39]

Ok, today is the last full day of my logo design challenge, we are in the final round, theres only 2 choices now, I know some of you have already voted but I would appreciate a vote again so I can see the full results, here is the link: Vote | 99designs

Thank you all so much!

[Mike39]

///Update: 06-30-12///
You guys are probably starting to get tired of seeing all these updates by me haha, but I am trying to include most of the steps I take so someone who wants to do something similar in the future may be able to learn from my mistakes and benefit from anything I do right!

Well, anyways, I am starting to write some articles related to sleep and insomnia and such, I have absolutely no experience writing pieces outside of my English class at school, if someone on here want to read through the article and make sure its not complete then it would be much appreciated, I also am finding that I am pretty decent at making buttons (I made the one on the page) and I am sort of turning the article page (and future ones) into a invitational sales page which I think looks good but it may be to abrupt (again, opinions needed). I only have 1 up on the site now but have 2 other articles saved on my computer that I have yet to add. These pages will allow me to add some good content to the site mainly so I can share articles on my SM pages and send traffic back to the website. So read the article, let me know what you think it is based off of another article I read but is completely originally written and has no duplicate sentences as the original article: Just go to " app2sleep.com/the-side-effects-of-insufficient-sleep/ " (can I keep putting links to the site up on this thread?, it just dawned on me that I might get penalized for putting multiple links to my site on here, could that happen)

I also have a site that is based off of my site called apptosleep so I don't lose any leads to domain name spelling errors, its not an automated re-direct but explains that the website is app2sleep and gives a link to the correct website

Also, I have been looking and looking and looking, and I can't find the code that defines the position of my social media buttons at the bottom of my main page, I've looked EVERYWHERE

Lastly, the logo contest will be over at this time tomorrow, at that point I can send the logo to the developer to be added to the app and then the app will be complete!!! I still won't launch until probably July 13th at the earliest because I want to try my hand at some pre-launch marketing, it would be nice to have a small list of people waiting to buy the app before it is even ever released!

Thing have truly been hectic over the past several weeks and I just love it, I won't know what to do once the app is released and I can't be working on it most of my day haha

"All men dream: but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity: but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dreams with open eyes, to make it possible." T.E. Lawrence

[wade1mil]

No don't stop updating. I love your updates. Thumbs up for writing about the process so much you think it's annoying other people

[wado1]

dont stop the updates, I check your updates everytime there is one.

[Alty]

Good work Mike. I like the site!

Will you have an option to prolong the 7 minute period if 7 minutes is not enough?

I have read your article and you might want to consider the following.

I just consider it training and I will in no way feel offended if you don't want to use my copy below, but you can take what you want from it!

Infact if anybody could point out any flaws, how I could improve I'd appreciate it!

THE SIDE EFFECTS OF INSUFFICIENT SLEEP

Don't let this happen to you!

Most of us are aware, that in order to fully recharge our mental and physical capacities, we need approx 8 hours sleep. FACT. So, what happens to us when we start skipping on this sleep? Short answer - Side effects accumulate leading to some pretty unpleasant results down the line! We'll explain....

Fat Attack

Medical studies have proven that people who start missing out on sleep are more proan to gain weight. And not the good muscular stuff either.... BIG DRIPPING FAT! By not giving your body that vital time to recharge, you are kicking into motion an off setting hormone imbalance. HOW? Tiredness increases grehlin and that makes you feel hungry! The less you sleep - the hungrier you feel - the more you eat - the fatter you get!

Early Death

Yes this sounds all doom and gloom, but this is the cold hearted reality! Sleep really is extremely important to your well being. Studies show that with only 5 hours (or less) sleep per night you are a whopping 15% more likely to die at a much earlier age than otherwise. The less you sleep, the quicker you die and that is the hard truth!

You Will Become A Donkey!

Thats right, a stupid ass! Lack of sleep errodes your neural networks capacity to fire on all cylinders, literally dumbing you down. Sleep helps the brain to store new information into your memory. If you can't remember things, it will negatively effect you in all areas of your life. Have you ever noticed how much brighter and alert you feel after a truely good and long nights sleep? Lack of sleep increases the speed of cognitive decline. Do you want to sound like a jackass that can't string a sentence together? That is what happens when your tired!

Accident Waiting To Happen

Almost all accidents are caused by a lack of attention and mostly always the lack of attention is linked to tiredness! In 2007 as stated in The New England Journal of Medicine, a massive 20% of serious car accident injuries involved a driver who was SLEEPY! There are more sleep related accidents than alcohol related!

There are countless more negative effects caused by sleep deprivation! Don't beleive us, just google it. But wait....


Why are we telling you this and what can we do to help you avoid these problems?

WE CAN HELP YOU GET TO SLEEP FASTER!

Giving you more precious time to recharge!

Live Longer! Be Healthier! Be Sharper!

GET TO SLEEP EARLIER WITH OUR SOOTHING LIGHT TECH SOLUTION

[Mike39]

You Will Become A Donkey!

Thats right, a stupid ass!

Thank you alty for taking the time to write a complete article, not many people on here would do that and it is appreciated! Speed+! I am going to put it into word and play around with it, but I have no problem using your article, it just shows me I need to brush up on my writing skills haha, summer break will do that to you! Thank you again!

[Mike39]

Almost ready for launch, I have been working on my social media and other marketing strategies, got $50 in free Facebook ads (i hate facebook btw) and decided what the hell and use it, so far, $6.85 has put the ad in the eyes of 12,611 people in 1 day of it running, I have gotten 8 clicks from the ad but 4 of those clicks have turned into likes (50% likes!!! ), so I have paid $1.71 a like and $.85 a click (could use some refining ). Twitter is slowly growing, still would love your follows and RT's over there: https://twitter.com/App2Sleep as it is growing at a snails pace (growing none the less!!) Copied MJ's twitter background layout somewhat, I think it looks pretty damn good!

Also, Robert released his book today called far from it, I am going to order it right now and read it over the next couple of weeks, might be an interesting read if some of you are looking for some material/inspiration.

App itself is undergoing some minor changes but I should be able to test the updated version tomorrow, if all looks well, we will go ahead and submit it to apple

Next update will probably be once the app is released! That is where the second wave of relentless work will come and I CANT WAIT, exciting stuff over here!

[tincho1492]

Already following you

Good luck Mike!

[johnp]

Twitter is slowly growing

Here is an idea for you. Focus on some of the trends. Find things that can relate to sleep and start creating some interesting tweets around trends and hash tags. Put pictures up. Go up to the search and search for things like Sleep - focus on college students as well. Not sure if they will buy, but I can tell you that a lot of college students are sleep deprived. My twitter has been growing fast by focusing on the hash tags and trends.

[Mike39]

@johnp awesome advice, I will start using more hashtags more often and finding college kids is something I have yet to do yet as well!

For everyone: I have a limited supply of 50 promo codes (you get the app for free) to strategically distribute to key people, I am using some for some key marketing strategies but I am also willing to give out a small number of the promo codes to people on this forum in exchange for a review of my app on the app store, there are some requirements, one being you have to be one of the established guys on here, if I haven't heard of you before, need not apply, PM me if you are interested

[Mike39]

(500th post....) Wow, so I am going to take a break from the forum, need to stop arguing with people on here, it's not productive for anyone and won't help a thing, going to get a new head on my shoulders, launch my app, get some RESULTS, and I will get back on in a little while, anyone who I have already communicated with I will PM you with the codes for the download once they are available, if anyone is interested in getting my app for free in exchange for a review, PM me and I will contact you with the info as well, see you when I see you.

-Mike