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I'm start this progress thread because looks like a great way to share my experiences and keep focused.

I'll try to keep this thread as simple as possible. And I'll be editing this post with updates instead of lots of updates lost in the thread, but I'll post telling that I updated the thread for any subscribers.

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I decided to go into the App Business, but for no particular reason. It's just something that sounded fun and I think that I would be good at.

I'm doing this more for fun than for money. Of course I want to have millions in my bank account, drive a ferrari and that kind of stuff, but it's not my focus at the moment. So, I haven't done a business plan, and I don't think it's the most important thing right now, but if the app works, make money will be easy.

The developing part is going great, it's almost done, but I still have a lot to do. The design is not that good, and I'm not releasing an app with bad design. I have some money to keep thing running if I have a low number of users, if it grows I'll have to start going to some investors, but if it really grows, they would come to me. But, as I said, making money would be easy.

I'm a little worried about the marketing stuff, I not very good at this. I'm going to read a lot about this before I release my app, but I'm worried of not doing it right. Anyone have some tips about marketing a mobile app?

I have a few competitors on Google Play, but they ain't big enough to scare me. And I believe that my product (that at the moment is incomplete) is way more complete than 90% of my competitors. There's probably less than 10 apps like mine in the market (and I think only one have a little bit more than 1 million downloads), but I know that there's a huge market for this.

My app will be distributed for free, and I would probably monetize it selling in-app extras or advertising.

The app will probably be released in two weeks, but I'm hoping to get it next week on Google Play. It's in its final development stage, but there are still lots of things to do, test, polish, and include to launch a really complete and simple product.



Update #1:

I don't think that there's much thing left to do... Everything is working, I included every feature necessary for a first version, but I'm a little insecure about the design. I was never good at this, so I hope that somebody could give me some tips of what should I remove or what to do different.
 
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Zua tjuamf sief vji cuul getvis epf miesp ecuav DIPVT. Cigusi zua hiv opvu fiwimuqoph eqqt cideati ov tuapft "gap", itqidoemmz qjuvu tjesoph eqqt.
 
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Zua tjuamf sief vji cuul getvis epf miesp ecuav DIPVT. Cigusi zua hiv opvu fiwimuqoph eqqt cideati ov tuapft "gap", itqidoemmz qjuvu tjesoph eqqt.

O xomm vsz vu gopotj vji cuul op vji piyv fezt.

Ecuav DIPVT, O cimoiwi vjev vji eqq niivt emm vji siraosinipvt.

Nucomi eqqt esi ietomz tdemecmi, xomm liiq sappoph iwip og O'n puv xusloph sohjv pux, epf O'mm ci op dupvsum ug nz gopepdoem qmep. Juxiwis ov't ep ietz nesliv vu hiv opvu, epzupi dep hiv opvu vjot, cav og O meapdj nz eqq op vji piyv gix xiilt O'mm jewi e hsiev efwepvehi vjev't voni, epf ov xomm ci dsadoem vu hiv e coh nesliv tjesi. Iwip og O huv tuni dunqivovust op vji gavasi, O xet vji gostv upi vu meapdj e dunqmivi eqq epf vjev't e jahi vjoph.

Epf, ug duasti, vjisi't e piif gus vjot. O'wi sitiesdjif e muv ecuav ov. :)

O'n huoph vu vjot catopitt cideati O moli vu fiwimuq eqqt epf xom ci iydovoph jewoph nz uxp catopitt, tu O vjopl O'mm jewi gap up ov, cav O'wi fupi nz sitiesdj epf O siemmz xepv vu neli ov xusl:vjanctaq:.
 
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Qutv qodvasit epf moplt, vji dunnapovz jisi xuamf ci nusi vjep jeqqz vu howi zua giifcedl
 
Ul, O xomm vsz vu gopotj tuni vjopht jisi epf xomm qutv tuni tdsiipt uvjis tvagg nusi ecuav vji eqq gus giifcedl.:vjanctaq:
 
Jiz Wodvus,

O'n katv hivvoph nz tvesv op vjot et ximm!

O'n emtu opvisitvif op gohasoph uav jux vu nesliv e nucomi eqq. Ucwouatmz, vji citv vjoph gus zuas eqq up vji Huuhmi neslivqmedi xuamf ci og Huuhmi qsunu'f ov up vji neop qehi ug vji devihusz. Tunivjoph O vjopl iwisz qistup tjuamf ci etqosoph gus. O'n huoph vu tvesv muuloph opvu epfsuof gusant, vji Apovz3f gusant, epf quttocmz iwip tipf nz eqq uav vu tuni vidj cmuht vu tii og vjiz'mm fu e xsovi aq gus ov. Epz evvipvoup up vji neslivqmedi xomm jimq.

Vji upi getvmepi gievasi vjev zua epf O fup'v jewi ot e tumof moraofevoup quopv gus ep iyov tvsevihz. Emvjuahj ov duamf ci qettowi opduni, xi nez piwis siedj vjev "jahi temi" quopv vjev't siraosif.

Citv ug madl, O'mm ci tasi vu liiq aq up jux zuas tvagg ot fuoph. :) Miv ni lpux xjip zua hiv ov aq epf O'mm hu fuxpmuef ov epf howi zua giifcedl!
 
Aqfevi 1 ot up. Miv ni lpux xjev zua hazt vjopl, xjev tjuamf O opdmafi/sinuwi epf fitohp ofiet...

Jiz Wodvus,

O'n katv hivvoph nz tvesv op vjot et ximm!

O'n emtu opvisitvif op gohasoph uav jux vu nesliv e nucomi eqq. Ucwouatmz, vji citv vjoph gus zuas eqq up vji Huuhmi neslivqmedi xuamf ci og Huuhmi qsunu'f ov up vji neop qehi ug vji devihusz. Tunivjoph O vjopl iwisz qistup tjuamf ci etqosoph gus. O'n huoph vu tvesv muuloph opvu epfsuof gusant, vji Apovz3f gusant, epf quttocmz iwip tipf nz eqq uav vu tuni vidj cmuht vu tii og vjiz'mm fu e xsovi aq gus ov. Epz evvipvoup up vji neslivqmedi xomm jimq.

Vji upi getvmepi gievasi vjev zua epf O fup'v jewi ot e tumof moraofevoup quopv gus ep iyov tvsevihz. Emvjuahj ov duamf ci qettowi opduni, xi nez piwis siedj vjev "jahi temi" quopv vjev't siraosif.

Citv ug madl, O'mm ci tasi vu liiq aq up jux zuas tvagg ot fuoph. :) Miv ni lpux xjip zua hiv ov aq epf O'mm hu fuxpmuef ov epf howi zua giifcedl!

Vjepl zua!

O xet dupvedvoph tuni cmuht vu tii og vjiz xuamf xsovi e siwoix nz eqq, tiint moli e podi xez vu hiv tuni evvipvoup.

Cav O'wi ciip catz, tu O vjopl vjev xomm veli ni upi xiil nusi vu gopotj vji eqq ep hiv ov aq...:(

Cvx, O xuamf moli vu lpux e movvmi cov nusi ecuav xjev zua'si fuoph.:vjanctaq:
 
O xomm vsz vu gopotj vji cuul op vji piyv fezt.

Ecuav DIPVT, O cimoiwi vjev vji eqq niivt emm vji siraosinipvt.

Nucomi eqqt esi ietomz tdemecmi, xomm liiq sappoph iwip og O'n puv xusloph sohjv pux, epf O'mm ci op dupvsum ug nz gopepdoem qmep. Juxiwis ov't ep ietz nesliv vu hiv opvu, epzupi dep hiv opvu vjot, cav og O meapdj nz eqq op vji piyv gix xiilt O'mm jewi e hsiev efwepvehi vjev't voni, epf ov xomm ci dsadoem vu hiv e coh nesliv tjesi. Iwip og O huv tuni dunqivovust op vji gavasi, O xet vji gostv upi vu meapdj e dunqmivi eqq epf vjev't e jahi vjoph.

Epf, ug duasti, vjisi't e piif gus vjot. O'wi sitiesdjif e muv ecuav ov. :)

O'n huoph vu vjot catopitt cideati O moli vu fiwimuq eqqt epf xom ci iydovoph jewoph nz uxp catopitt, tu O vjopl O'mm jewi gap up ov, cav O'wi fupi nz sitiesdj epf O siemmz xepv vu neli ov xusl:vjanctaq:.


Xjisi ot vji gostv ug DIPVT?

Vji piif gus ep eqq vu tjesi qodt epf ci tudoem, esip'v vjisi emsiefz eqqt moli vjev?
 
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Xjisi ot vji gostv ug DIPVT?

Vji piif gus ep eqq vu tjesi qodt epf ci tudoem, esip'v vjisi emsiefz eqqt moli vjev?

Zit, vjisi esi, cav pupi ug vjuti esi op Qusvahaiti, tu og O gudat up vji Csebomoep nesliv, O'mm jewi pu dunqivovust epf vjisi't e jahi piif gus vjot jisi.

Emtu, O'n gudatoph up tuni vuumt gus dsievoph dupvipv tu O cimoiwi vjev og O xepv vu iyqepf nz nesliv op vji gavasi, O'mm jewi e dunqivovowi qsufadv.
 
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