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Why you should (not) create a mobile app

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Re: Why you should (not) create a mobile app

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Post by king_magic »

I can't even begin to recall the number of times people have asked me to build an iOS app for them. The idea is always uninteresting or just a clone of something that already exists. The implementation would always take much longer than they would want it to take. The cost is always much higher than they expect. I always feel bad shooting people down, but it is just incredibly unlikely that the app will "take off" and make a boatload of cash. It's just not going to happen, so I don't waste my time on those types of requests or suggestions.

Re: Why you should (not) create a mobile app

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Post by ZaneClaes »

king_magic wrote: post #3

I can't even begin to recall the number of times people have asked me to build an iOS app for them. The idea is always uninteresting or just a clone of something that already exists. The implementation would always take much longer than they would want it to take. The cost is always much higher than they expect. I always feel bad shooting people down, but it is just incredibly unlikely that the app will "take off" an…

Exactly... you may feel like you're a jerk sometimes, but people need a reality check.

Re: Why you should (not) create a mobile app

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Post by ZaneClaes »

kgreenek wrote: post #2

Nice article. And so true. As an engineering student taking entrepreneurship classes, I cannot tell you how many business students wanted to pay me good money to develop really (no offense) silly/boring/done-to-death/plain-stupid ideas.

Thanks :) and yeah...

Re: Why you should (not) create a mobile app

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Post by shareme »

unfortunately the data out there contradicts this..

1. For some reason people like to download apps for their mobile devices..some is social, etc.

2. While not getting rich, but several thousands per month is nothing to discount or ignore at this time.

3. Its not the idea, but people, execution, MARKETING, etc.

Re: Why you should (not) create a mobile app

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Post by ZaneClaes »

shareme wrote: post #8

unfortunately the data out there contradicts this.. 1. For some reason people like to download apps for their mobile devices..some is social, etc. 2. While not getting rich, but several thousands per month is nothing to discount or ignore at this time. 3. Its not the idea, but people, execution, MARKETING, etc.

1) Sure. But they want good apps that do something useful. So what's your point? 2) I can state for a fact that the vast majority of the apps do not make more than $100 per month, both from my own experience and talking to other developers and to large companies. Pareto's principle at work. 3) That's exactly what I said in the article...
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