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How to Master Anything (Interview w/ Tim Ferriss)

I was honored to interview New York Times Bestselling author, Tim Ferriss. As many of you know, Tim’s first book, The 4-Hour Work Week, changed my life when I read it recovering in the hospital. And more recently the strategies and tips I’ve applied from The 4-Hour Body have helped in my body’s recovery to this day. His advice and …

App Checklist: How can I improve my app?

Is it time to give up on my app? We’ve all asked ourselves this question before. Sometimes there is a time to move on. Whether you picked the wrong market, over-spent your budget, or lost your vision, it’s important to know when to cut your losses and move on to money-makers! But how do you know when to “give up”? …

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App Hot Spot: Sophie’s Photo Apps

Meet Sophie. She likes long walks on the beach, our mutual love of Tim Ferriss, and working from home. More importantly, she was one of our first AE course members and is a great example of market research reaping rewards. She still makes $500/day on her first app, “Cut Me In“. On this App Hot Seat, we’ll analyze Sophie’s past, …

Training Your Mind to Achieve Success

Source: starwars.wikia.com The very first thing that changed my life and put me on the path to success and owning my own lifestyle business was mastering mindset. These aren’t Jedi mind tricks (or are they…) or self-help fluff, these strategies WILL rewire your entire life if you practice them. I say practice because it’s not easy. Like they say, if …

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App Cross-Promotion: The lifeblood of your business

Most of you know I’m a huge advocate of networking. Going to conferences, attending meetups, creating Mastermind groups, and reaching out to people who’ve inspired you are all huge impacts on how you do business. I’ve built relationships when first starting app development that have lasted until this day. We still share tips, mastermind, and introduce great programmers. Our own …

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Starting my own Empire: How I built my first app

Back in April, I had the privilege of being featured on Tim Ferriss’ 4HWW blog. We received a ton of positive emails about that post and I was honored to hear so many stories from people who’d made the leap to become “appreneurs.” Some of you may remember that we attached a contest to the post, where readers who submitted …

The Top App Ad Networks for High eCPMs

So you’ve decided to give your app away for free and earn money with embedded ads. That’s great—but where do you get ads that will pay off? It’s important to note: your revenue with ad networks will eb and flow. As new networks are built, and old networks get more developers in, revenue will change. What does that mean for …

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Video Tip: Do you know your app mantra?

I wanted to share (and show!) why I’m in the app business. You need to establish your goals and why you’re in this in order to stay focused and be prepared. Have you figured out the answer yet? Why do you want to create an app empire? Share below!