Meet Carter Thomas… Owner of Bluecloud Solutions and the app-flipping ninja-warrior who built and sold over 100+ applications in a year. Like myself, Carter started as no app expert, but quickly adapted to the market and makes over $200K a year on apps alone. In this interview, we discuss the best strategies for app domination, giggle like schoolboys over waking …
Game vs Utility Apps – Which is better?
A couple weeks ago… I sent out this email to the App Empire community. I wanted to share it on our blog as well, as it’s extremely relevant to understanding the mobile marketplace. The app market changes at lightening speed, and if you aren’t adapting with it, you could fall behind. Don’t be intimidated by this though. In fact, it’s …
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”? …
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, …
The Art of Improved Emulation: Brooke’s SleepSmart app
Ever since I wrote App Empire, the topic that most people love to debate is my take on emulation and market research. Researching the market and following trends rather than investing in a hail-mary app seems to either really resonate with people, or tick them off. Even still, trying to emulate the marketplace isn’t enough in itself. I like to …
Four Mistakes Entrepreneurs Make That Hurt Their App Business
There’s a lot that goes into running a successful app business, so it’s understandable to forget some things along the way. But in a business where every detail counts, sometimes it can really cost you. To save you from these pitfalls, we’ve listed the common mistakes we see every appreneur make that hurts their app business the most. Update: It’s …
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 …
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 …
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 …