Jason Sidebottom - App Development For Beginners: Secrets to Success Selling Apps on the Google Play Store

App Development For Beginners

http://www.sideysapps.com

st Edition

ISBN : 9781 30148 2375

by Jason Sidebottom of SideysApps.com

The information included in this E-Book is aguide and for informational purposes only.

I must make it clear that I am not a lawyerand that for any advice that I provide in this E-Book is purelyfrom my own experiences running an App Business.

Please take caution in any potentialbusiness ventures and be aware that there are risks involved asthere are in any business.

This E-Book may involve information,products or services from Third Parties in which their views andopinions are expressed. The publication of such material is simplya recommendation and I do not assume responsibility or liabilityfor such material.

No part of this publication shall bereproduced, transmitted or sold in any form, without the priorwritten consent of the author.

Readers of this E-Book are advised toperform their own due diligence in regards to their own businessdecisions and they should consult a professional.

By reading this guide, you agree that mycompany and myself are not responsible for the success or failureof your business activities relating to the advice provided in thisE-Book.

2012-2013 JPS Investments. All RightsReserved.

Tools of the Trade

App Business Requirements

App Idea Research Options

Mind Mapping Organizing your Ideas andThoughts

Sourcing an App Programmer

Contracts with App Developers

App Testing before Submission to the AppStore

Promoting your Apps to key targetmarkets

Updating an existing App or Adding a newversion

Guide to Selecting App Meta Data / Keywords& App Screenshots

Free Apps vs Paid Apps What makes an AppProfitable?

In-App Advertising & Purchases

I have always dreamed of achieving financialfreedom and have invested a great deal of time / money into tradingon the share-market, buying real estate investments, get rich quickschemes and the list goes on.

So far these initiatives have providedlimited results however developing Android Apps was something Ihadnt ever dreamed of doing!

By chance I had the opportunity to catch upwith an old friend who was having great success as an App Developercreating Apps within a niche market that he was involved in. Aftershowing me that he was making significant profits selling Androidapplications, and I mean significant, I was hooked.

After little encouragement from my friend Idecided that I needed to take a risk and take the plunge into AppDevelopment. What did I have to lose?

What business operates 24 hours / 7 days aweek and has a potential target market audience spanning across theentire world?

What business continues to make a passiveincome while youre asleep???

The trend in todays society of consumersutilizing their smartphone to accomplish day-to-day tasks, stayingin contact with friends via Facebook / Twitter and keepingthemselves entertained has created a billion dollar industry forMobile Applications. This will continue to increase in popularitydue to the developments in mobile technology being capitalized uponby businesses aiming to stay ahead of the competition.

As the world changes there are opportunitiesthat will arise and its up to you to make the most of these bycreating successful mobile Apps!

This App Development for BeginnersE-Book attempts to highlight all the basics and importantinformation that you will need to know in order to start your ownApp Business. Most of the E-Books that are currently availabletoday, discuss the success stories of App Developers who havecreated an App that went viral however they dont go into detail toinform the reader how to do it themselves!

The content for this E-Book was specificallyrecorded step by step by a beginner for beginners. I trust thisinformation you find will help you enormously towards creating yourvery own profitable App Business.

Tools of the Trade

Having the correct equipment can be asignificant barrier to entry as it is costly to own a LaptopComputer, Tablet and Mobile Phone. Without these to use as tools increating, testing and assessing your applications you simply cannotbegin.

You will find that the costs associated withApp Development can become quite expensive therefore many peopleare scared off by this or never progress past their first App.

Eg. Costs associated with App Development(US $)

Essentials

Laptop Computer

$1,500.00

Tablet

$429.00

Mobile Phone

$799.00

Google play Store Developer Fee

$25.00

App Development Cost (Minimum)

$500.00

Optional

Website Hosting Fees (Annual - Used toPromote Apps)

$95.40

Website Domain Registration Fee

$9.95

App Website Template Files (CreatingWebsites)

$149.00

Total: $3507.35

The essentials listed above are necessary tobe fully setup in order to run an App Business. Gaining anextensive knowledge on how each operating platform works willenable you to create a successful App and as such these costs areunavoidable.

Learn what works well on each operatingplatform and take advantage of these features when generating ideasfor your Apps.

The optional items listed are also veryimportant in marketing your apps effectively. Developing youronline presence and gaining web/ blog followers will be discussedin more detail in a later chapter.

The highlighted costs above are simply aguide and not intended to scare off any potential App Developers asyou must simply be aware of the financial contribution that needsto be made in order to operate an App Business.

Government Forms

I found that the process in starting out asan App Developer was quite involved after signing up. In Australia(and countries worldwide) there are certain requirements tostarting an App Business.

An application for an Australian BusinessNumber (ABN) or equivalent is required in order to confirm yourbusiness identity to others when ordering, invoicing and generalbusiness transactions.

The business number required will bedependent upon your country of residence and local taxation laws.For more information visit your local government tax advisorywebsite.

The Australian government taxation lawsallows an individual to earn up to $75,000 through their AppBusiness. Up until this point the business is classified as ahobby and after the $75,000 threshold, the App Business is infact a business.

Waiting for these accreditations to be set upand approved can be an arduous process in itself and you will haveto verify to the Tax Office that your business venture is alegitimate one.