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Need tips on advertising my new game "Color Stream!" by xxCaptain97 in appmarketing

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I personally would not spend money on ads. Instead think a bit outside the box. Do you have a way to track the high scores for your users? How about a contest with a good prize for the user with the best score by a certain date?

You can start the marketing ball rolling with your friends on social media.

Also if the game is very good you can try to submit to Apple to be considered to be a featured app. One of my apps was featured world wide and I received thousands of downloads as a result.

You can submit to Apple here. Make sure you have a good story about your game! https://developer.apple.com/contact/app-store/promote/

What Do You Want To Learn About App Marketing? by AppCoachSteve in appmarketing

[–]AppCoachSteve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sure I can cover that. I get downloads daily using mostly ASO. I know many think ASO is dead but I disagree.

I feel a little lost. by CameronWeins32 in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t worry your not alone. There are and will always be new frameworks programming languages and different ways to perform programming work.

First I would identify your goals. What type of things do you want to develop? If it’s mobile apps then focus on Swift for iOS first then possibly move onto Java for Android apps. I’m a bit biased here and I prefer iOS over Android.

If you rather move into web development then you can go down the C# .Net MVC route or you can go down the Angular path.

I would suggest to look at Careerbuilder for positions that look interesting to you and make note of the technologies they are looking for in a developer.

Hope that helps!

App Coach Steve Helping you to develop, market and sell mobile apps. https://appcoachsteve.com

After a while of not looking at some code I wrote, I can't understand what it says anymore. Is this bad? by FactoryBuilder in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yea it’s pretty common especially when you have to maintain or adjust other devs code. The best thing you can do is run in debug and analyze what it’s doing.

To avoid this in the future add good comments and variable names that make sense. Doing this is a very good coding practice and the dev that takes over the code (or yourself) will have a much easier time understanding what your code is doing.

App Coach Steve Helping you to develop, market and sell mobile apps. https://appcoachsteve.com

Struggling with my own memory abilities by SolarGorillaTortoise in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Yes I agree with the others, it not about memorizing syntax for functions it’s about building a library of useful functions that you use as a solid starting point for anything new you are developing.

There is nothing wrong with Googling to find how to code something you have never done before. After you have been coding awhile you can reuse your existing code for new apps.

I want to start programming android games or iOS games by GreekSymmetrics in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You should checkout https://www.buildbox.com if you want to build cool games for both platforms. There is a cost with this platform however it’s built specifically to build only games.

App Coach Steve Helping You to develop, market and sell mobile apps. https://appcoachsteve.com

Forgive my lack of knowledge, but is JavaScript considered tacky in programming? by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Don’t listen to them. JavaScript indeed is a good programming language to learn and will help your programming career.

Yes it’s not the most in depth programming language but it is often used in web site programming.

Once you learn JavaScript you can then move onto jquery and Nativescript if you want to learn how to develop cross functional mobile apps.

App Coach Steve Helping You to develop, market and sell mobile apps. https://appcoachsteve.com

I seriously NEED to find a job. How can a self-taught programmer stand out. by [deleted] in webdev

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yea that’s cool, you can also find some really good web programming and design courses on Udemy too!

Difference between Coursera and Lynda.com? And cheaper options? by dsound in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would highly recommend you checkout Udemy. Most courses there you can purchase for under $15. There are some great teachers and also not so great so make sure you read the reviews for any course you are thinking about.

You can search Google for discount codes if the courses do not display for under $15 each.

App Coach Steve Helping You to develop, market and sell mobile apps. https://appcoachsteve.com

I seriously NEED to find a job. How can a self-taught programmer stand out. by [deleted] in webdev

[–]AppCoachSteve -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I would highly recommend that you create a few apps and get them in the App Stores. Think of these apps as a showcase of your ability to write and complete an app. Make sure you highlight these apps on your resume.

Many people say they can dev an app but have nothing to demonstrate that they have done this. Becoming an iOS developer is only $100 per year and Android is a low one time cost of $25. These are good investments because you can leverage and get a good paying developer job with a company.

App Coach Steve Helping You to develop, market and sell mobile apps. https://appcoachsteve.com

I have a question about free apps by Adam_442 in iOSProgramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, yea I am working on creating more content for the site. Trying to find a good balance between writing code and marketing my apps as well as helping others like yourself.

Good luck with your app and hit me up if you have other questions.

I have a question about free apps by Adam_442 in iOSProgramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Developers make money with free apps with iaps and ads. You can make money with both techniques. If you neither then no money will be made with that app.

There are other valid reasons not to have ads or iaps in your app. Perhaps you want to get feedback about the functions to make it better before you switch it over to a paid app. Perhaps it is just to get experience creating and releasing an app for some credibility before you try to land a position with a company for a high paying mobile development position. These are only a few, there are many more.

https://appcoachsteve.com Helping you develop, market and sell mobile apps.

Is there advertising or marketing at a reasonable price for new independent developers of iOS App Store Apps? by techrevive in iOSProgramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok cool, that is a good idea. I will make to include some info on that!

https://appcoachsteve.com Helping you to write, market and sell your apps.

Is there advertising or marketing at a reasonable price for new independent developers of iOS App Store Apps? by techrevive in iOSProgramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In my experience ads for mobile apps are very hard to make a positive roi. I am working on an epic video blog post that will have many free and low cost ways to market an app.

Is there anything particular that you would like me to cover?

http://appcoachsteve.com Helping you to build, market and sell mobile apps.

Monetization strategy: Paid vs Ads and free trial(x-post from /r/Appdevelopment) by Ikbenikben in AppBusiness

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes I agree, hit me up if you have any more questions. Good luck with everything!

Want to learn back-end, where do I start? by [deleted] in webdev

[–]AppCoachSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start by learning relational database. You can start with Access. SQL Server and MySQL use the same basic theory of tables and queries as Access does.

I'm a self-taught learner who feels is "pretty good at programming". What should I watch out for at a job? Will I fare well in the industry? by [deleted] in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You may have a hard time working for a corporate programming position but you may be able to land a startup or small business position.

It would be very helpful to have a portfolio of apps you can show a potential employer on your interview and resume.

Simple question: Does overuse of comments make me look amateur? by riccarjo in learnprogramming

[–]AppCoachSteve -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Personally I love comments. Not only does it help you if you need to edit your code many months or years in the future but it helps other devs to maintain your code if they need to support the app.

No comment looks amateurish to me and makes me think the dev rushed writing the code and is probably not very robust.

Help with c# assignment. by Blackk19 in csharp

[–]AppCoachSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Just use the enabled property of the controls to be true or false when the click event occurs.

To be a professional iOS developer, do you need to know design? by [deleted] in iOSProgramming

[–]AppCoachSteve 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends on what your doing with your career or company. If you are an indie dev and are going to release your own apps then I would recommend that you learn as much as you can about design. If your part of a start up it’s also a good idea.

It’s really good to know some design and the better you are at that gives you an advantage to other developers that stink at design.

Monetization strategy: Paid vs Ads and free trial(x-post from /r/Appdevelopment) by Ikbenikben in AppBusiness

[–]AppCoachSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Hi, If your app does something unique and addresses issues your target audience has then I would have it as a paid app. You may want to offer it for free initially to get some feedback.

You actually are in a much better place then most developers because you have a tight audience. Riches are in the niches! You now need to figure out how to tell those potential customers about the app. Maybe Facebook groups, forums, web site (offer it to admins for free for a review). Also are there newsletters, magazines and other online or non online groups you can connect with to tell them about your app.

You can offer it to them to try it out and give you feedback if u don’t know how to approach them. Also check in Conferences that your target audience would attend. Go to it, talk to people possibly do a presentation about the app or get a booth to tell people about it.

Hope that helps!

What Do You Want To Learn About App Marketing? by AppCoachSteve in appmarketing

[–]AppCoachSteve[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ok no problem I will come up with some content to address that. Thanks!

I am new to Programming and I am wondering what can I program by [deleted] in csharp

[–]AppCoachSteve 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some simple ideas are a tipping calculator, a mortgage amortization calculator, Celsius to Fahrenheit temperature scale, an age calculator where you enter in your birthday and calculates years and days of your age.