thx for the invaluable advice . really appreciate it and look to follow it
On Sat, Aug 17, 2013 at 3:50 AM, Nathan <[email protected]> wrote: > Nobu has posted some great links. > > I'll add one to it. > http://blog.appannie.com/app-annie-index-market-q2-2013/ > > It says the top categories are: > Games > Communication > Social > Travel and Local > Tools > > There is no dispute possible for the fact that freemium apps are the top > earners. You can see that by looking at the "Top Grossing" list on Google > Play. Notice that most of them are free with in app purchases. It doesn't > mean it is necessarily a good fit for every app, though, and that is where > the opinions come in. > > You can do more specific research somewhere like App Annie to look for the > most successful apps that are similar to the one you want to build. For any > of them, though, you can probably find some other similar ones that aren't > making squat. So plan to be like the best in quality and marketing plans. > > Nathan > > > On Friday, August 16, 2013 12:45:17 PM UTC-7, Nobu Games wrote: >> >> Following AppBrain statistics show that the top ranking categories are >> personalization and entertainment: >> >> http://www.appbrain.com/stats/**android-market-app-categories<http://www.appbrain.com/stats/android-market-app-categories> >> >> I'm not sure if there is any noteworthy niche in these categories. There >> are always trends and copy-cats of successful products. I guess the only >> real key to making money with apps is being able to provide a quality >> product, regular updates and continuously promoting it with a solid >> advertising plan and budget. It's usually not done with just releasing the >> app and announcing it on a few forums and social websites. As with all >> things related to business: you have to have money in order to make money. >> >> Talking about most revenue... I read a few articles on Gamasutra where >> mobile app developers swear on "freemium" (free download with in app >> payments for feature upgrades). >> Here are various opinions on that matter from different game developers: >> >> http://www.gamasutra.com/view/**news/191047/Paid_vs_** >> freetoplay_Advice_from_**notable_mobile_studios.php<http://www.gamasutra.com/view/news/191047/Paid_vs_freetoplay_Advice_from_notable_mobile_studios.php> >> >> Related links: >> >> - Maximizing your launch on iOS and >> Android<http://gamasutra.com/blogs/BetableBlog/20120822/176369/Maximizing_your_launch_on_iOS_and_Android.php> >> - Maximizing your ad revenue >> potential<http://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BryanAtwood/20111220/9127/> >> - Todd Moore: "How to get a million downloads" (sounds provocative >> but it's worth a watch) <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GxNDmOlODL8> >> - Increasing monetization by using >> Pay-per-Engagement<http://game-insider.com/2013/04/04/dawn-of-the-dragons-developer-monetizes-33-more-users-through-tapjoys-pay-per-engagement-solution/> >> >> -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Android Developers" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to a topic in the > Google Groups "Android Developers" group. > To unsubscribe from this topic, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/topic/android-developers/3DnuZcymrhg/unsubscribe > . > To unsubscribe from this group and all its topics, send an email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. > -- Thanks & Regards, Navanshu -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-developers?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Developers" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
