How Not To Write An App – Win A Copy

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I’ve reviewed iPhone apps here, but I’ve secretly wanted to be on the other side of the fence. As a developer, I’ve looked up what I would have to do and wondered how it would turn out. What I didn’t think about was what I shouldn’t do and other pitfalls to watch out for when developing an app. I just got this ebook, How Not To Write An App, emailed to me and it answers questions I didn’t know to ask.

Avoid App Development Mistakes

The title of this book tells a lot about what you’ll find in it, but the specifics go a lot deeper. Detailing everything from what you should do to what you shouldn’t, Rodney D. Cambridge provides the aspiring app developer with the one thing that a first time developer can’t buy: experience. To give you an idea of what you can find in the book, Rodney permitted me to share a section of one of the book’s chapters.

Think outside the box
For some people, creative thinking comes easy. If you are accustomed to ‘thinking outside the box’ then chances are you can come up with a worthwhile idea for a smartphone app. If thinking outside the box is not your thing, then you’ve got a difficult task ahead of you.

With over 350,000 apps in Apple’s App store, over 200,000 in the Android Marketplace, 10,000 in the Windows Marketplace, etc. yours has got to be something special to stand out. Don’t just write ‘another (insert your own generic app type here) app’; that won’t get you many column inches. To coin that old Apple marketing term, Think different. Think unique, but also think obvious. Many of the successful apps in the app store are pretty simple in nature, not too complex and are the type of thing that gets people saying “I wish I’d thought of that!”

Well here’s your chance. The more thought you put into your app in these early stages, the more chance there is of you producing something worthwhile and something that’s capable of generating buzz in the media as well as interest in your potential customer base, which will hopefully translate into a successful launch of your app.

Make me laugh
Looking at the types of apps which go viral extremely quickly, it’s obvious that apps that make people laugh are constantly at the top of the charts. Everyone loves a laugh and so if you’re not quite sure of the app you want to write or the direction you want to go down, give some serious thought into this area. But remember – farting apps are so passé now, darling. So don’t even go there.

Apps that make people laugh are more likely to spread virally by Social networks and services such as Twitter and Facebook, driven by the feel good factor they provide. If you believe you have what it takes then what are you waiting for?

Win A Copy

The cost of this ebook isn’t high at all, but there’s no better price than free, so I’m giving away three copies. The ebook sells for $4.99, so instead of cash, I’m looking for 5 total comments, shares, +1s or tweets per copy. Any combination will do. For example, let’s say you share a link to this post on Google Plus (worth 1) and Facebook (worth 1). If you get one comment on Facebook (worth 1) and two +1’s on Google Plus (worth 2), that’s 5 social points and a free ebook for you. If you post to Facebook and get 4 comments, that’s good enough, too. They’re first come, first served, but if there’s enough participation, I might give out more copies.

Buy A Copy

If you don’t want to wait, you can buy a copy right away. It’s $4.99 and after reading it, I can say it’s worth every penny to anyone looking to build and market an app for iPhone or other platforms.