Ask HN: Have you found success and a good work life balance?

Re:Ask HN: Have you found success and a good work life balance? by orasis on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @06:56PM (#21931719)

Yes. I am an indie iPhone app publisher in the health & fitness space and I earn a healthy 6 figures working ~25 hours a week.

I’m hoping to crack 7 figures in the next couple of years.

I made almost nothing the first 4 years writing apps but eventually learned the craft. I have lost as much as $30,000 on a single dud app and probably had 5 failures before any success.

I highly recommend M.J. DeMarco’s book - Millionaire Fastlane and I’m a big Tim Ferriss/4 Hour Workweek fan.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you found success and a good work life balance? by bdibs on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @08:22PM (#21932167)

Any tips for customer acquisition on the App Store?

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Re:Ask HN: Have you found success and a good work life balance? by orasis on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @10:21PM (#21932740)

Use apptweak.com to find high traffic keywords then keep optimizing until you have the top click through rate for those keywords. Over the last year or so I’ve been able to climb the keyword rankings faster using search ads.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you found success and a good work life balance? by bdibs on Thursday January 02, 2020 @02:44AM (#21933649)

Thanks!

Do you use paid advertising also or primarily focus on ASO?

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Re:Ask HN: Have you found success and a good work life balance? by orasis on Thursday January 02, 2020 @11:30PM (#21943179)

I use Apple Search Ads, but mostly just to boost my keyword rankings.

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Re:Ask HN: Have you found success and a good work life balance? by shimylining on Wednesday January 01, 2020 @07:12PM (#21931795)

Do you mind sharing your iphone app or website?

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