Tell HN: Apple paid my iPhone money, with exceptional service

Re:Tell HN: Apple paid my iPhone money, with exceptional ser... by osu on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @02:41PM (#935977)

ah, okay - that's fair enough. the real reason i'm curious is that i want to quit my job and publish my own software.

would you be comfortable telling us what category the app falls into, or giving a sense of what it does? can you say what kind of marketing went into attaining those sales?

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Re:Tell HN: Apple paid my iPhone money, with exceptional ser... by zoomboy on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @03:06PM (#936072)

I can tell you something - absolutely do not quit your job till you are making $3000 in sales. The Apple iTunes store is a very very fickle baby. It's like a wild horse that is always bucking and trying to throw you off, and to stay on you keep having to think faster and anticipate its moves.

No matter how great your idea is, the Apple store will be unforgiving as hell. There is a LOT to be learned, and while you are learning it, you will need to have a job, because something needs to pay for the mistakes.

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Re:Tell HN: Apple paid my iPhone money, with exceptional ser... by cakesy on Wednesday November 11, 2009 @07:06PM (#936688)

Wrong.

Do not quit your day job until you have BEEN PAID $3000 in the bank. Until you can go to the ATM and take out some of that $3000.

Have you not learned anything from this experience?

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