Release Notes is a weekly podcast about building online businesses and financial freedom. We discuss inspiration, design, marketing, promotion, business, trends, and tools – everything but the code. Each week, we cover topics for the new or curious independent developer looking to launch or grow online business. Whether your business is SaaS, desktop software, mobile apps, consulting, or a productized service, here you’ll find tips for success as well as warnings about the pitfalls we’ve encountered along the way. The show is hosted by Charles Perry, owner of RelaNet, and Joe Cieplinski, Creative Director of Bombing Brain Interactive.
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Gesamtlänge aller Episoden: 10 days 18 hours 31 minutes
#42: Which Makes Me Sort of Worried About…Me
Today we talk about gaming the App Store, and where exactly the fine line is that separates ethical from unethical behavior. Should developers feel uncomfortable in steering only their happy customers towards leaving a review?
#41: Manton Reece
Today we’re joined by Manton Reece of Riverfold Software who speaks with us about his experience as an independent iOS and Mac developer. We talk about creating products vs. services, changing products from free to paid,
#40: The Pain Threshold
Today we use the recent Flappy Bird saga as a jumping off point for discussing criticism and how we as developers can deal with it. We talk about the dangers of taking negative comments too personally, extracting a little bit of good from even the nega...
#39: The Tax Man Cometh
In this episode we discuss taxes. We start by reflecting on our individual workflows for tracking expenses and receipts, and Joe’s inexplicable love of spreadsheets. Then we turn our attention to income tracking and some of the difficulties that it can...
#38: A Mac of Some Sort… On My Person
Today we take some time to geek out over equipment. Specifically, we talk this week about the equipment we use every day to stay productive and healthy. Desktop or laptop? Seated or standing desk? Dual monitor or single?
#37: You Can’t Xerox a Xerox
Today we’re talking about trademarks – what they are and why they’re important. We start with a general discussion of what trademarks are and how to get them, as well as a discussion of the differences between common law trademarks and registered trade...
#36: Jim Dalrymple (part 2)
Today we’ve got part two of our conversation with Jim Dalrymple of The Loop Magazine. In today’s conversation, we talk about whether, given the chance to do it over again, Jim would make The Loop Magazine a Newsstand app or just a regular Springboard a...
#35: Jim Dalrymple (part 1)
Today we’re joined by special guest Jim Dalrymple who shares with us his experience developing The Loop Magazine which appears in the iOS Newsstand. We talk about why he wanted to build an app, the difference between the content that appears in The Loo...
#34: Feels Slimy, Doesn’t It?
Today we take a look at App Store Optimization or “ASO.” We consider the sorry state of App Store search that makes many developers feel that some sort of ASO is necessary, and discuss the fine line between effective and unethical uses of ASO.
#33: It’s on Sale!
Today we explore the the phenomenon of holiday sales on the App Store. We start by looking at the lessons that can be learned from sales on physical goods in brick and mortar stores, and consider the value of sales in today’s Apps Store.