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
#22: I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday (part 2)
Today we conclude our discussion on app pricing that began in the last episode. We discuss charging for app updates, and try to learn from the experience of companies like Realmac Software (maker of Clear) and The Omni Group (maker of OmniFocus) who ha...
#21: I’ll Gladly Pay You Tuesday (part 1)
In this episode, we add our two cents to the ongoing conversation about app pricing. We start by asking if paid apps are really dead, or if there’s still a place for paid apps in the App Store. Next, we discuss the future of premium priced apps,
#20: Greg Pierce
Today we’re joined by Greg Pierce of Agile Tortoise who makes such fine apps as Drafts and Terminology. Greg shares with us his experience in the App Store, what he was thinking about as he updated Drafts for iOS 7,
#19: In Service of Customers
Today we chat about our experience at the recently held 360iDev conference, and some of the best presentations we saw while we were there. Then we dive into the topic of Joe’s 360iDev presentation: customer service.
#18: Product Websites (part 2)
Today we conclude our conversation about websites for products and businesses. We start with a discussion of features that every website should have, and which of those features are most often overlooked. Then we consider how prominently to feature you...
#17: Product Websites (part 1)
In this episode we begin a conversation about the websites that we use to promote our products. We discuss the role of the website when all purchases have to happen in the App Store and the all-important first impression that your website makes.
#16: Shane Crawford
Today we talk to Shane Crawford of Blue Lightning Labs about his experience as an indie in the App Store. We talk about the secret to his success, the first-mover advantage, the importance of creating a portfolio of apps,
#15: Trend Follower
Today we take a look at design trends in iOS and how developers and designers should react to them. We consider trends in iOS 7 like flat design and deference to content, and discuss how they will affect our upcoming app re-designs.
#14: Chief Cook and Bottle Washer
Lots of indie developers depend on revenue from multiple apps to keep their ship afloat. But when you have several apps, all in need of your attention, how do you decide what to do next? How do you keep all the balls in the air?
#13: Accessibility
This week we discuss accessible apps and technologies like VoiceOver. We start by first considering what exactly it means for an app to be “accessible” and why we as business owners should care about it. Then we dive into Apple’s VoiceOver technology,