Hi GodsMoon, Dan U. This is one area which SlideME (http://slideme.org) is trying to address: getting some money into the hands of developers. For the small developer in mobile, there is rarely a big payout with developing apps. I went through all of this a number of years ago, working on J2ME. Most of the benefits come in terms of consulting or contract opportunities, based on skills learned and people being impressed with your work. But these gigs can be very profitable. In regards to the applications themselves, I worked inside the mobile space (including a carrier) and there is not much of a focus on the little guy. There are so many apps from big names, frankly the carriers don't have time to deal with the small ones.
Given all this, we built SlideME as a way for the small developer to promote their application, get donations and get consulting gigs. We've built up these same features on the client, which we will release next month. By the time devices hit the market, we will have all the billing issues sorted out for pricing your app and getting it to the users. We are focusing on the little guys. We also are trying to line up sponsors to donate money for prizes (not there yet on this one). So feel free to put up your app on SlideME and start promoting yourself. Shane On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 10:57 AM, GodsMoon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think I'll continue my app even if I don't win. Though I'm not sure > how to monetize it yet. Maybe sell it, maybe ads, maybe both. > But I agree that win anything with the ADC will go a long way in > validating my project. > www.goldfishview.com > > On Apr 15, 4:25 pm, "Dan U." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm a pessimist, so I don't really see my apps being that successful. > > I suppose I'm looking at the ADC results as a way for me to know if > > they are good enough to pursue. I'd like to pursue them if that's the > > case. If not, I'll be looking for a job in j2ee/.net or release > > engineering. > > > > On Apr 15, 2:01 am, Nanard <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi, > > > > > The Challenge is now finished (until we know who win). > > > > > In any event (win/loose), do you still plan to continue your project ? > > > (for fun, to post it on sites for download/sell it, or in the hope > > > your are selected). > > > > > I have spent so much time (and sleeping hours) on my Android project. > > > I'm not sure what to do now : continue improve it, or jump in another > > > project (Android or not) or spend more time with the family, or use my > > > time for more usefull (but not funny) training (J2EE frameworks) for a > > > better job... > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
