Hi Al, Sorry for that, but I am still figuring out the ways to increase sells, Shane if your method will work in this respect, it would be great for us.... :)
Again Sorry If I hearted anybody's feelings.. Thank You, Abdul Mateen. On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 3:07 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > Very little hurts me :). I was more interested in helping you understand > why your app may not have been selling very well. > > Our experience is paid apps on Android don't tend to do well. We had a paid > & free app on Market where the free download count was several thousand > times more than the paid version so in the end we pulled the paid version on > the basis that the sales didn't make it economical. > > But if you can find a solution to getting good paid sales to free downloads > there would be a lot of people interested to hear it :). > > All the best, > > Al. > -- > > * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * > > ====== > Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company > number 6741909. > > The views expressed in this email are those of the author and > not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or > it's subsidiaries. > > On 22 Mar 2010, at 21:38, Abdul Mateen wrote: > > HI Al, > Yes might be this is the problem, but the free version has been downloaded > more than 3000+ times in Andappstore and the paid version just not 1 time, > yes you are right we developers should support alternative markets also, > thats why I have my application hosted on all the three markets. I have full > support for alternative markets also, but I am only saying that instead of > introducing one another market out there when there are few already that can > be supported to make one alternative market much better experienced / with > sales. > > Sorry, if that hearts your feelings.. > Thank You, > Abdul Mateen. > > On Tue, Mar 23, 2010 at 2:19 AM, Al Sutton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> You might find your lack of sales on AndAppStore are related to two >> comments from people saying your app was defective on the Hero and SciPhone >> N21 which you haven't replied to (see >> http://andappstore.com/AndroidApplications/apps/363059!show<http://andappstore.com/AndroidApplications/apps/363059%21show>). >> >> As I said before nothing an alternative market does can guarantee you >> sales, but if you don't support the alternative markets then the chances of >> the becoming viable alternatives becomes a lot smaller. It's a chicken and >> egg scenario. >> >> Al. >> -- >> >> * Looking for Android Apps? - Try http://andappstore.com/ * >> >> ====== >> Funky Android Limited is registered in England & Wales with the company >> number 6741909. >> >> The views expressed in this email are those of the author and >> not necessarily those of Funky Android Limited, it's associates, or >> it's subsidiaries. >> >> On 22 Mar 2010, at 21:06, Abdul Mateen wrote: >> >> As far as I am concerned the reachability is very much important. like >> Android Market, if you examine in that manner. I respect your intentions, >> but uptill now through SlideME I could only sale 1 copy of my application, >> while in AndAppstore 0 , in Android Market very much, because of Android >> Market is much reachable than SlideME or AndAppstore, so I recommend SlideME >> and happy with the action of including in some phone models in some >> countires. I am much OK with Android Market. If SlideME comes in countries >> not allowed by Android Market, that would be great to see. and I think you >> should put your efforts in promoting SlideME rather then introducing a new >> Market. If you have the focus on a new market for top developers then , yes >> I am among top developer of Android application having more than 1.3 years >> of experience developing professionally for Android, my own application plus >> for big companies. I would certainly have interest in things for paid apps, >> and increasing sales in paid applications. If you model is good with >> increasing sales, then yes this work will be perfect :) >> >> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 9:12 PM, Shane Isbell <[email protected]>wrote: >> >>> >>> >>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 8:20 AM, Abdul Mateen <[email protected]>wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> I think, SlideME has been growing and having good contracts as some one >>>> named "George" posted in the forum that they have started contracting with >>>> Android manufacturer companies to include SlideME client in their >>>> manufactured phones. and I think if this happens good. SlideME will be my >>>> first priority. >>>> >>>> Can you explain your plans in this regard? >>>> >>> My plans in regards to getting ZappMarket on-device are none. I'm not >>> sure what your specific reasons are for stocking an app on an alternative >>> market, maybe SlideME is your best choice. >>> >>> My focus is on helping top developers increase sales and to understand >>> and communicate with their users. This involves statistics and reporting, >>> running campaigns with different targeted users (country, operator, etc), >>> mailing lists, getting apps under featured sections on the mobile client, >>> changelogs in description, forward-locking support. >>> >>> A lot of these things may not be important to the free app developer, I >>> don't know. That's up to the community to tell me. But again, ZappMarket is >>> not a general market, it's focus is not on a developer with free >>> applications. >>> >>> >>>> Thank You, >>>> Abdul Mateen. >>>> On Mon, Mar 22, 2010 at 1:02 AM, Shane Isbell >>>> <[email protected]>wrote: >>>> >>>>> Thanks for the comments. I'm following the release early model to get >>>>> exactly this feedback. The portal is pretty bare-bones now and paid app >>>>> support has not yet been released. >>>>> >>>>> I do want to point out a big emphasis is on the actual mobile client >>>>> which looks much, much more professional (than SlideME's SAM) to the >>>>> end-user, which is the primary interaction. We also have registration >>>>> through the mobile client, allowing the user a much easier path to >>>>> purchasing the app. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks for checking it out, >>>>> Shane >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Mar 21, 2010 at 12:51 PM, CB <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hi! >>>>>> >>>>>> Just wanted to pitch in my two cents: if you really are targeting >>>>>> paying users (and therefore financed developers and users that like >>>>>> style and substance) you may want to make your website a little more >>>>>> professional looking. Right now it seems to be huge grey text, a >>>>>> centered logo and some buttons. Not something I`d risk my app on (at >>>>>> least now). >>>>>> >>>>>> First impressions matter. I think ZappMarket should clean it up a >>>>>> little. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 21, 1:13 pm, Shane Isbell <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> > Hey Guys, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Initially, was intending to just focus on the narrow high-end market >>>>>> for >>>>>> > apps. SlideME and AndAppstore, seemed to take care of the >>>>>> alternative market >>>>>> > scene; so I didn't see much point targeting this segment. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Recently, I've been following the flubbed release of SlideME's >>>>>> compatibility >>>>>> > support. It looks as though support for Android 1.5 devices is >>>>>> completely >>>>>> > broken. This would affect most of the HTC distributions. One user >>>>>> doesn't >>>>>> > see any apps after 2009. I've also seen reports of Android 2.x >>>>>> devices also >>>>>> > being broken, where the applications won't install. This makes the >>>>>> developer >>>>>> > of the app look pretty bad as well. For four days, this has been >>>>>> going on. >>>>>> > To me, this is amateurish, particularly for on-device distributions. >>>>>> It >>>>>> > reflect badly all around. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I do keep a frequent eye on what's going on at SlideME and one >>>>>> disturbing >>>>>> > thing I've noticed is that negative comments about SlideME are often >>>>>> deleted >>>>>> > from the forums and comments. If a developer hasn't been paid and >>>>>> complains, >>>>>> > the comment is deleted. Or in another case, a reported bug is >>>>>> removed. And >>>>>> > these are just the ones I've seen. I believe in openness and this >>>>>> just >>>>>> > doesn't cut it. This is not the company I started. It looks to be an >>>>>> attempt >>>>>> > to cover up whatever is going on. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Even though I left SlideME four months ago, I do feel somewhat >>>>>> personally >>>>>> > responsible, as I was pitching the cause and need of SlideME for two >>>>>> years >>>>>> > prior. I definitely put my money where my mouth is and don't >>>>>> complain about >>>>>> > something unless I'm willing to back it up. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > So I'm going to open up free app invitations for the general >>>>>> community. Just >>>>>> > use 'ZappMarket Wiggle' for the invite code. Paid app features are >>>>>> still >>>>>> > closed beta, so e-mail me for the code to enable those features. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > I know it takes time and effort to build up a community of >>>>>> developers (for >>>>>> > everyone involved) but it doesn't do anyone any good to have their >>>>>> apps >>>>>> > hosted on a half-broken site. If you are interested in continuing >>>>>> beyond >>>>>> > where SlideME has stopped, please join me at ZappMarket and let's >>>>>> rebuild a >>>>>> > healthy, interactive community. >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Thanks, >>>>>> > >>>>>> > Shane Isbell (Founder of ZappMarket) >>>>>> http://twitter.com/sisbellhttp://twitter.com/zappstorehttp://zappmarket.com >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >>>>>> . >>>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >>>>> . >>>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >>>> . >>>> For more options, visit this group at >>>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Shane Isbell (Founder of ZappMarket) >>> http://twitter.com/sisbell >>> http://twitter.com/zappstore >>> http://zappmarket.com >>> >>> -- >>> 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >>> . >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >>> >> >> >> -- >> 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. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> >> . >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. >> > > > -- > 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. > > > -- > 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]<android-discuss%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. 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