Did you get enough revenue from the ads to balance giving away the apps for free?
On Jul 21, 9:50 am, "Maps.Huge.Info (Maps API Guru)" <[email protected]> wrote: > I may have found the magical solution to keeping users from whining > and complaining about in app advertising. I'm in the process of > introducing ads into the app now and are starting to run informational > banners first. > > My solution to keeping the whining and complaining to a minimum is to > add a free opt-out option to the app. The opt-out lasts for 30 days, > so after that time they will start seeing ads again. They can opt-out > again though for another 30 days. Fairly simple to implement. > > I could have done something else like create a "pro" version and sold > it but that was too complicated and from what others have said, pretty > much a waste of time. > > On the opt-out page I also put a donate button, so people could give > me money if they felt compelled. Today I got my first earnings from > the app: $5 in donation! 1000 hours of labor and a couple of grand in > server fees for $5! A few more like that and I can retire to Hawaii. > > The stats: over 10,000 people have downloaded the app since I added > the opt-out option and 165 have done so. I find that quite acceptable, > less than 2%. Those that opt-out still see my informational banners, > they are propaganda for how much the app cost me to run it so perhaps > they'll feel guilty and not opt-out after the 30 days expire. > > -John Coryat -- 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.
