Here are 7 iPhone Millionaire Stories and their ideas and marketing tips.
1. Kostas Eleftheriou
Create An Ipad App
App: iSteam ($.99)
Kostas Eleftheriou (along with 23 year olds Vassilis Samolis and Bill Rappos)
Age: 26
Country: Greece, lives in London
0,000 in three months
Big Idea
Take advantage of a not-so-exploited feature of iPhone. Blow on mic and make something happen. Combine with tilt control, photo library and email.
Marketing Tip
Make app free for a week. Promote apps through Youtube, Facebook, Twitter, blogs and news sites.
2. Ge Wang and Jeff Smith
Apps: Ocarina, Smule and more
Age: 31
Country: United States
Million in first year
Big Idea
Excited by microphone input & speaker output. App should allow users to be expressive, musically or otherwise.
Marketing Tip
Create videos of users trying product and go viral on Facebook, Youtube and Twitter.
3. Brian Greenstone
(Enigmo .99)
Cro-Mag Rally and Enigmo (plus some more)
Country: United States
Company: Pangea Software
million in first 15 months
Big Idea
Ideas may be fantastic but execution needs to perfect. That was our key to success.
Marketing Advice
Best way is to get into the App Store's top 100 with a viral buzz with Youtubes videos and press releases. Just push hard.
4. Ethan Nicholas
iShoot (.99)
Ethan Nicholas
Age: 31
Country: United States
Made Million in less than 7 months
Big Idea
I was actually finding it difficult
to pay the medical bills and so
decided to try and make extra money, learning C and developing an iPhone app. The need for money was the driver.
Marketing Advice
Put a free version of your app.
And drive publicity.
5. Steve Demeter
Trism (.99)
Steve Demeter
Quit software writing job at major bank
First released Trism as a free native app on http://www.jailbreakme.com
0,000 in two months
Big Idea
Make sure you're asking yourself, 'does my app convey something unique and interesting in ten to fifteen seconds?' I wanted to craft an idea unique to the iPhone and with ideas minimal in style.
Marketing Advice
Launch free version. Advertise
paid app in lite version.
6. Bart Decrem
Tap Tap Revenge (.99)
Bart Decrem - CEO of Tapulous
Touched 0,000 in three months
20 million downloads in first year
Recipe for Success
Pay attention to app details. Make app engaging with exciting game play.
Marketing Advice
Make a big push on Ads and PR. You just can't make a top app without continuous marketing
7. Joel Comm
iFart Mobile ($.99)
Joel Comm
Country: United States
0,000 in less than two weeks
Marketing Advice
Send emails, make phone
calls to network, shoot
press releases, blog and
push to social media
YOU can be the next millionaire.
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