Your First iOS App That Sells

Best Practices for Building, Marketing, and Monetization for Solo App Developers

Have you ever felt daunted by the idea that apps don’t make much money? Are you worried that your app idea has too many competitors? Do you want to understand the process of developing and selling your app on the App Store?

These were the questions I had before I started iOS development a few years ago. However, I decided to focus on building iOS apps and learning fast and effective ways to develop and monetize them. I began experimenting, documenting what worked and what didn’t.

In this article, I will share the key strategies I’ve used repeatedly for all my 10+ apps as a solo developer. The goal is to earn your first dollar from your app and then scale up.

I’ve divided the content into three major sections: Development, Marketing, and Monetization.

• Development focuses on building apps efficiently and effectively.
• Marketing focuses on promoting apps to maximize downloads.
• Monetization explains how to get rewarded for the value you’ve created.

Development

Ideas

Don’t be afraid to compete.

People new to app development are often discouraged when they realize their ideas already exist. Don’t be. I always take a close look at the existing competitors. If they have a…