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ja27 on Nov 15, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: How I Made $19,000 on the App Store While Learning...

And getting what you built into the hands of the people that need it is nontrivial and I'd argue it's the hardest part.

Providentian on Nov 16, 2011 [–]

True. The reason why this went well for the developer is that he did direct sales to find early advocates, and didn't rely on an app store magic wand. Of course, that is possible with a $199 app, not so much with a $1.99 one.

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