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Publishing apps and money

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  • 18-08-2017 11:35am
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    Dwellerstew
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭


    Hi, I was wondering how do I publish my app onto the app store(android specifically), and also how to copyright it, and how to make money from the published app.
    I want to know all this since I want to start making this my job so I can live off making applications and being self employed, but I have been looking for answers for these questions but I have not found any answers, can people give me some detailed answers so I know where to start from,thx


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    All of the information you need on publishing your app is available on the Google Play developer documentation. https://play.google.com/apps/publish/

    Copyrighting the app is a legal issue and you will need to contact someone with experience in this.

    There is also plenty of documentation on monitization - https://developer.android.com/distribute/best-practices/earn/index.html

    Best of luck but from my experience the best way to make money with app development is to get someone else to pay you to make their app.


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    Dwellerstew
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭Dwellerstew


    What is the range or the average amount of money when it comes to someone paying you for you to make an application for them?


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    Atomic Pineapple
    Registered Users Posts: 18,272 ✭✭✭✭Atomic Pineapple


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    What is the range or the average amount of money when it comes to someone paying you for you to make an application for them?

    How long is a piece of string, depends entirely on the scope of the project, the experience of the developer, can't really give an answer to that question.


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    Dwellerstew
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭Dwellerstew


    What program should I use to develop the app, looking to create gaming apps mainly


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    endacl
    Registered Users Posts: 22,293 ✭✭✭✭endacl


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    What program should I use to develop the app, looking to create gaming apps mainly

    You should probably do some sort of computer course!

    Sorry. Couldn't resist.

    :D


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    Dwellerstew
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭Dwellerstew


    That would require time and dedication and money, which I don't have


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    refusetolose
    Registered Users Posts: 2,559 ✭✭✭refusetolose


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    That would require time and dedication and money, which I don't have

    unity for games
    android studio for apps


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    That would require time and dedication and money, which I don't have

    If you discover how to produce money making apps with no time, effort, dedication or money please do come back and share the secret.


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    Dwellerstew
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 57 ✭✭Dwellerstew


    Graham wrote: »
    If you discover how to produce money making apps with no time, effort, dedication or money please do come back and share the secret.

    Already in the process of doing that mate


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    Pelvis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,758 ✭✭✭Pelvis


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    What is the range or the average amount of money when it comes to someone paying you for you to make an application for them?

    €0.00.

    No one is going to pay you to make an app because you don't know how to make apps.


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    Graham
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 17,642 Mod ✭✭✭✭Graham


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    Already in the process of doing that mate

    So it would appear.

    I look forward to hearing how you get on.


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    Axwell
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators, Computer Games Moderators Posts: 10,462 Mod ✭✭✭✭Axwell


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    That would require time and dedication and money, which I don't have

    If you dont have time and dedication how do you expect to be a successful entrepreneur? :confused:


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    Esel
    Registered Users Posts: 22,209 ✭✭✭✭Esel


    1. Develop an app to print money.

    2. ???

    3. Profit.

    Not your ornery onager



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    lawred2
    Registered Users Posts: 24,351 ✭✭✭✭lawred2


    Dwellerstew wrote: »
    What program should I use to develop the app, looking to create gaming apps mainly

    Word


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    jester77
    Registered Users Posts: 11,262 ✭✭✭✭jester77


    You're realistically not going to get rich publishing an app. Google the amount of apps that never even get a single download, it is a huge percentage.

    Better would be to publish a high quality open source app, that is well tested, uses best practices (architecture patterns, dependency injection, reactive streaming, etc) and shows you understand the lifecycle, frameworks and languages inside out.

    This will make getting a very well paid job for a top company much easier, working remotely or as a contractor, without having to worry about creating the next app to put bread on the table.


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    onemorechance
    Registered Users Posts: 3,078 ✭✭✭onemorechance


    jester77 wrote: »
    ...

    Better would be to publish a high quality open source app, that is well tested, uses best practices (architecture patterns, dependency injection, reactive streaming, etc) and shows you understand the lifecycle, frameworks and languages inside out.

    ....
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gLMSf4afzo


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