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Author Archives: Noel Chenier

About Noel Chenier

Noel Chenier is an award winning photographer, educator, and app developer. He has a passion for photography and is trying to infect the world with that passion. Head to http://www.learnphoto.ca/ for more info on Noel's courses and sign up for a free account to access some awesome photo learning! For info on his completely unique photography assignment apps, head to http://www.learnphoto.ca/apps To see some of the amazing work done by some of my students, head to http://www.learnphoto.ca/gallery Noel's work has appeared in newspapers and magazines across North America, and can be viewed on his website at http://www.noelchenier.ca Contact Noel at noel@noelchenier.ca

Should You Make Your App Universal?

  One of the first decisions you need to make when developing your app idea is which devices you want your app to run on. Do you want to make it universal for both iPhone and iPad? Here’s my experience! (570)

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Getting Online Reviews And Mentions

If you think all the hard work is done now that you’ve launched you app,  and all you need to do is  sit back and count the money  as people download your app…you are going to be extremely disappointed. Your app isn’t going to sell itself. Nor will the App Store. The only way you … Continue reading »

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Help! I Need Somebody!

When you are a newb app developer like me with very limited programming skills, you will run into problems that you can’t figure out on your own and you will be screaming for help! There is an amazing amount of resources online and people willing to help.  But you have to ask for it the … Continue reading »

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Social Me-Duh Part 4! Trying To “Go Viral” And Other Failures

It’s all about “going viral” today, getting everyone talking about your video or online posting that will bring people to your app, or product.  As I’ve found out, trying to spread the word yourself just ends in suspended twitter accounts and getting banned from posting on Facebook, and emailing entire continents. I have two experiences … Continue reading »

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Six Months Since App Launch…Reality Check Time And Saying Thanks!

Well, it’s now been six months since the release of my Photography Assignment Generator Apps, and I figured it was a great time to take a second to look back at how things have gone.  Why the quote/image from “Oh the Places You’ll Go” by the great Dr Seuss?  Because it’s an awesome tale about … Continue reading »

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Social Me-Duh! Part 3: How to alienate friends and get banned on Facebook

Facebook is great place to connect with people and one of the prime ways to use social media to promote. Your friends, acquaintances, people you went to high school with who you never really knew…when you’ve got an app, it’s a built in market.  But as I’ve found out the hard way, you’ve got to … Continue reading »

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Social Me-Duh! Part 2: How Tweeting About Meteors Got My Twitter Account Suspended…Twice

Yep.  Twitter account was suspended TWICE.  Both times had absolutely nothing to do with promoting the apps. I was posting about METEORS for crying out loud!!! But I still managed to screw up my social media efforts. (6736)

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Social Me-Duh Part 1: How To Get Banned From Emailing A Whole Continent

Yes. I was completely banned from emailing the entire continent of Australia. While most wouldn’t consider email as part of the social media sphere, it is a major way to get the word out about  your apps.  But it’s also an easy way to get hit with the spammer hammer. (2902)

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Social Media And Promoting Your App

Going to be frank here…if you think that you can just put an app on the App Store and it’s going to sell itself…think again. You gotta market this thing. If you’ve got the capital, you probably have a marketing department who knows what they are doing.  If you are a solopreneur like me, you … Continue reading »

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App Annie: Your New Best Friend For Tracking Your Apps

The iTunes Connect portal is great for getting a quick look at your sales and downloads for your apps.  I check it first thing every morning to see where my apps are at. I should probably stop, because lately it’s been depressing. But if you want deeper analysis, you’ll need to go somewhere else.  A … Continue reading »

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