Comments on: Episode 19: Fishing For Customers http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/ Wed, 23 Jun 2010 16:47:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: daniel http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-28 daniel Wed, 24 Jun 2009 11:53:25 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-28 Thanks, Andy! Shows that science is more accurate than ... well ... my thin-air speculations ;) And the worst thing is I had even seen your results previous to recording the podcast. Daniel Thanks, Andy! Shows that science is more accurate than … well … my thin-air speculations ;)

And the worst thing is I had even seen your results previous to recording the podcast.

Daniel

]]> By: Andy Brice http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-27 Andy Brice Wed, 24 Jun 2009 09:26:47 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-27 Here are some real numbers on download and sales conversion ratios from a recent survey I did of Indie developers (Mac and Windows): http://successfulsoftware.net/2009/04/23/the-truth-about-conversion-ratios-for-software/ 5 downloads out of 100 visits is actually quite low, if you believe the survey results. Here are some real numbers on download and sales conversion ratios from a recent survey I did of Indie developers (Mac and Windows):
http://successfulsoftware.net/2009/04/23/the-truth-about-conversion-ratios-for-software/

5 downloads out of 100 visits is actually quite low, if you believe the survey results.

]]> By: Mirko Froehlich http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Mirko Froehlich Tue, 09 Jun 2009 17:08:56 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-15 First of all thanks for putting together this podcast. I'm a recent listener that started doing iPhone development last year, but now that I took the Objective-C / Cocoa learning curve, I might also work on some Mac apps at some point. In this episode you talked about your new logos (which look nice, by the way). I wanted to point out a resource that may be useful for your listeners: 99designs.com is a crowdsourced design website. I used it to get a logo for my consulting website (http://codemeup.com) and am very happy with the results. You do end up spending a fair amount of time providing feedback to all the designers that are submitting designs for your contest, but in return you get to see a lot of very varied concepts. I would definitely use them again, particularly for logos, icons, etc. First of all thanks for putting together this podcast. I’m a recent listener that started doing iPhone development last year, but now that I took the Objective-C / Cocoa learning curve, I might also work on some Mac apps at some point.

In this episode you talked about your new logos (which look nice, by the way). I wanted to point out a resource that may be useful for your listeners: 99designs.com is a crowdsourced design website. I used it to get a logo for my consulting website (http://codemeup.com) and am very happy with the results. You do end up spending a fair amount of time providing feedback to all the designers that are submitting designs for your contest, but in return you get to see a lot of very varied concepts. I would definitely use them again, particularly for logos, icons, etc.

]]> By: Carl H. Blomqvist http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Carl H. Blomqvist Mon, 08 Jun 2009 23:14:50 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-14 Thanks for a great podcast. Keep up the great work! Thanks for a great podcast.

Keep up the great work!

]]> By: Ben Kimball http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Ben Kimball Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:47:12 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-13 In response to around minute 28 or so, "It's not scaring people off that were formerly comforted by the bad logo... 'I like this company because it seems like it has an air of badness to it that comforts me'": I wonder sometimes if MySpace succeeded (back in the day) in part because it was so ugly, potential publishers weren't intimidated by the design. Sometimes I wonder the same thing about Windows 3.1. In response to around minute 28 or so, “It’s not scaring people off that were formerly comforted by the bad logo… ‘I like this company because it seems like it has an air of badness to it that comforts me’”:

I wonder sometimes if MySpace succeeded (back in the day) in part because it was so ugly, potential publishers weren’t intimidated by the design.

Sometimes I wonder the same thing about Windows 3.1.

]]> By: Mike Rohde http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Mike Rohde Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:41:23 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-12 Daniel & Manton, thanks for the very kind words on the logo design, the process and my sketchnotes. It is much appreciated. I'm honored to have been chosen. I had a great time working with you on the logo Daniel and to be fair, you should mention that the 1 year time-frame had a little something to do with you and your wife having a new baby. :-) Daniel & Manton, thanks for the very kind words on the logo design, the process and my sketchnotes. It is much appreciated. I’m honored to have been chosen.

I had a great time working with you on the logo Daniel and to be fair, you should mention that the 1 year time-frame had a little something to do with you and your wife having a new baby. :-)

]]> By: Peter Targett http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Peter Targett Mon, 08 Jun 2009 12:05:42 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-11 I wanted to echo the comment about being a wannabe indie Mac developer and enjoy your podcast hugely. I look forward to seeing a new episode downloading in iTunes. The Mac community really do have some caring developers that work on apps that are fully featured, great to look at and use, and reasonably priced! Keep up the great work. I wanted to echo the comment about being a wannabe indie Mac developer and enjoy your podcast hugely.

I look forward to seeing a new episode downloading in iTunes. The Mac community really do have some caring developers that work on apps that are fully featured, great to look at and use, and reasonably priced!

Keep up the great work.

]]> By: Mitch Cohen http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-10 Mitch Cohen Sun, 07 Jun 2009 15:58:00 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-10 Congrats on the new logo, one-year anniversary, and the updated web site. I enjoyed listening on the flight out here from Boston, definitely helped get me in the right frame of mind. Hope to bump into you at some point during the week. Congrats on the new logo, one-year anniversary, and the updated web site.

I enjoyed listening on the flight out here from Boston, definitely helped get me in the right frame of mind. Hope to bump into you at some point during the week.

]]> By: manton http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-9 manton Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:26:41 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-9 James: Thanks! Let me know if you ever have other questions about Clipstart. I'm hearing a lot of your comment (looks useful but not quite ready to buy it), so hopefully I can follow through with 1.1 and 1.2 to make the app even more compelling. Philippe: That's about right, not enough sleep. To be honest, sometimes (like this pre-WWDC week for example) I'm not sure how much longer I can keep this schedule going. :-) But I consider myself very lucky to work at home where can see my kids even when I have other work to do. James: Thanks! Let me know if you ever have other questions about Clipstart. I’m hearing a lot of your comment (looks useful but not quite ready to buy it), so hopefully I can follow through with 1.1 and 1.2 to make the app even more compelling.

Philippe: That’s about right, not enough sleep. To be honest, sometimes (like this pre-WWDC week for example) I’m not sure how much longer I can keep this schedule going. :-) But I consider myself very lucky to work at home where can see my kids even when I have other work to do.

]]> By: Philippe Guitard http://www.coreint.org/2009/06/episode-19-fishing-for-customers/comment-page-1/#comment-8 Philippe Guitard Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:09:37 +0000 http://www.coreint.org/?p=186#comment-8 So Manton, you have 1- a full-time day job, 2- you built two significant Mac apps, 3- you record podcasts and 4- you have wife and kids. I have 1, 3 and 4 taken care of but I can't find time to work on 2. What's your secret? 4 hours sleep? So Manton, you have 1- a full-time day job, 2- you built two significant Mac apps, 3- you record podcasts and 4- you have wife and kids. I have 1, 3 and 4 taken care of but I can’t find time to work on 2. What’s your secret? 4 hours sleep?

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