A little advice to companies

Before you engage a developer to build a mobile app for you, consider the following points,

  1. Are you shoving your web page into an app?
  2. Are you providing a catalogue of products/services/etc. with no useful way to purchase them beyond being just a showcase?
  3. Are you adding a “game” so that people will actually use your app?
  4. Are you using the app as nothing more than a marketing effort?

If you have answered yes to the above, here’s some cost saving advice.

    Don’t do it.

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    Not that available

    By a stroke of luck or fate, I’m doing lots of work for a startup on their iOS app. Pretty ambitious goals they have for what they want to accomplish and I’m pretty much on the same page with them to see this well executed.

    As such, I won’t be that available for additional work. Still, contact me if you think I can help.

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    To infinity and beyond

    Just about a month ago prior to WWDC10, I made the decision to drop any web development and concentrate on native development for the OS X platforms which include the iPhone and the Mac.

    Since then its been a whirlwind with many opportunities presenting themselves. Sadly I can’t take any offers to join companies due to issues with my Scholarship. That being said, freelancing and consulting generally works out to be alright.

    Right now, I’m currently engaged in a project so I won’t be free to handle anything during these few months. Still, drop me an email if you have something that comes after that.

    (I so have to update this page.)

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