Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - What it Takes to Become an iPhone Developer

The iPhone is a revolutionary handset. But it is also the key to a virtual gold mine — the iTunes App Store, where independent developers can become multimillionaires in just a year. [WIRED 9/19/08] © 2009 Nathan Eror & Free Time Studios

“I’m not going to be a millionaire in the next month, but I’d be shocked if it didn’t happen at the end of the year. If it weren’t for taxes I would be a millionaire right now.” [Ethan Nicholas - developer of iShoot in WIRED 2/12/09] © 2009 Nathan Eror & Free Time Studios

1. BUILD AN IPHONE APP • Get your hardware • A Mac • An iPhone or iPod Touch • Enroll in the Apple Developer Program • Sign up for the free program at http://developer.apple.com/iphone/ • Apply for the Standard Developer Program - $99 • Get your software • Download the free iPhone SDK from http://developer.apple.com/iphone/ • Write your code © 2009 Nathan Eror & Free Time Studios

2. PUT IT ON THE APP STORE • Accept the contract agreements on iTunes Connect (do this as early as possible) • Create a Distribution Proﬁle at the Program Portal • Build and sign your ﬁnal app • Add your app in iTunes Connect: • Fill in your app details • Add icons and screenshots • Choose your pricing tier • Choose the stores (countries) you want to sell in © 2009 Nathan Eror & Free Time Studios

TIPS FROM THE TRENCHES • Apply for the program and sign the contracts early! • Follow iPhone developers on Twitter • Spend some time with the ofﬁcial documentation • Don’t be afraid to ask questions • Resources: • http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p3LA_Q08eM-VAAyq03ZSjYQ • http://www.mobileorchard.com/ • http://148apps.biz/ • http://pinchmedia.com/ • Google © 2009 Nathan Eror & Free Time Studios

Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? - What it Takes to Become an iPhone Developer

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