iPhone is not only a phone but an opportunity. It’s creating much more ways of earning money than anyone had ever thought of. The buzz words now in technology are: iPhone, iPad, Android and Blackberry; Out of which the iPhone is attracting a lot of notice. iPhone applications (Apps) are the one which are making this possible.What are iphone Applications (Apps) ?
Apps are nothing but the icons you see on the screen of iPhone like games, music, news etc. You may have limited Apps on the phone when you buy, but you can get some more added from the Apps Store. This is making a lot of difference.
If you visit the apple store you will find over 500000 Apps and many more added every day. This is a huge business but looks so simple. You only see the app button, but behind the button thousands of transactions have been already made.
How to Create Apps ?
Surprisingly many of the top Apps are created by people who don’t know the basics of coding. Anyone can make an App, only source should be the thought. If you can think differently from the crowd you have the new Apps.
Some of the points to remember while creating Apps are that that App should be different, simple and user friendly. At the first look it should be able to attract the users. Try creating something which people use in their everyday life.
Apart from the normal Apps, you can also create Pseudo or joke apps. These kinds of Apps also have good sales, but are not real as their names suggest. A good example is the Apps called "Traffic Light Changer" which claims that you can change the signal from your car from Red to green, but in reality which does not change any signals. You can also outsource to sites likeFreelancer if you have a good idea but don’t know how to make the Apps.
You can try appmakr and ibuildapp to create free Apps on the internet without having any knowledge of coding.
Submit your Apps to App Store :
When your App is ready, it’s time for you to earn money. You need to submit it to the App Store for approval. All the Apps which are different and innovative will clear all the huddles to make a place in the App store. You can decide if your App should go to paid Category or the free one.
If you decide to get it in the paid category, you take 70% of the revenue while 30% goes to app store from any sales. If you prefer to make it in the Free Category you will have the revenue generated by Ads. Some Apps make more money from Ads in the free category when compared to the sales in the paid category.
Some of the Apps are priced at $0.99 which makes everyone think that they have very less price. But the trick is that thousands of sales of $0.99 make a huge profit. Also many of them try this trick of placing a free trial of Apps initially and then user has to upgrade to get the full features of that App.
Promote your Apps : Build your Brand :
The best way to promote your Apps is to create a website for that. Promoting through social networks will make it reach to all your friends and friends of friends, thus making it viral. Many of the Apps are modified based on the feedback from users so that the App becomes finer and finer. Discounts, promotions are part of the game. You need to display your Apps whenever you get the chance of showing it to others.
Direct ways to make money with your iphone :
You can make money directly from the below Apps by performing small task on your iPhone.
There are certain apps like the below which pays you to do a small task like taking a photo of the sign board, scanning a product or confirming a business presence.
1. Gigwalk: It’s a free mobile application which you can download from App-Store. Gigwalk pays you for performing task with your iPhone like Store Audits, Mystery Shopping and field Audits. Gigs typically pay between $3 and $100. After you perform a task it will be validated and you will be paid through PayPal within 10 business days.
2. Fieldagent: You will be paid for doing small tasks with the help of your iPhone.
Types of Work may be any of the below:
A. Retail: Price Checks in stores
B. Research: Quick Surveys, At-Home Research, In Store Experience
C. Local Business Information: Verify business locations
D. Real Estate: Property Conditions: Neighborhood exploration and research
It pays a base price of $5 which includes a question. Additional photos cost $3 each and additional questions are $1 each.
3. Utest: Utest offers a wide range of opportunities in testing especially the mobile and mobile apps. A lot of people create phone Apps everyday and they need to be tested for consistency and If they are functional to their full capacity.
For example iPhone applications are tested if they work across iOS 3G, 3GS, 4 and 4S. Such kind of works is being done at Utest, thus providing an opportunity for everyone to earn money.
4. Wereward: Consumers take photo along with the product to earn points. Rewards are based on points; each point is worth a penny to the consumer. Points are credited to your account as soon as the photos are approved.
5. Appredeem: Appredeem is a mobile platform. This is a promotion and advertising platform that drives mobile application engagement. Get Real Rewards for using the Apps. You will be rewarded for watching app trailers.
By the time you read this article, there are many more Apps created which can reward you in many ways.
