iPhone Developers' Success Formula?

No, I am still not an iPhone user, but that did not stop me from learning more about how this revolutionary product and its related services change people's lives and change the way of doing business. Thanks to Gino, a friend I met in Chicago Taiwan American Professionals (TAP), I got the chance to read this interesting post. Indeed, since iPhone start to let users design apps to enrich the usability of its platform, so many cool functions have been developed and made people's life much more interesting and convenient. Another example was my earlier post on the 25 best iPhone apps for outdoor activities. Those geniuses who devoted to the process, thus, got a full pocket for themselves. Sometimes much more than they could ever dream of. (from the post below...any top iPhone app is making its company roughly $5,000 to $10,000 a day....)

Are there any magic? Any tips? Read on, Read the quote I marked. You will find that the success formula can never be simpler.

See: iPhone Developers Go From Rags to Riches on WIRED Blog Network for the post

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.....

Decrem's recipe for success with Tap Tap is similar to Trism's: Paying attention to detail; keeping the app engaging and alive with various forms of gameplay; and relying on those two factors to spread popularity with an old-fashioned marketing method -- word of mouth. Similar to Trism, Tap Tap Revenge was also an app that initially emerged in the Jailbreak community, and it spawned a loyal following there before breaking out into the broader market with the launch of the App Store.... continue reading