by Dave | Apr 15, 2009 | Improving Apps
Yesterday, I wrote about getting yourself a ‘Donate’ button. If you haven’t, please do so. Now you have a donate button. Even link to the donation form from your app so that users that get your app with a distro will know how to give back. What now?...
by Dave | Apr 14, 2009 | Improving Apps
Does your free app have a “donate” button? Why not? If you’re thinking that it’s not finished yet or that nobody would pay anything to use it, trust me- you’re wrong. It’s always shocking to me to stumble upon an app that looks...
by Dave | Mar 28, 2009 | Improving Apps
It may be that now you’re thinking “Wow, I need to e-mail my users!” Yet, because of the way the Linux app community works, it’s extremely likely you only know a few actual users of your app. There may be thousands of users out there that have...
by Dave | Jan 28, 2009 | Improving Apps
How often do you contact users of your app? No, I don’t mean your developer mailing list. Not even your “user help” mailing list. How often do you send an e-mail to your users- just to say hi and give them a hug? Here’s a great example. Things...
by Dave | Jan 12, 2009 | Improving Apps
In the techie world, I can understand the idea that function comes first. If I can use it to get the job done, I smile. But the fact that Apple has proven is that if you take that thing that got the job done and coat with a beautiful UI, people smile even more. So...
by Dave | Dec 2, 2008 | Improving Apps
I’ve been listening this morning to a linux podcast and one of the participants mentioned how he can’t imagine paying for Linux or entering a serial for software he’s installing on Linux. This is a bad attitude. Look at two of the most recognizable...
