freeappaday.com is NOT free for developers!!!

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  1. ICS Mobile

    ICS Mobile Well-Known Member

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    #401 ICS Mobile, Mar 28, 2010
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    FreeAppADay.com Free For Freemium Developers & Polished Apps

    Hi guys,

    We launched our new FREE Program at the GDC and we are now free for high quality Freemium developers as well as some select polished apps with no up front fee! We take a developers 7 days average prior to launching a FAAD Campaign as a baseline and we work on a small rev share above that baseline for a single month!During that month, the small rev share only kicks in if we help you generate more cash than you generated on average before your faad campaign. So as long as your application is polished we will make you earn more cash with absolutely no risk involved!

    Chop Chop Ninja for instance who is not a freemium app, still benefited from the program because the application was very very polished!They came to us ranked #100 selling at 99cents in adventures and following their FAAD campaign they are now ranked ~#25 selling at $2.99!!!

    We have some major restrictions in a sense that we only accept 3 stars + rated apps with at least 20 reviews and it's preferable if the game was rated by iphone sites such as toucharcade or theappera. However if an application is highly highly polished we will still promote it. Other developers can always go to FreeAppCalendar or FreeGameoftheday but my suggestion is to ask them to give you a clear path to profitability, because going free is one thing but maximizing the experience is another.

    Our monetization process has been perfected to the point that we are able to guarantee higher revenue. Once an app has been approved we prescribe our developer partners with 3 possible options to maximize their campaigns

    One of the monetization strategy involves one of our new MAJOR PARTNER and anyone living on earth with a PC is familiar with the company ;)! (The press release will be out in a few weeks, Pam and Glen don't share the info please ;))

    Bottom line as long you have a polished app, following our advanced monetization processes we can guarantee you higher revenues!!

    And by the way, read Pam and Glenn's posts they explained pretty clearly one of our options though it has further been refined since they ran their campaign.

    FreeAppADay.com now also owns FreeiPadAppADay.com and we will launch with the iPad on day one with a MAJOR BANG!

    FAAD

    If you are interested just use the contact section of the site to apply!
     
  2. Therealtrebitsch

    Therealtrebitsch Well-Known Member

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    #402 Therealtrebitsch, Apr 14, 2010
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    I know it is an old thread, but I just found it (All hail the search button!).

    I don't know what some people are thinking.
    They develop games to earn money, but they attack others, who try to do the same with another concept.

    If some people here are so disgusted, why they don't make such a site and let everyone use it for free?

    Ah, because you can't make such a site? Because you have no time for it? Because you have no clue, how to promote it? Because you have no clue, how to get partners? Because you have no clue about marketing and running a business?

    Then let it be, but if others do have all the stuff, then they are also right to earn money with it.

    You have the right to choose if you use it or not.

    Everybody screams here for community and helping eachother, but honestly, I don't see many people here DOING anything for it, but only ASKING for it.

    I will use the site and I made a contract with them and if it is good, I am happy to pay the fee and if not, I have learned my lesson.
     
  3. jak56

    jak56 Well-Known Member

    it's been done.
     
  4. Therealtrebitsch

    Therealtrebitsch Well-Known Member

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    Good.

    And why I see empty spaces on those sites, while no empty spaces on freeappaday?

    Anyways, all good samaritans should be happy now and let others make money how they want.

    The concept seems to work if there are so many copy cats.

    And by the way: even the free ones try to make money with advertisements paid by developers... is this whole therad then not a bit sanctimonious?
     
  5. Therealtrebitsch

    Therealtrebitsch Well-Known Member

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    #406 Therealtrebitsch, Apr 14, 2010
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    No gaps... just on March 7,8,9 and this is only the visible page. Who knows, how many were empty previously.

    Don't get me wrong, I don't care for freeappaday nor for the others, I just have the feeling that some peole are simply jelous here. That's all.

    I run a site which gives developers advantage for free and I was also attacked many times, so I just can feel the pain, when you try to do something to help others and some idiots try to pull you down, just because they are not as successfull.

    And to be honest, I think, the OP is a big jerk and wanted only to promote his site on the cost of the competition.
     
  6. Pamx

    Pamx Well-Known Member

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    Good grief! This again?! There are a number of sites offering similar services, some free, some not, with varying degrees of success. Developers have a choice & that's all there is to it.
     
  7. TheSporkWithin

    TheSporkWithin Well-Known Member

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    The site launched on March 10th. They've had an app every day since. And the site didn't exist when he started this thread, he created it in response to the very strong sentiments and support he gained in this and similar threads.
     
  8. Quorlan

    Quorlan Well-Known Member

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    Just wanted to point out that the empty slots are the days PRIOR to the launch of FreeAppCalendar. There has never been a "gap" since the site officially launched.

    Name calling? Really? I believe the OP was originally incensed to learn that FreeAppADay wanted $1200 to run an app on their site without actually documenting anywhere that they would be charging developers for the service. That's what started all of this. Not jealousy, outrage at being baited and switched. And the name calling is something I would expect on other sites, but not in the TA developer forums. You're welcome to your opinion, of course, but how about stating it in a tactful, non-insulting way?

    Q
     
  9. Vovin

    Vovin 👮 Spam Police 🚓

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    #410 Vovin, Apr 14, 2010
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    Well, I guess you've just made a jerk of yourself... ;)


    And... reading the whole thread would have helped you big time...
     
  10. MrBlue

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    This must be the easiest thread in this forum to troll.

    Nothing like riling up half the people in this forum with a ninja bump w/ a new account every few weeks.

    This thread should be closed imo. Discussion has been long over.
     
  11. wmcwmc

    wmcwmc Well-Known Member

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    Agreed
    Agreed
     
  12. Harpgliss

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    #413 Harpgliss, Apr 14, 2010
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    Hi,

    Someone please close Pandoras Box.

    Nothing to be seen here folks, please move along.

    David
     
  13. RttaM

    RttaM Well-Known Member

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    Agreed, someone close this worthless piece of junk.
     
  14. steelfires

    steelfires Well-Known Member

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    Candy Mountain, Charlie!
    Well, the only reason FAAD is so popular is because they have good apps. Anyone know Across Age, or creeps, or I think... Real TOwer Defense. Now they also got astroranch. They defenitiely have the best apps.
     
  15. YOMANx

    YOMANx Well-Known Member

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    Guys openfeints freegameoftheday.com really free for developers?
     
  16. simplymuzik3

    simplymuzik3 Well-Known Member

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    Nope. They take money after you make your app paid again. They also take money from IAP's.
     
  17. TheSporkWithin

    TheSporkWithin Well-Known Member

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    They take a percentage of your profits after the promotion. There's no fee to take place, but you end up giving them a scaling amount of money afterwards. The only one that's completely free is freeappcalendar.com
     
  18. Appy_Entertainment

    Appy_Entertainment Well-Known Member

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    The revenue we shared with OpenFeint for putting Zombie Pizza on their free service was based on incremental improvement of daily sales versus our sales in the run-up to the promotion. It's a fair deal, happy we did it.
     
  19. GlennX

    GlennX Well-Known Member

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    This is how FAAD has worked ever since shortly after we went with them in early March so while it's "not free for developers" it is as free as at least one of it's major competitors.
     

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