Selling applications on marketplace [18 WP7 learning notes]

Maketplace rules:

◇ [1] maketplace is the only place where applications are released;

◇ [2] users can purchase and deploy applications on maketplace;

◇ [3] Each developer can unlock three mobile phones, so that the developer can write and deploy applications to the unlocked mobile phone.

 

Sales application:

◇ [1] applications are classified as free applications, paid applications, and advertising applications;

◇ Each developer can upload 5 free applications each year;

◇ If there are more than five instances, you will be charged $19.99 for each additional instance;

◇ Developers can upload an unlimited number of paid applications

◇ [2] applications can contain the "try before buy" function module

◇ [3] The application can use APIs to determine the mode in which the application runs

 

Trial Mode:

◇ [1] You can use the istrail () function to determine whether to run in trial mode.

◇ How to implement trial experience in Windows Phone Silverlight applications

 

Account type:

Login required: http://create.msdn.com for account registration

◇ [1] for personal accounts, you must pay an annual fee of $99. You must verify your personal information during registration.

◇ [2] student account, registered for free through dreamspark Program

◇ [3] company account, which must be verified during registration

 

Release preparation:

◇ [1] marketplace account

◇ [2] contact information: email address and website information to facilitate your contact

◇ [3] Application title: a maximum of 15 characters, which cannot be the same as other applications

◇ [4] Application description

◇ [5] Art: Set the simulator to 100% for display in applications, icons, and panorama images.

◇ [6] xap file: Use the release option for compilation. the maximum size cannot exceed 225 MB (may be changed). If the size is greater than 20 mb, you cannot download the file through the 3G network, download only through WIFI or other methods

◇ [7] Price: it can be a free application or a paid application. The fee ranges from $0.99 to $499.99.

◇ [8] Directory: applications are classified into 14 categories and 41 sub-categories. submit the applications to the corresponding directory, and you can query the categories of other similar applications.

 

Obfuscation code:

◇ [1] download and use dotfuscator Windows Phone edition for free

 

Check the capabilities list:

◇ [1] install Windows Phone Developer Tools October update; System Disk: \ Program Files \ microsoft sdks \ Windows Phone \ v7.0 \ tools \ capdetect

 

Authentication requirements:

◇ [1]Windows Phone 7 Application certification requirements(Click this hyperlink)

 

Application release Walkthrough:

◇ [1] carefully read Microsoft's "app hub application submission walkthrough": http://create.msdn.com/en-US/home/about/app_submission_walkthrough_upload

 

Revenue extraction:

◇ [1] developers can earn 70% yuan in revenue

◇ [2] Money is directly transferred to a registered credit card account

◇ [3] extracted once a month, at least $200 at a time

 

 

You can also refer to this blog post: Windows Phone marketplace release strategy

At this point, the content of this learning note is complete, but the study of debuglzq on Windows Phone is not over yet. There are still some omissions or areas for further study. There are also many excellent blog posts in the blog Park, it is also worth learning together. I hope it will help you and wish you great progress ~