Chengdu Entrepreneur Nuggets application development 200,000 dollars a day

How big is the mobile internet market?

At present, more than 500 companies or teams in Chengdu are involved in the development of mobile Internet applications.

There is a "Chengdu" game through the App Store in overseas large range of money, a day can reach 200,000 U.S. dollars

But a survey shows that 59% of Apple iOS app development is a "loss of business"

As one of the core of domestic mobile internet industry, there are many grassroots entrepreneurs in Chengdu, many of which have successfully introduced VCs. Visit the Apple App Store, whether it's a game, a photo shoot, or download a booking software that you might find in Chengdu.

As of May 10, 2012, the world's most popular mobile phone game, "Angry Birds" download volume exceeded 1 billion. Are the dream Dreamers in Chengdu making money? Huaxi City newspaper reporter survey found that some people, even 99 of millions of dollars in App Store registration fees are not earned back, and some have a shot, even in the app Store ranked once beyond the "Angry Birds" in the overseas market to sell, a day to earn 200,000 of dollars. Why is that? This issue of the Financial Investigation Bureau will focus on the Nuggets "APP" shop grassroots entrepreneurship, trying to uncover the money behind the password.

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App this "Apple" is not easy to chew

Six developers are doing business at a loss.

A few have no legs, no feet, no wings, angry and super cool birds, creating a game history of the miracle. In the "bird" stimulated by the Chengdu developers have to dream app, currently engaged in mobile phone application software developers have more than 100,000.

Wu Shulin is one of them, he is a graduate student of Sichuan Computer College. As early as 2007, when the iphone came out, he and the development team began to focus on, and started to write Apple iOS platform program, from the tool class to apply to the game, everything. But this year, they feel the pressure of survival is getting bigger.

"Small and medium developers are hard to handle. "Wu Shulin said, now the popular mobile applications, not only for technology, art and easy to operate the requirements of the more and more, but also a special market promotion." And a few years ago a technical cow and art master, plus a good idea is enough.

In his opinion, the Gold Rush "app business Opportunity", the university student team participates in the market competition is afraid to be powerless. Wu Shulin told reporters that after graduation, he did not intend to continue to start a business, but want to enter a big game company.

Apple encourages anyone to enter the iOS app market, which requires only 99 dollars a year to enroll in the Apple Development program.

"But in fact, a lot of people can't earn a 99-dollar registration fee," he said. "Yesterday, Tianfu Software Park, Lu Yuxiang minister, told Huaxi Metropolitan newspaper reporter, Chengdu has more than 500 companies or teams in the water test mobile Internet application development, but make money is a minority."

According to Apppromo, a US market research firm, 59% of iOS app development is a "loss-losing business" and 80% of application developers cannot rely on development applications to maintain business models.

"We've been thinking about entering, and then giving up." "Chengdu entrepreneur Fruit said they have developed Apple apps such as ipad ordering and car sales, using a custom business model, not facing individual users, with relatively secure returns. While the App Store is dealing with individual users, it's important to choose a business model. If it is a single charging mode, it may be discarded by the user.