| Given the current boom and income potential of | | | | to development to testing, most can't afford to do |
| iPhone application development, it's not surprising that | | | | so. In these cases, iPhone application development |
| so many people have ideas for iPhone apps. And | | | | can easily cost $5,000, $20,000 or more depending |
| many more people have the ideas than know how to | | | | on the type of App. For example, games can run |
| actually turn those ideas into completed Apps for the | | | | more on the high side to produce with 3D graphics |
| iPhone or iPod Touch. It's much like the way most | | | | and the like. |
| people have a great idea for a story or a novel that | | | | Entrepreneurs with money to invest in a new project |
| they just know everyone would want to read-if only | | | | are the ones who can shell out that kind of money |
| they could write. | | | | on an application that may not even take off. After |
| People are becoming iPhone developers who have | | | | all, there are over 25,000 applications in the App |
| other programming experience, and even no real | | | | Store right now-the only place developers can sell |
| experience at all. iPhone application development | | | | iPhone apps-and most of them aren't going to make |
| classes are cropping up and having to turn people | | | | their developers rich. Many barely sell at all. So the |
| away because they fill quickly, and have three times | | | | tales of the folks who have hit it big virtually |
| as many people wanting to take the class as the | | | | overnight aren't the common ones. |
| room can handle. People recognize that right now | | | | Yet, it can happen. And even if your iPhone app |
| iPhone application development is simply the thing to | | | | doesn't become the next "it" thing, it could still sell |
| be into. | | | | steadily and make you a considerable amount of |
| But despite the iPhone developers who have created | | | | money over time. Remember though, even after the |
| a nifty little app and become financially independent | | | | expense of the actual programming, it might be |
| practically overnight, creating a great app isn't | | | | necessary to pay people to help them test the app. |
| necessarily easy to do. It's not the inability to | | | | And then once Apple approves it and starts selling it, |
| program that many people have to overcome, but | | | | Apple takes 30% of the top, so slow sales can be |
| also the costs involved. With iPhone application | | | | very disappointing. |
| development the cost can be restrictive. | | | | The cost of hiring a developer can vary widely. |
| If you can write applications for the iPhone or you | | | | Because of the high demand, many are contracted |
| learn how to do it, most of the cost of development | | | | out between $100 and $150 an hour. Others might be |
| is taken care of. That's not to say it won't cost | | | | able to look at your idea and guess about how many |
| anything, because your biggest cost is time, but the | | | | hours it will take, and contract for a flat fee. An |
| biggest expense is typically hiring someone to do the | | | | application that takes a full week to complete could |
| programming for you. Though some people have | | | | easily cost $4,000 to $5,000. You can see why the |
| seen that iPhone development is a hot ticket have | | | | idea of learning iPhone application development |
| decided to pay people to do everything from design | | | | yourself has obvious appeal. |