Indie App Mastery: From Side Project to Full-Time Freedom

Indie App Mastery: From Side Project to Full-Time Freedom

Today's guest shares his journey from side hustle to full-time freedom and how he's been able to generate over 5M downloads for his app.

You will discover:

- Why indie devs should NOT be afraid to ask for money!

- His journey to profitability (from up-front paid app to fully subscription-based)

- The monetization strategies that helped him 2X his conversions

- Getting past the fear of asking for what you deserve

John McEvoy started his career in the design world until 2012 when he needed to scratch his own itch: building an app to tell him when the next bus was due in his home city of Edinburgh, Scotland. Since then he's built Momego to cover 160 cities and three pivots: from up-front paid, to ad-supported and now fully subscription-based.

Learn more:

https://travelwhiz.app/

https://apps.apple.com/app/momego-bus-train-times/id1281251210

App Audits:

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/blood-pressure-tracker-pro/id1660777218

https://apps.apple.com/us/app/bike-exchange-sprocket/id899907986

You can also watch the video: https://youtube.com/live/McaiQNkcB-U

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