17: $30,000 in 30 Days: App Store Domination with Benny Hsu

The Side Hustle Show

Nick Loper

Business, Education, Entrepreneurship, How To

4.7 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 29 August 2013

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

In episode 17 of The Side Hustle Show, veteran app entrepreneur Benny Hsu shares his insider tips on how to get app ideas, build them out (even if you don't know how to code), launch them, and promote them in the App Store. In 2011, Benny famously made $30,000 in 30 days from his first app. Now he has a portfolio of different apps and quit his job earlier this year to be a full-time "app-preneur." More importantly, he has a new excitement for life that simply wasn't there before discovering this side hustle. Subscribe to The Side Hustle Show on iTunes! Subscribe to The Side Hustle Show on Stitcher! I was lucky to run into Benny by chance at World Domination Summit, and I'm so glad I did because his story is really inspiring. This interview is filled with tons of actionable advice for aspiring side hustle entrepreneurs and app developers, including: The letter Benny wrote to himself to “Get Busy Living.” Overcoming self-doubt and a string of side hustle failures. How to validate your app idea. Where to find developers and how to sort through all the bids. How to test your app throughout development. How to optimize your app for the best exposure in the App Store. How to reach out to app review sites and bloggers to gain traction for your app. Why Apple users are more attractive than Android users. How the freemium model can work for you. Benny's #1 tip for Side Hustle Nation. Links mentioned during this show: Smart Passive Income | Pat's podcast episode on app development Elance TestFlight Episode 3 of The Side Hustle Show w/ Alex Genadinik appadvice.com List of app review sites App Academy - Benny’s course on Udemy If you want to connect with Benny, check out his blog, Get Busy Living, or hit him up on twitter. Do you have an app idea? Have you had any experience with the App Store? Let me know in the comments below!

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0:00.0	This is The Side Hustle Show with Nick Loper, episode 17.
0:03.0	Welcome to the Side Hustle Show, where aspiring part-time entrepreneurs learn how to turn their
0:09.3	side hustle dreams into reality.
0:12.0	Because your 9-to-5 may make you a living but your 5 to 9 makes you alive.
0:17.0	And now your host Nick Loper. Yeah. So it's 17 and Benny Shoo is in the building dropping knowledge bombs all up in your earbuds.
0:35.0	We're going to be talking about app development and get the inside scoop on how Benny made $30,000 in 30 days on the I store or on the app store while still working full time.
0:46.6	It's a powerful story about overcoming self-doubt and several side hustle failures
0:51.3	to taking chances and making something happen to live the life that you've wanted.
0:56.2	But before we get started, a couple shouts for new iTunes reviews.
1:00.2	Dallas Trep says five stars perfect, which even I think is a little bit of hyperbole
1:06.0	Josh says great to hear from these people who have achieved success on their own terms and that's what's all about and David from the power of
1:14.3	part-time dot TV says as a fellow side hustler in five to nine warrior I love the show
1:19.6	and everything it represents so thank you guys so much for your support and as always if
1:25.0	you want to be like them and get your very own shout out you know what to do
1:28.1	site hustlenation.com slash iTunes five stars baby and with that let's get right into it. iTunes Five Stars, baby.
1:32.6	And with that, let's get right into it.
1:35.5	There's a lot of links and resources
1:36.8	mentioned in this episode.
1:38.7	All of those can be found at Sighthousal Nation.
1:41.5	Com slash Episode 17.
1:43.8	All right, Benny, welcome to the Side Hustle Show.
1:47.1	Thank you, Dick.
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