#2020 - Q&A: “Does it really cost $100,000 to make an app??”
Side Hustle School
Chris Guillebeau
4.7 • 3.3K Ratings
🗓️ 13 July 2022
⏱️ 6 minutes
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How much does it cost to make an app? One of our listeners was quoted $100,000 from a local design studio, and they’re looking for a second opinion.
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Side Hustle School features a new episode EVERY DAY, featuring detailed case studies of people who earn extra money without quitting their job. This year, the show includes free guided lessons and listener Q&A several days each week.
Show notes: SideHustleSchool.com
Email: team@sidehustleschool.com
Be on the show: SideHustleSchool.com/questions
Connect on Instagram: @193countries
Visit Chris's main site: ChrisGuillebeau.com
Read A Year of Mental Health: yearofmentalhealth.com
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| 0:00.0 | Today's question can be summed up in one sentence. |
| 0:11.5 | How much should it cost to make an app? |
| 0:13.8 | This is assuming, of course, that you are paying someone to make your app instead of making |
| 0:17.8 | it yourself. |
| 0:18.8 | This is assuming you're not a coder. |
| 0:20.9 | And as you might expect, the answer is, you know, it's quite a range, right? |
| 0:25.1 | But let's try to be helpful to our caller who was quoted what seems like a sky high price |
| 0:29.6 | of $100,000 to create a working version of their app idea. |
| 0:34.4 | Do you think it costs $100,000 to make an app? |
| 0:37.1 | Well, if not, how much should it cost? |
| 0:39.1 | And if you don't want to pay a huge amount of money, what else can you do? |
| 0:42.3 | That's coming up in this episode. |
| 0:44.1 | Welcome to Side Usual School. |
| 0:45.3 | My name is Chris Gellipo, detailed question, and my answer coming up after this quick |
| 0:49.2 | sponsor message. |
| 0:50.2 | Want to tell you today about our new sponsor, Lands End Business. |
| 0:55.8 | Lands End Business offers fully customized clothes, accessories, and promotional products |
| 0:59.7 | featuring your logo and colors elevated by decades of experience. |
| 1:03.7 | The Lands End sent me a box of some samples, including a high quality blanket. |
| 1:09.3 | I thought it was pretty cool. |
| 1:10.5 | Got the nice Lands End Business logo on it. |
| 1:13.5 | They also sent me a mug with Jordan Harbinger's name on it. |
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