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Thanks haul for that quick news. Just had a quick look. Seems that (the note) is old from last fall and transfers 466 mill shares to holder. It is NOT a new note fortunately. But agree, Benny hit us.
Fortunately POWfolio IS real and Markiplier is looking huge!! Each are major revenue streams if/when delivered. So far POWfolio is the real deal after testing it. Definitely major deal when it goes live.
Dr. T - the world wide release phrase is direct from Rick Strom (ceo of Glowdot) That is a great question though. I don't know how that works but would be cool.
let's see this get a tick today! docg.
AVENGERS: AGE OF ULTRON, X-MEN, THE AMAZING SPIDER MAN!!! All done by Brandon Peterson. Dmac thanks for the links, no doubt about it people REDG landed a monster to do that cover!!
Here is the link again from Dmac9 to show this guys list of work!!
Brandon Peterson cover artist for Markiplier incentive cover list of work!!!!
This is going to be HUGE!!! thedocg
Cheds, you are definitely very experienced as a poster here on ihub. Which I certainly can not compare, although I have been here for a while.
Would you agree the POWfolio app is high quality? And have you signed up to be a beta tester yourself?
I only ask because it seems any of us who are actually using the app are seeing how HUGE this is for REDG. Not to mention the real pump will happen when POWfolio is set for World Wide Release. REDG is just starting to build a major blitz of Markiplier (12.5 million followers) comic series releasing July 27th. AND as of today an incentive cover for #2 by Brandon Peterson, and from Dmac9's details, one of the biggest in the business!!! Covers for Avengers - Age of Ultron!! This guy is big time and REDG had him do a Markiplier cover set to release in Aug of this year! Those all tell me revenues are fast approaching.
Please don't feel my follow up is a bash or anything like that, definitely not intended that way. I appreciate you checking in and as you pointed out, you got a few 3's today. My last question, What do you think the potential is for this when POWfolio hits full world wide release and Markiplier series has first issue on the shelves and revs are happening?
all the best to you, thanks again, thedocg
Awesome! Thanks Dmac9! I hope everyone catches your point about how huge Brandon Peterson is as an artist and to have him doing the Markiplier first incentive cover and driving sales, so long as shops catch it!! Dmac you definitely without question know this industry and having you here on board is a major plus for all of us who don't know in-depth aspect of that market.
This is continuing to build everyone!
Soooo eager to get that POWfolio update!!!! thanks again, docg.
only 35 mill at .0004 then jumps to 1 mill at .006 and only 403 k at .007
no 5's showing up. Would be great to see the 4's go!
All in with Markiplier!! 12.5 million subsribers! Incentive covers! POWfolio!!!!!
Can't wait to see "POWfolio Beta update!" docg.
Wingman and AJ thanks for the quick find! Huge move by REDG to do the incentive. Dmac or others who are major comic guys hopefully can point out the major plus having the incentive cover will be for selling and shops to order. I believe today was the last day to preorder #1 and #2 will be available in May. REDG all in with Markiplier and his 12.5 million followers!
Tack on the highly anticipated BETA update at any moment now (Glowdot stated weekend or early next week!) Can't wait. Once the update hits it will be more major news to share to keep this moving.
good day all, thedocg.
Thanks Tlsmd - too kind. So glad you guys that have been here longer than me are see the light get brighter and the bank accounts growing. I too hope the outside financial issues hold steady. Wouldn't it be amazing if an agreement was already made and we don't know about it - especially seeing the product POWfolio?? I know wishful thinking. I'll take POWfolio - that is definitely real and moving fast!!!! good day for us tomorrow - best of luck! docg.
Thanks to you also mymonies for coming to the board and spreading the word. REDG has a mega product on the way! The more the better to move this. thanks again, docg
POWfolio update to the BETA was hoped to be here for this weekend according to Rick Strom and Michael Eng of Glowdot. Michael said "weekend or early next week" and Rick just went with "the weekend" from their BETA testers facebook posts.
If we don't get the update to the BETA by morning I hope people will realize Glowdot has been delivering with the partnership of REDG.
Rick has stated in the BETA testers group that they will not release their product unless it is absolutely ready. BETA was delayed originally, but as Rick shared before (yes, and actually benny did say they ran into a snag) but they delayed to fix things and would have a shorter beta before full world wide release. A shorter beta means 'gonna be at lease 2 updates before world-wide-live release'. This means potentially, only one update after this and that is it!!!! It will be released to everyone faster than we think IMO.
POWfolio IS AMAZING ALREADY!!!! AND IT IS ONLY THE BETA VERSION! They will have good reason if the update is delayed a day or two and we will all see why once the update comes to us BETA testers. Then we will have even more to share with others who have not seen what we have seen. This product is going to be world-wide-live before we know it!
email info@powfolio.com if you would like to get the app yourself and be in the beta testing and then get into the beta testers group on facebook.
OH and don't forget Markiplier! Looks like 4 books in 4 months coming starting July 27th!
all the best everyone!thedocg.
Justafy7 GREAT POST! Thank you for the time and effort it took to get this up and out!! Absolutely appreciate spreading the word of what we have here! best to you! thedocg
Repost of potential revenues for POWfolio! I added a little edits in parentheses. Please check out the link regarding ad revenue expected per 100,000 downloads. I has the detailed math calculations for projected revenues that we possibly could expect out of POWfolio. Keep in mind we are co-owners.
Revenue projections for mobile apps explained. No, I'm not going to do the explaining, I leave it to others who know, which I found a couple interesting reads about projections.
Monetize Pros - CPM Rate Guide for Mobile
That article I really liked the point about iOS rates being 30% higher than Android rates.
Example of Ad revenue expected per 100,000 downloads for iOS apps
This shows $$$ that can be expected for apps running iOS and using ads. It was interesting because of the 100,000 downloads, they only really look at 10,000 being a convert (or continual user of the app). The person who did the calculation showed a 3 week revenue of $7,600 for those people using the app just 10 minutes per day. (Edit: only 10,000 people using it regularly for basically just over an hour a week and it still generates almost 8 grand every three weeks. Some quick multiplication, if it bumps to 100,000 it becomes almost 80 grand every three weeks, for just about an hour of usage a week. Let's go one more and if it hits 1 million daily users, of just 10 min per day, and it is now generating close to $800,000 every 3 weeks! This is why many see correlations to spotify and other free streaming services and see dollar signs! It is way to early to tell how much POWfolio will generate, and we won't know for sure until we get the first financial. We can take an estimated guess though as soon as it is live and see how many downloads it has and take the conservative 10% convert number to get a more realistic picture of who is actually using it.)
The drawback of both articles is that they are not as recent as I would have liked, but this last article shows some more recent numbers for ecpm rates for iOS.
Best eCPM ad network for iOS 2015
This link is just some extra FYI for those interested in learning more about how Powfolio will be making money once released.
Savvyapps.com How Free apps make money
Have a great weekend everyone! thedocg
REDG - WOW!!! Was keeping posted but not able to stay in and enjoy the frenzy like many were. Just trying to catch up on all the posts. Thank you to AJ for that awesome synopsis of how the trading day went. Those details are great to have. Many others who have been here a long time, so glad to see you climbing up and out - and just think it is just getting started!
Thanks again Mr/Green for the info page getting updated. The timing was great with many new eyes coming in.
For those thinking about revenues. I found an older article that broke down how a free apps using ads will make money. I posted it a while back and will repost it again shortly for a refresher and for any new eyes that are interested.
all the best everyone, thedocg
WOW, Looks like the news is traveling fast!!!
To keep updated:
From Rick Strom, (CEO of Glowdot Productions the app developers and partners with REDG)
"at least 2 updates to the BETA" before world wide launch!!!
The first update to the BETA is planned for this weekend.
Yes, there are lots of flags to keep in mind (Oceana settlement is main one), but as other more experienced veterans have pointed out this has the potential to really move and create some serious opportunities to make some money. And to me the big money will come as POWfolio gets even closer. Keep in mind, this is just word of mouth at this point. There as been NO PR to push this. Just think of the move this will create with a good PR.
I want to point out the timeline from when BETA was released until the first expected update, BARELY A WEEK!!! They are planning the first beta update THIS WEEKEND! That is just over a week from the launch of beta. They are planning on at least 2, so that means at least 1 more and it could potentially go world wide. If they stick on their time frame of a beta update (which glowdot has shown they are delivering!), then we could expect the next one within the next two weeks and that would hit their "at least 2" statement. Then it is only a matter of time to pull the trigger and we will see POWFOLIO IS LIVE AND WORLD WIDE!!! Can't wait!!
all the best everyone - great to see for all the longs who have been here through the gut wrenching time of failed GSL launches - POWfolio is here (at least in BETA)!!! thedocg.
Very welcome Catpole, good luck to you, still have a long way to go but definitely looking brighter! Docg
Thanks all around (Catpole, AJ, Mr/Green, Justafy, coop, number_9, Penny, and I know I'm missing some - sorry, not intentional). Many of you have been in this longer than me (only since 2014) so it is great to finally see a true game changing product on the way.
To show support tomorrow, I had a fill not go through on another stock and thought I was tapped out for sure - so definitely going to put a little more at 2 to support this. I really believe 3's will show. A little at a time would be perfect leading up to full launch. I was thinking, imagine when this actually gets PR with an actual product being release world-wide!
Here are some reminders from Rick Strom (ceo of Glowdot) in the POWfolio Beta-testers facebook page discussions:
"the next beta update, due this weekend."
"Its a little early to even guess as to dates for Android, but we do move pretty fast so that could change very soon. In an ideal world, we like to launch on both platforms simultaneously, but with a more complex app like POWfolio that's not always a reasonable expectation. We got a head start of several months on iOS, so it takes a while to catch up on Android.
That said though, the advantage of starting with iOS is that we work out all of the issues before rolling out a new platform, so development on that next platform goes MUCH quicker. We are already surprisingly far along on Android.
Android is often seen as the lesser platform, and a lot of developers rush it or ignore it completely. We don't, because it still represents over 80% of the market. Better for us to take our time and make sure our Android offering is perfect rather than rush to market too soon."
"Subscriptions: yes they will be testable in one of the upcoming beta releases. We will have at least 2 updates to the beta before we go fully live, and that will be in one of those updates. Testing subscriptions is a strange process with iTunes sandbox accounts that requires some preparation. So I will need to prepare that phase very carefully.
I've done it several times before, so it should go pretty smoothly."
"As for going fully live -- I feel like we are really close right now, at least on iOS. Just in the final tweak, tune and polish phase for the most part."
"As a final note: I've seen no issues with POWfolio so far, which is what I hoped for (and honestly, expected as well -- I've been doing this a very, VERY long time!) That tells me our beta should be shorter than usual."
I put the point Rick Strom stated "at least" 2 updates before world wide release. And that first one is this weekend!! Live will be here before we know it - and those points of this app leading to a 'Big' wanting to gobble it up absolutely possible. Facebook is always on the prowl.
From REDG in the Jan. 12 Q/A update - in regards to revenues:
"Q: What is the way revenue is to be generated with Powfolio?
A: Dynamic paid advertising is placed by outside suppliers -- digital advertising aggregators -- every few pages within each streaming book. This is pre-sold and negotiated by these networks and placed within a "chain" within our app giving priority to the highest "bidder" for the content at any given time. These ads include static, banner and even video applications with a set number of time (typically minimum of 5 seconds) before they can skip and continue reading where they left off. Soon after launch, we will offer a paid monthly subscription service that will allow an ad-free environment to users.
Red Giant profits from Powfolio in two ways. First, publishers receive a 50/50 split of revenue based upon the traffic they produce. 50% goes to the publishers and 50% to the app owners. We are 50% owner of the app. As such, we receive 25% of the revenue generated for all content that is not Red Giant, and 75% of the revenue generated by Red Giant Properties."
In closing, once this app hits live (which is VERY SOON), it is non-stop revenues either subscription, in app purchases, or the ad generated. Not to mention some serious eyes on this who will want in once word hits POWfolio is World-Wide and Live!!! Can't wait now for that day!!
Sorry for the long post, just wanted to refresh the points from Glowdot for those who haven't seen it.
Best of luck tomorrow everyone. I won't have as much time to keep watch, but should be interesting that is for sure. All the best, thedocg.
Mr/Green, thank you very much for putting that together!! Definitely shows REDG in a better light with POWfolio front and center! great timing as well. I have a feeling this is the beginning of many more eyes coming to see what all the talk is about with POWfolio and REDG. Great job! docg.
Thank you wingman!!! I'm tapped out at just under 50million shares
1 MORE HIT ON THAT 2 AND WE HAVE 3'S!!! WITH 3 MINUTES TO GO!
Thank you JDV57! Soooooo close!!!! 5 min to close and only 10.7 mill on the ask exactly! 3's and 4's on the horizon, or in L2 case, two clicks down!
POWfolio is coming fast and those 3's are coming fast as well! down to 10mill on the ask with 7 min to close!
Down to 15 on the ASk!!! 2's going fast now!
Thank you moderators for the updated page!!!!!!!!
Ask down to 25 mill!!! Bid at 108 mill as of 3:35 eastern time and almost 73 mill traded. Thanks for that post Justafy, lets hope this is the movement we have been waiting for. Can't wait to see the update to POWfolio this weekend. And as has been stated "only a couple updates of POWfolio before world wide release!!" good day Justafy, all the best, thedocg.
A repost of mine: POWFOLIO (Beta testing now!) AND MARKIPLIER SERIES (July 27, 2016 and available for pre-orders now)!
Powfolio is in beta phase - if you want to get into the beta testing and have apple device email info@powfolio.com and see the app for yourself. Also check out the website, www.powfolio.com. REDG and Glowdot Productions, Inc. have partnered to create this amazing product that will be revenue generating through in app adds and/or subscription based options. Don't take my word for it - get into beta and see the app run, then you will see and know what us who are using it know. Others here may point out the past, and rightfully so, lots of pain and heartache of GSL that never happened. BUT Powfolio is real and we are testing it now!
This app is fast approaching a full release as per Rick Strom from Glowdot - no hard dates can be made, but it is coming quick (edited: UPDATE TO BETA COMING THIS WEEKEND!!!). This is going to change the game here. I share this because I have been in this since June of 2014 and this by far is the biggest reality happening for REDG. Powfolio is coming and it is going to move this (IMHO).
Good luck to everyone and all the best, thedocg.
UPDATES FROM GLOWDOT REGARDING POWFOLIO!!!
This is from the POWfolio Beta-tester's facebook page. I will repost some of my others so people new can get a glimpse of what is going on now.
Rick Strom: As for offline reading: its already on our todo list. In fact, the logic to handle this is already in the app, we are just finalizing the interface and user experience stuff before we make it live. Realistically, it will probably be a feature in an update after we go live. But as of now, we are considering offline mode as a subscriber only feature.
How it will likely work is that you will see a "download for offline reading" button next to an issue. When you hit it, the issue will be loaded in the background and then appear in an Offline Issues list somewhere in the app (either on the main screen, side menu, or both). When you open an issue that is an offline issue, it will just load instantly without hitting the network, and will remain available until you delete it.
Rick Strom: Publisher will be clickable in the next beta update, due this weekend. Artist/Writer WILL be clickable, but probably not until the first update after we go live.
Note the bold I did for what Rick stated about the Beta update!!
Please check out the demo-videos, or email info@powfolio.com if you have iOS device to see the POWfolio app yourself. Major game changer here in my opinion.
All the best everyone, thedocg.
Thanks Tlsmd, same sentiments for you being here - you've been here a long long time! and for others, definitely need to take your experiences and points into consideration. I hope the other long timers here don't take my points in the wrong way with regard to POWfolio coming, or the past heartaches. Not trying to dismiss the mega-blunders. Just see the future as being much brighter than the past - especially because Glowdot is delivering and that is FACT! finally! Thanks also for the "no guarantees" reminder. Absolutely true. People shouldn't put money in they can't afford to lose. That being said, things truly are looking up for REDG!! If you don't mind me stealing your trademark 'TMT'. Looking promising again today - Bid/Ask now 135 mill x 94 mill. Good day Tlsmd, posting the latest from Rick Strom shortly. docg.
POWfolio WILL go live in the very near future - that is a fact from Rick Strom (CEO of Glowdot Productions, Inc.) These guys are delivering in a big way. They are also communicating regularly with regard to POWfolio. They are responsible for the App construction. REDG is handling all the upload of content, and so far, are delivering as well. The Markiplier Series I feel will for two reasons - it is taking monetary pre-orders now and Markiplier is attached to it. He is a co-creator of it and with over 12 Million followers I would be shocked to see him not deliver.
Welcome also to the other new people to this board. REDG has had it's issues in the past and yes, share structure is not the best. That being said the O/S hasn't changed in months - just under 6 billion. Lot's of concern was R/S, but with POWfolio around the corner and guaranteed money on the way. In my opinion, that will pass, but we can't control that aspect unfortunately.
The facts are POWFOLIO IS REAL AND IT IS UNBELIEVABLE!!! It will be a continuous revenue stream and is going to change the landscape of the comic book app market. That is from others who are avid comic book readers. As a casual reader - it is incredible - not to mention will be FREE reading if I chose. AND many options for purchasing and subscriptions.
Rick Strom just had more updates in the BETA TESTERS group facebook and I will get those here this morning when I have more time.
All the best LittleGiant88 and others, thedocg.
Welcome back LittleGiant88. As you may have read already, I am new to posting but been with REDG since 2014 - just always felt more comfortable as a silent majority. Been jumping in pretty regularly the last few months now though.
The big news is POWfolio. Not sure how much you have checked into that but it is incredible. You can get the app yourself and start testing it. You just need to email info@powfolio.com and request to be a beta tester and they will get it to you. I've been using it regularly and it is amazing. The are already going to have update to the beta either this weekend or early next week. Glowdot productions is handling the tech building of the app and these guys are delivering, not to mention great communication on where things are at and where we are going. That to me is the biggest news. Check out demo videos listed here too and also the website for POWfolio at www.powfolio.com. That will get you up to date on that big news.
The other big news is the Markiplier Series that is available for pre-ordering right now. It came out in the April catalog for Diamond and several shops are accepting pre-orders (midtown comics and westfield are two that were mentioned here). That will be released July 27, 2016. Price ranges from 3.99 down to I think 1.50 as a big discount preorder price (I can't remember for sure though). Regardless, the series is there to be ordered and going to be on shelves in the 27th of July.
The big question mark is GSL. The last we heard was May 18th is the date, as per the last comments from Benny. So, that is what we have to go on. I really wish it was more concrete than that because everyone here that has lived through the previous three failed launches are not holding their breath. Interesting point that was made today as a reminder - the Red Giant Entertainment Facebook page banner has the entire GSL line pictured with POWfolio front and center, so - not sure what that means, but could be promising.
Hope that helps get you up to speed. best of luck, thedocg.
Thank you kindly Tlsmd for the confidence and compliment. I certainly do not have seniority here by any means in terms of posting history that is for sure. Being here since 2014 isn't the same as contributing meaningfully like so many of you have the last couple years. I have to credit you guys for making it easier to get my feet wet and feel comfortable about posting. I don't ever want to presume I am expert in this field. I really wouldn't feel comfortable taking your spot as you are a regular (daily) contributor to this board. As for a line, I am not really sure how that works, but I'll put myself in line if I can and see. I'd like you to stay a moderator of course and I'll wait my turn. Hopefully someone updates the page soon though. This is a huge opportunity for new eyes to get to see and we need them to be getting in with us to get this thing moving. I'm here to make money like everyone else, and honestly had it not been for POWfolio becoming a reality, I probably would have cut my losses here after the last failed launch of GSL. Once I got the app in my hands and started using it, I knew then that this is going to change things IMO. I really hope I'm right - if not, been a fun ride and I will still look forward to that app going live, because it is awesome!!! best to you Tlsmd, thanks agian, thedocg.
Hey $Pistol Pete$, I couldn't send a private reply, so I needed to send it here. I think you sent a mark to me instead of number_9. Just wanted to let you know. Thanks again for coming over and checking out REDG. Some new info that might interest you as well - the POWfolio app will be having it's first update to BETA version either this weekend or early next week (stated by Michael Eng from Glowdot today). Rick Strom (CEO of Glowdot who is handling the tech side of the app development) stated that they are only going to do a couple updates during BETA before going to the World Wide release. The last update will be adding the subscription and purchasing components of the app. These guys are moving fast and this app is going to change the game here. Thanks again! thedocg.
UPDATE TO BETA TESTING POWfolio!!!!
Michael Eng of Glowdot Productions shared in testers group that an update to the current state of the POWfolio beta is hopefully going to be out by this weekend or early next week. They are planning just a couple updates to the BETA before it becomes a full Worldwide release!!! This to me means, they are EXTREMELY close to the goal of POWfolio going live. The last beta update, according to Rick Strom of Glowdot, will have the subscription and purchase functions added. The combination of subscription, purchases, and ad content means multiple revenue streams streams within one app, and REDG will be getting a share of these revenues through their partnership with Glowdot.
It was also explained that many people who signed up to be testers didn't get the Testflight and they were resending it so they would get it. Sounded like it was a Testflight issue that caused the snag to many that would have already been testers.
If you were not aware of beta testing or getting the app - EMAIL info@powfolio.com and request to be a tester. POWfolio is coming fast!!!
For those who have been here a long time, I'm not dismissing the GSL debacle, BUT as OW has pointed out - the last info we received was MAY 18th - so until it doesn't happen, that's the best information we have to go by.
I know one thing - the Glowdot guys definitely know their stuff and they have communicated beautifully every step since it being released to us that POWfolio was coming.
POWfolio (in BETA with a new update coming within a week!!), Markiplier Series (available for pre-orders now!!!! Coming July 27th, 2016), GSL (May 18th!!!! until told otherwise
all the best everyone, thedocg.
Moderator slots all full Justafy. Have to try again when a slot gets open. thedocg
Thanks for the vote of confidence Justafy - really appreciate it. I hadn't thought about that, but I guess I could give a try. I'll make the request to get added and see how it goes. Rick Strom of Glowdot has really increased my confidence level in this. And by the sounds of it, Red Giant staff are doing the restoration work and uploading, so it is a team effort. I really see this moving things as it gets closer.
thanks again, docg.
Sorry OW meant to reply earlier - LOVE this post! That is the last we heard SOOOOOO.........
Volume picking up as well!!! Good things ahead!!!
Good day OW! Docg
POWFOLIO (Beta testing now!) AND MARKIPLIER SERIES (July 27, 2016 and available for pre-orders now)!
Powfolio is in beta phase - if you want to get into the beta testing and have apple device email info@powfolio.com and see the app for yourself. Also check out the website, www.powfolio.com. REDG and Glowdot Productions, Inc. have partnered to create this amazing product that will be revenue generating through in app adds and/or subscription based options. Don't take my word for it - get into beta and see the app run, then you will see and know what us who are using it know. Others here may point out the past, and rightfully so, lots of pain and heartache of GSL that never happened. BUT Powfolio is real and we are testing it now!
This app is fast approaching a full release as per Rick Strom from Glowdot - no hard dates can be made, but it is coming quick. This is going to change the game here. I share this because I have been in this since June of 2014 and this by far is the biggest reality happening for REDG. Powfolio is coming and it is going to move this (IMHO).
Good luck to everyone and all the best, thedocg.
POWfolio is getting noticed!! More and more eyes are starting to see what is truly on the way - an app that will revolutionize the comic app market. Thank you to all those who picked up the 2's today. I would love a nice steady climb to the full release of POWfolio. Hopefully more of those 2's get picked up again tomorrow and that volume will start to grow as word spreads. Good luck to all, thedocg.
Thanks number 9, will do. Lot's more coming here, volume starting to pick up a little, once others get to see Powfolio in action I believe the momentum will build. all the best, docg.
POWFOLIO (Beta testing now!) AND MARKIPLIER SERIES (July 27, 2016 and available for pre-orders now)!
Powfolio is in beta phase - if you want to get into the beta testing and have apple device email info@powfolio.com and see the app for yourself. Also check out the website, www.powfolio.com. REDG and Glowdot Productions, Inc. have partnered to create this amazing product that will be revenue generating through in app adds and/or subscription based options. Don't take my word for it - get into beta and see the app run, then you will see and know what us who are using it know. Others here may point out the past, and rightfully so, lots of pain and heartache of GSL that never happened. BUT Powfolio is real and we are testing it now!
This app is fast approaching a full release as per Rick Strom from Glowdot - no hard dates can be made, but it is coming quick. This is going to change the game here. I share this because I have been in this since June of 2014 and this by far is the biggest reality happening for REDG. Powfolio is coming and it is going to move this (IMHO).
Good luck to everyone and all the best, thedocg.
PS - can someone please update our page info to show Powfolio.
Rick Strom - head of Glowdot replies in Beta-testers group. This is what was shared:
Rick Strom Its a little early to even guess as to dates for Android, but we do move pretty fast so that could change very soon. In an ideal world, we like to launch on both platforms simultaneously, but with a more complex app like POWfolio that's not always a reasonable expectation. We got a head start of several months on iOS, so it takes a while to catch up on Android.
That said though, the advantage of starting with iOS is that we work out all of the issues before rolling out a new platform, so development on that next platform goes MUCH quicker. We are already surprisingly far along on Android.
Android is often seen as the lesser platform, and a lot of developers rush it or ignore it completely. We don't, because it still represents over 80% of the market. Better for us to take our time and make sure our Android offering is perfect rather than rush to market too soon.
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Rick Strom As for the chat: I had to move the chat out of the reader screen back onto the title screen in order to prioritize a few other features (notably the "read next issue" feature). A little give and take there, but its on my roadmap to try to come up with an interface that allows both to work down the road.
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Rick Strom Subscriptions: yes they will be testable in one of the upcoming beta releases. We will have at least 2 updates to the beta before we go fully live, and that will be in one of those updates. Testing subscriptions is a strange process with iTunes sandbox accounts that requires some preparation. So I will need to prepare that phase very carefully.
I've done it several times before, so it should go pretty smoothly.
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Rick Strom As for going fully live -- I feel like we are really close right now, at least on iOS. Just in the final tweak, tune and polish phase for the most part.
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Rick Strom As a final note: I've seen no issues with POWfolio so far, which is what I hoped for (and honestly, expected as well -- I've been doing this a very, VERY long time!) That tells me our beta should be shorter than usual.
Revenue projections for mobile apps explained. No, I'm not going to do the explaining, I leave it to others who know, which I found a couple interesting reads about projections.
Monetize Pros - CPM Rate Guide for Mobile
That article I really liked the point about iOS rates being 30% higher than Android rates.
Example of Ad revenue expected per 100,000 downloads for iOS apps
This shows $$$ that can be expected for apps running iOS and using ads. It was interesting because of the 100,000 downloads, they only really look at 10,000 being a convert (or continual user of the app). The person who did the calculation showed a 3 week revenue of $7,600 for those people using the app just 10 minutes per day.
The drawback of both articles is that they are not as recent as I would have liked, but this last article shows some more recent numbers for ecpm rates for iOS.
Best eCPM ad network for iOS 2015
This link is just some extra FYI for those interested in learning more about how Powfolio will be making money once released.
Savvyapps.com How Free apps make money
One last thing when learning about how these ads make money - those video and big full page ones are definitely going to generate revs.
Good evening to everyone - here's to one more day closer to some exciting times with Powfolio and REDG. thedocg.
Devil dog, you really do have the same concerns we all did until we started seeing the product, and especially once the beta was released. Please email them as I mentioned in a previous reply, test the app yourself and I believe you will think differently. I wouldn't say they are a throw away company either based on their past client list. They may be small and may not present things the way we would like to see, but the bottom line after using the app, these guys are some kick ass developers in my opinion and Powfolio is definitely going to be a success. best of luck, docg.