3. Joining the Marketplace
You can register to be a member of the marketplace
for $99 per year
Students can register for free via DreamSpark
Registered developers can submit applications for
approval in the marketplace
Unlock up to 5 Devices for testing
Join at: http://create.msdn.com
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4. Payment
Developers can set a price for an application or give it
away for free
Developers receive 70% of the price paid for the
application
Payment starts once the developer has earned up to
$200
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5. Free and Paid Applications
Developers are limited in the number of
free applications they can make available
Only 100 free apps per developer per
year
Can publish further free applications at
a extra cost of $20 per application
Developers can publish as many paid
applications as they like
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6. Applications for sale
Applications can be free or paid
Developers can also allow customers to
use an application in “try before buy”
mode
Your application can determine which
mode it is running in by calling a status
API
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7. Detecting Trial Mode
using Microsoft.Phone.Marketplace;
LicenseInformation info = new LicenseInformation();
if ( info.IsTrial() )
{
// running in trial mode
}
It is easy for an application to determine whether it is
running in Trial mode
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9. Application Validation
When you submit your application for validation the
system performs a number of automated tests
Checks if the application makes use of any
capabilities that were not specified
Checks for any unmanaged or disallowed libraries
Ensures that all the required assets are provided
Then the application is manually tested to ensure
proper behaviour in a number of scenarios
Proper dormant/tombstone behaviour
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10. The Marketplace Test Kit
The Marketplace Test Kit lets you perform the same
tests on your application before you submit it
This vastly improves your chances of the application
passing first time
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14. New Private Distribution Service
Distribute certified apps privately to a targeted set of
users
Capabilities:
Applications are certified before distribution
Developer sends an e-mail with deep link to the users
Applications are not discoverable via search or browse
Developer can update the applications
No limits on the number of users or duration
No access control on distribution
Apps can be „free‟ or „paid‟
Apps can be published publicly at any time
Benefits:
Enables broad distribution of apps in a more private way
Enables broad public betas, previews, and community
distribution
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15. Marketplace Distribution Options
Number of users 100 Unlimited Unlimited
App Price Must be “free” Can be “paid” Can be “paid”
Time Limited Expires after 90 No No
days
Updateable No Yes Yes
Certification No Yes Yes
Required
Publicly No No* Yes
Discoverable
Access Control Selected WL ID‟s No No
Target Users Beta users Private users Public users
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16. New App Hub Dashboard
New app lifecycle tab
Notifications for any actions
needed and status of app
during certification process
Shows payout amounts to
track money earned to date
Highlights all your apps by
downloads and royalties
Data on daily downloads
shown on dashboard
20. 7 Ways to Make More Money
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21. Merchandising
Panorama Featured List
2000% 150%
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22. The Best Way to Get Promoted
Delight
Utility
Functionality
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23. Functionality: W
Outstanding performance. Content is dynamic or First use of the app is
Quick loading. Does not hang exceptionally well prepared. intuitive and reassuring.
or crash Description and metadata Advanced features are
help sell the app discoverable and
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App takes full Great use of color, Apps that are likely Concepts that push
advantage of device graphic placement, to compel frequent the boundaries for
features and mobile and visual elements and repeated use mobile apps, offering
scenarios and innovative features
surprises with or best-in-category
unexpected innovation
capabilities
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25. Delight:
Amazing app capabilities Makes full use of Windows Adoption of Windows Phone
that make the user smile Phone design language platform features (Live tiles,
and inspires “show (controls, iconography, font). push notifications, hub
and tell” behavior Uncluttered, polished clean integration, etc.)
Windows Phone experience
26. Making Money with Advertising
Microsoft ad control
Supports both Silverlight and XNA apps
Click-to-web and click-to-call
More markets coming in 2H2011
Ad monetization
Microsoft Ad Exchange
Multiple top-tier mobile ad networks
competing in real time for each ad request
Better demographic targeting via WL ID
You keep 70% of ad revenue
pubCenter
https://pubcenter.microsoft.com
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27. Managed Indie Games
Microsoft Games Studio
Program for independent game
publishers to bring premium
mobile games to Windows
Phone and Xbox LIVE
Access to Xbox LIVE services
and promotion
Great Games Wanted
Games of all types
Minimum price point of $2.99
XBox.com
Contact:
mobilegames@microsoft.com
Mobile, Console, PC
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28. Calls to Action
Download the free tools
http://aka.ms/PhoneDB
Register with App Hub http://create.msdn.com
Consider one or all of the 7 ways to increase
your apps performance in marketplace
Review the promotion criteria and consider
incorporating into your next update
Make plans for addressing new markets later
this summer
Keep giving us feedback
29. Getting Your Ideas Turned into
Apps
Windows Phone November 18, 2011, 8AM – 5PM
Microsoft Technology Center,
Developer Chicago
Boot Camp http://msdnevents.com
December 6th – 8th
Microsoft Technology Center,
Windows Phone Chicago
Accelerator Labs
Target: Devs working on apps
Experts on hand
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30. What‟s Next?
Download the Tools & http://aka.ms/phone
Register for App Hub http://aka.ms/azuresdk
http://aka.ms/AppHub
Get started with any of the http://aka.ms/WordPress
three Starter Kits http://aka.ms/School
http://aka.ms/AR
Get a free Marketplace Email
token for first 100 apps! msnextde@microsoft.com with
a description of your app
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