Had a great lunch with a friend yesterday whom I hadn't seen in a year (she's on an entrepreneurial journey too). As I was demonstrating the Forever Memorial app to her, she asked how many people developed it to which I replied, "one, me". She looked incredulously at me. In her experience, equivalent apps cost… Continue reading Traditional vs The New Way
You may be thinking of leveraging Facebook's vast advertising capabilities when launching your app. And this approach is sound - Facebook has a tremendous amount of users and deep information on each user which is great for targeting your ads. When I launched Forever Memorial beta, I created Facebook ads. Now my background is in… Continue reading Beta Launch and FB Advertising
For those new to using bubble.is, you are probably impressed with the power of the technology to create codeless apps. I know I was - and still am. But as your skills increase and you find yourself wanting to create more powerful apps, you'll start looking at Bubble's extensive list of plugins. This is a… Continue reading Bubble’s Extensive Plugin and API Ecosystem
It's been a busy few weeks but I've launched a beta of the Forever Memorial app. When an Aunt passed away in December last year, I created a memorial for her and shared with family. They loved it. Then requests came in by a few others to create memorials for friends and family who had… Continue reading Forever Memorial Beta Launch
There are a lot of "moving parts" when creating an app, i.e. what type of functionality, what does the user interface look like, the data structures, etc. Sometimes keeping track of all these details can get you "bogged down". One useful "tool" to keep things in perspective and provide context during design discussions is creating… Continue reading User Personas
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