China readies to embrace iPhone Apps

September 28th, 2009

Scottsdale, AZ – September 29, 2009 – xcelMe, the worldwide leader in live online iPhone development and marketing training, will be presenting iPhone Development and iPhone Game Programming keynote and workshops in Beijing China October 22-24, 2009 at CSDN.net. CSDN.net is one of the largest development conferences for mobile software development in China.

Gary Bennett, xcelMe President says, “The iPhone becomes available on October 1, 2009 to the largest population of developers and consumers on the planet. We are extremely excited to be able to discuss iPhone software development to one of the world’s largest mobile software development communities. Additionally, we are looking forward to showing iPhone owners in China some of the 83,000 apps already available on their iPhone and iPhone Touch.”

xcelMe.com offers seven courses in their series, given worldwide, from 2-4 weeks in duration. Classes are taught live, twice a week, and are recorded for later viewing by any student. The cost of each course is only $97 and can also be purchased in discounted bundles.

The live online courses are:

  • Intro to Object Oriented Programming and Logic
  • Objective-C 2.0 for iPhone Developers
  • Cocoa & xCode for iPhone Developers
  • iPhone SDK Programming – Getting it Done!
  • iPhone SDK Programming – Advanced
  • Beginning iPhone Game Development **New**
  • Introduction to Marketing iPhone Apps

Additional information about xcelMe.com or the iPhone online development courses can be found by visiting www.xcelMe.com or by calling at (480) 776-9111.

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iPhone App Developers Can No Longer Ignore Marketing

September 22nd, 2009

Back in the good old days, about 9 months ago, developers of iPhone apps might have been able to get away with not doing much marketing to sell their iphone apps.

But, that has all changed with over 80,000 apps on the App Store and so much competition to get noticed, you have think about marketing as soon as you start development of your app.

There are really four areas that you must focus on from a marketing perspective:

1. Create a marketing message for your app.
2. Deliver your message to the right audience.
3. Price your app appropriately and define meaningful promotions to gain attention and sales for your app.
4. Create a marketing plan that will help you to follow specific steps to consistently keep customers coming in to buy your app.

The days are gone when you can throw your app over the wall of the App Store and hope for the best.

You must think like a marketer, plan like a marketing, and act like a marketer if you want to achieve sales success! Start your marketing efforts by attending Xcelme’s marketing training course to jump start your success.

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Online Training Company Brings Live iPhone Development and Game Courses to the Masses

September 21st, 2009

xcelMe a leader in live online iPhone development and marketing training, has recently added the iPhone Game Programming Course to its all-star roster. This course, exclusively focusing on iPhone game development, will begin in November, 2009.

Experienced programmers and non-programmers alike are looking for skills to develop and market iPhone and iPod applications, especially games. Since xcelMe.com launched its first online iPhone development and marketing courses in Febuary 2009, all courses have sold out in a matter of weeks.

Gary Bennett, xcelMe President says, “People have great ideas for iPhone apps and many are looking for ways to add to their skills and make themselves more marketable in this economy. They don’t have the time or resources to travel across the country to sit in a classroom for several days. Our live online university addresses a critical need for these people.”

xcelMe instructor-led courses address the needs for someone who has never programmed before, as well as those with years of experience, who desire to learn to develop and market iPhone applications.

xcelMe offers seven courses in the series, from 2-4 weeks in duration. The courses are taught live, in the evening, twice a week, and are recorded for later viewing by any student. The cost of each course is only $97 and can also be purchased in discounted bundles. The live online courses are:

Intro to Object Oriented Programming and Logic

Objective-C 2.0 for iPhone Developers

Cocoa & xCode for iPhone Developers

iPhone SDK Programming – Getting it Done!

iPhone SDK Programming – Advanced

Beginning iPhone Game Development **New**

Introduction to Marketing iPhone Apps

“People are looking for instructors who have been there done that,” Bennett said. “They want to learn from developers that have written, published and marketed iPhone apps on the iTunes App Store”.

Some xcelMe students have realized their dream of having their apps in the Top 100 Paid Applications and have even reached the Top Paid App on the App Store! Check the App Store for Camera Genius and News Addict.

Additional information on xcelMe.com and/or the iPhone online development courses can be obtained by visiting www.xcelMe.com or by calling at (480) 776-9111.

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