There is no formula, but never start with a low bid and try not to think like an IT-person. This isn’t about two apps and a database backend. This is about creating value for them through increased sales. That is worth a lot of money.
Figure out what kind of money you need to make a sustainable living, including pensions and extras for savings/runway if anything goes bad. Now figure out the cost of maintaining the backend, plus staff to handle the service level they want. Now you know your minimum and you never go near it in negotiations.
They contacted you because they know you can do the work, I assume. If so, first talk to them about their budget and what kind of extra sales this will be generating. Make it a conversation, because the two of you are in this as a partnership to make money.
As far as I know, Apple is already going to take 30% of income generated through the iOS app. Your cut should be similar. I guess that does not apply for sale of goods. Still, that’s your ballpark figure.
Get written commitment and partial payment up front with defined milestones for additional payments.
yes, this totally makes sense. I always lacked at business skills and that’s why I get confused about handling non technical matters. Is there any good book or blog post to open up my mind regarding subjects like this?
i googled and found these services:
http://howmuchtomakeanapp.com/ https://estimatemyapp.com/ https://venturepact.com/mobile_app_price_calculator https://buildfire.com/how-much-to-make-a-mobile-app-calculator/ https://www.otreva.com/calculator/ https://www.cleveroad.com/mobile-app-development-cost-calculator/ https://waspmobile.com/app/
MailChimp?
And do you need a REST API for any particular reason? I would just use msmtp or something.
‘REST API’ is just a matter of preference. Does it have a free mail hosting plan, like gmail or yahoo?
given that it started as browser Scheme it’s spent a long time getting farther away from a lisp like language first 😭
I tried gnome desktop before switching to lubuntu. Multi-monitor support is definitely one of the biggest shortcomings of gnome. I also think unity is/was the best keyword friendly desktop. Lastly unity is the best looking linux desktop.
I will switch back to unity if there is an officially supported spin off
yesterday afternoon, the community reply https://www.arm-basics.com/
That was a nice reply :D
Eh, it’s a pretty cheap shot, morally on the same level as the original page and much weaker in content. I hope it’s not representative of the larger RISC-V project.
I’m not too impressed with the counter-FUD but I think it’s hilarious that the riscv-basics.com people didn’t think to register arm-basics.com while they were at it.
Absolutely brilliant