Bare Naked App

Hey folks,

Just a reminder - we’re now blogging at Carsonified. Here’s the RSS feed if you’d like to switch over.

Thanks!
Ryan

Howdy folks. Just a quick note to say that I’ll be finishing the story of the DropSend sale over on my new blog, Carsonified.

We will no longer be posting on Bare Naked App, so please subscribe to our new feed. Thanks!

Now that barenakedapp.com is closing, I figured I’d use this chance to do a quick, “what’s next”.

Well, obviouslly I’ll still be working on Amigo with the team, but as I’m a freelance developer there’s always another project to work on. I’ve got a few of those going on, Dexmo should go live next. I’ve also got a few of my own projects (kapoddo might be next on that front), if anyone listening has a site with 5k+ visitors monthly please get in contact (dave@builtbydave.co.uk).

It’s been a great time sharing info here, the ups, the downs, even the moon on a stick! If I’m ever at a conference/event near you please come and say “Hi”. Until next time, signing off..

Well everyone, it’s been an amazing ride on the Bare Naked App Express. Thank you for joining us along the journey. Gill and I have sure enjoyed sharing all of the victories, defeats, and craziness that has gone along with building Amigo.

We’ve decided it’s time to focus on growing Amigo and really making it fly. In light of that, we’re going to stop posting to BNA and focus 100% on that.

Thanks so much for cheering us along - we couldn’t have done it without you!

(Thanks to Shaun Inman for the photo)

We’ve submitted Barenaked App (the figures behind top web apps) as a proposed panel at next year’s SXSW interactive festival in Austin, TX. So if you’re going to SXSW, or you just think it would be a cool to know the figures behind other web apps then vote for us over at the panel picker (choose the Web 2.0 drop-down).

The guys at SXSW usually release the podcasts after the event so even if you’re not attending we think it would be a good panel to listen to.

Holy heck! Amigo is alive and kicking!

You faithful BNA readers are the first to know. Please give it a good thrashing and email us if you find any errors. Please submit any bugs (with screenshots, what platform you’re on and what you were doing) to support -a-t- heyamigo d*o*t net

The above screenshot is me telling BitPusher to set it live :)

Thank you for all your support, feedback and encouragement. It means a lot to us. We’ll keep you updated on how it’s going.

Just a quick note to say that my workshop is only three days away. We still have a few seats left, so if you’re planning on attending you should grab a seat quickly.

Here’s a quick description:

A one-day practical workshop that will teach you everything you need to know to build a web application. This in-depth course is perfect for small teams who are constrained by time and budget. We’ll reveal all the secrets that we used to launch DropSend, our massively successful (and profitable) web app.

We’re going on holiday (or vacation as Ryan will have it). I know, I know - we’re right in the middle of finishing up Amigo. But, even web app builders need a pool and some mindless literature to keep them sane. Besides, our developer, Dave, has gone on holiday so none of the tweaks that we need to do to set the beta live will be done until he gets back in a week’s time. Therefore this is a pretty good time for us to grab some relaxation.

I think time out is important. We’re not machines. It’s counterproductive to work, work, work until the work is done, even though sometimes we’d like to. We need time to reflect. A holiday is a time for thinking, for relaxing your mind, for drinking beer and laughing and… for having ideas. The last time we went on holiday we came up with the idea for Carson Workshops, so I have great faith in letting your brain run free.

I think Amigo will benefit from our holiday. Sometimes when I’m very close to a project I find it difficult to view it as other people do. I get so entangled in its little complexities that I can’t step back and do what’s right for the app rather that what’s right for the budget or the timeline. Holiday will solve that. Holiday will give us time to think. Holiday is good!

I’m doing a 1-day workshop called A-Z: How to Build a Web App. Here’s a list of some of the topics I’ll be hitting:

• Making sure your idea is financially Viable
• Choosing your hardware platform
• Setting a budget
• How to cut costs
• Putting together your team
• Legal issues and lawyers
• Setting up e-commerce
• Timescales and deadlines
• Marketing
• Tech support
• Scaling
• Things we’ve learned

If you’re planning or building a web app, you’ll find this day extremely valuable. Seats are selling pretty quick, so if you’re planning on coming, best to grab your seat now.