Becoming an iAd Developer...

master200012

Hello all!

Lately I've learned the basics of using iAd Producer for personal reasons. While I don't really know JS, I'm familiar with other programming languages. I wanted to use iAd for publicizing my own games, but I feel like I might be able to do it for others too, at a price. But now I'm facing some problems I don't have experience with...

How do I start? With almost no client experience, I'm not sure how to construct a portfolio for something such as this. I can use samples, sure...but is anyone going to believe in a first-timer?
How do I proceed? Do I ask my clients for some of their artwork? Back to the first issue, will they trust me with it?

And how much do I charge? Should I ditch it?

Thanks for the advice in advance.

P.S. Wasn't sure where to put this...so just tossed it in Miscellaneous

SolarPepperStudios

@master200012 If I saw an example then I would trust you with my artwork. I unfortunatly don't need an iAd advertizement now but I'll keep you in mind if I do need one. (Provided you can prove your abilities ) Anyone else think the same thing?

jonmulcahy

I thought iad buyins was extremely high, like a few hundred k before you could run a campaign.

master200012

I'm not sure exactly what you mean...I'm new to this, so sorry for misunderstanding you.

I only want to sell my services to another developer for a set price; I'm not interested in anything else at the moment. Just popping up at a certain time to advertise and hook a few clients, then dropping off again...

Could you, perhaps, explain more elaborately?

jonmulcahy

I'm not sure exactly what you mean...I'm new to this, so sorry for misunderstanding you.

I only want to sell my services to another developer for a set price; I'm not interested in anything else at the moment. Just popping up at a certain time to advertise and hook a few clients, then dropping off again...

Could you, perhaps, explain more elaborately?

i think in order to advertise using iAds, you need to commit to spending a few hundred thousand dollars in a campaign, so I don't think you'll find very many indies looking for this type of service, which is both good and bad.

if you get a job, they obviously have money to burn
but if they are spending that much money on advertising, they might already have someone in house doing this sort of thing.

jonmulcahy

yea, this is from a year ago.

when iAds was first announced, you had to spend 1 million to advertise on the iAd network.

they dropped that price to 500k a little after, and a year ago they dropped it further to 100k.

so still a lot of money, but a lot better than 1 million:)

http://adage.com/article/digital/apple-slashes-iad-pricing-mobile-ad-share-declines/232741/

master200012

I see where you're getting that, it's certainly seems legitimate...

But when I go to their website, campaigns fall under brand advertisements. There is a seperate section for Developers, but they are asking me to contact them...?