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Per Haglund

Independent app developer? Here’s how I stand with Ukraine

I’ve not written anything here for years because I don’t feel particularly passionate about apps any more so it wouldn’t be genuine to…

Mar 7, 2022

Independent app developer? Here’s how I stand with Ukraine

Mar 7, 2022

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(A late) 2017 in review: Short and sweet

About a year ago I wrote a nice long story about all the stuff that had been going on in 2016, as well as a story about my plans for 2017…

Oct 19, 2018

(A late) 2017 in review: Short and sweet

Oct 19, 2018

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Making my apps GDPR-compliant — part 2

*** EDIT 2018–05–22: Based on greater understanding I’ve greatly simplified my approach to GDPR, and updated the story in multiple places…

May 15, 2018

Making my apps GDPR-compliant — part 2

May 15, 2018

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Lessons learned (and applied) after seriously f*ng up an app update

On April 12th I updated 23 of my apps. The updates were supposed to deploy the latest version of certain 3rd party components. My usual…

Apr 26, 2017

Lessons learned (and applied) after seriously f*ng up an app update

Apr 26, 2017

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Charting a course for 2017

Last week I wrote a retrospective on my business development during 2016. Now, fuelled by coffee and techno music, here are my plans for…

Jan 19, 2017

Charting a course for 2017

Jan 19, 2017

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2016 in review: My second year as a full-time indie app developer

For me, 2016 definitely started on a high. During December 2015, the sales and ad revenues had set new records for my business, driven by…

Jan 10, 2017

2016 in review: My second year as a full-time indie app developer

Jan 10, 2017

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Growth Bug — Technology | Product | Growth | Apps

Manage your app metadata like a pro

As you probably know, the metadata for an app consists of the texts and images that you see in the store listing. Title, description…

Jun 8, 2016

Manage your app metadata like a pro

Jun 8, 2016

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Growth Bug — Technology | Product | Growth | Apps

Rounding up: Four success factors during my first year as a full-time indie app developer

28 January, 2015. That was the last time I walked out of my day job, leaving behind a ten-year career in trading technology. I swapped…

Feb 15, 2016

Rounding up: Four success factors during my first year as a full-time indie app developer

Feb 15, 2016

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Growth Bug — Technology | Product | Growth | Apps

How an expired domain name nearly killed my indie dream

I woke up one morning in June and checked my inbox. Four e-mails from Google informing me of various apps being suspended, and then a fifth…

Aug 6, 2015

How an expired domain name nearly killed my indie dream

Aug 6, 2015

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How I doubled my downloads by changing nothing but the app icon

A few years ago I built a jigsaw puzzle app called “Super Puzzle”. It was designed for young kids, with cute cartoon graphics and a simple…

Jul 30, 2015

How I doubled my downloads by changing nothing but the app icon

Jul 30, 2015

Per Haglund

Per Haglund

Independent developer of great apps for kids. In a previous life worked with high-frequency trading algorithms

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