Appworld vs. Mobihand

[sabisgeek]

Hey guys, I was just wondering, which one is better to post up free or premium themes, Appworld or Mobihand? And do you have to pay a certain amount to get in?

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[BBThemes]

appworld, and currently no

[sabisgeek]

Originally Posted by BBThemes

appworld, and currently no

That's what I thought, but Appworld only supports a few countries, and that's the main disadvantage for me. Can I do both? That would take care of my problem.

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[Fubaz]

pretty much as a themer if you want to get your name out there you need to do a LOT of self promotion.

I would put it on App World, put it on Mobihand stores, post it in the CB forums and also other forums around the internet.

If you consider it to be a theme of above average build quality with great features also dont be scared to put out a small press release to some of the BB Blog sites like BerryReview and BBGeeks.

[miz_pimp]

The problem about signing up with App World is, if you don't have any funds in your paypal account, nor have a credit card linked to your paypal account, you won't be able to sign up.

So basically, if you don't have a credit card, you're screwed.

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[BBThemes]

Originally Posted by miz_pimp

The problem about signing up with App World is, if you don't have any funds in your paypal account, nor have a credit card linked to your paypal account, you won't be able to sign up.

So basically, if you don't have a credit card, you're screwed.

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erm appworld is free (currently) to signup, so thats not the case

[sabisgeek]

Originally Posted by miz_pimp

The problem about signing up with App World is, if you don't have any funds in your paypal account, nor have a credit card linked to your paypal account, you won't be able to sign up.

So basically, if you don't have a credit card, you're screwed.

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Another thing, about how people will pay. I don't have a credit card, and I don't think I will get one in a few years, so that's out of the option. Is there any other way of payment?

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[miz_pimp]

@BBThemes, I know, but the $200 fee is only waived AFTER they have your Paypal detaills, if you understand what I mean? So, you need to have $200 or more in your account, then only afterwards the fee will be waived.

@Sabisgeek, you can use a debit card with Paypal, but it has to be a cheque account (that's how it is in South Africa, not sure about the rest of the world).

[BBThemes]

Originally Posted by miz_pimp

@BBThemes, I know, but the $200 fee is only waived AFTER they have your Paypal detaills, if you understand what I mean? So, you need to have $200 or more in your account, then only afterwards the fee will be waived.

@Sabisgeek, you can use a debit card with Paypal, but it has to be a cheque account (that's how it is in South Africa, not sure about the rest of the world).

hows this for a cool thought, sell on mobihand, and they pay into your paypal, then the moneys in ya paypal. you dont `have` to have a card linked to your paypal (although this could be different in different courtries) and i only have a debit card linked, also you will of course need to have your paypal tied into your bank account to get paid (same for anything on paypal).

[miz_pimp]

Originally Posted by BBThemes

hows this for a cool thought, sell on mobihand, and they pay into your paypal, then the moneys in ya paypal. you dont `have` to have a card linked to your paypal (although this could be different in different courtries) and i only have a debit card linked, also you will of course need to have your paypal tied into your bank account to get paid (same for anything on paypal).

That's what I did!

Yeh, but like you said, in order to get paid, you need to have your bank account linked to Paypal, and the only way to do that is with a debit, or credit card.

[sabisgeek]

Okay...so what I should do is that sell on Mobihand, then when I get $200 start to sell on Appworld, right?
1-Do they take money OUT of your paypal account?
2-How do you pay for their services? Is it sorta like when they take 20% off of the money you get?

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[miz_pimp]

Originally Posted by sabisgeek

Okay...so what I should do is that sell on Mobihand, then when I get $200 start to sell on Appworld, right?
1-Do they take money OUT of your paypal account?
2-How do you pay for their services? Is it sorta like when they take 20% off of the money you get?

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Yeh, that's the best option right now.

To answer your second question; No, they don't charge you when you sign up, because it's free, BUT it's only for a limited time, which is why you still need to have $200 in your account (which is REALLY stupid if you ask me).

I'm not sure how you pay for their services though; I know with Mobihand, they take 20% to 40% of your money, depending where the sale was made.

[ITR Themes]

I just completed the process of signing up for both App World and Mobihand. For App World, I do have my paypal account tied to my checking account, but I don't have $200 in either one of them. You get 10 credits (product uploads), and don't have to pay $200 until after you use those all up. For MobiHand, they take a certain percentage, depending how much the original sale is. The theme that I've put on there so far, sells for $2.99. I get $1.79 for each sale. Hope that helps!

[BBThemes]

appworld take 30%, and mobihand take 20% if thru mobihand, and 40% if thru an associated store (crackberry, berryfication etc).

realistically most people that look at what sells where will agree with me that 40% is the norm thru mobihand as most people will download the crackberry store (or another sites).

[sabisgeek]

Okay...so Appworld plus Crackberry and BBOS and the original mobihand site would sound good...
Now I know that this is going off topic, but how do you decide how much to charge for your themes?
Thanks for all your help guys

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