Part Six of a ten part series on Creating Apple Apps. Learn how to find, hire and work with programmers.

1. Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com

2. BACKGROUND – CREATING APPLE APPS
Welcome to the Creating Apple Apps Series
This ten part series will guide you through the end to end
process of creating an Apple App from idea through to post-
launch.
The Apple App store is the premier marketplace for mobile
Apps with over 30 Billion downloads. It is THE market to be
in. Anyone with a good idea and tenacity can make money
on the Apple App store.
Are you ready to join the growing ranks of Appreneurs?
Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com

3. THREE OBJECTIVES
Part Six – Finding a Programmer and Getting Your App
Coded.
1. Advertise for, find, and hire a Professional Programmer
2. Complete coding and approve a test ready App
3. Prepare the App for Testing
Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com

4. 1. ADVERTISE FOR, FIND, AND HIRE A
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMER
When a customer starts using your App it needs to function correctly and
quickly, without bugs and outages or you will receive bad feedback that
will stifle your Marketing and Sales efforts. A Professional Programmer
is:
• Trained and experienced in coding for iOS Apps.
• An expert in their field with extensive hands on App Coding and
deployment experience.
• Knowledgeable and up to date on all aspects of the Apple Submission
Guidelines and underlying iOS feature sets, frameworks, services and
languages.
• Has several published Apps on the Apple App Store.
• Does not hesitate to provide very satisfied references and samples.
A Professional Programmer will properly code and test your App, verifying
a high level of quality before signing off and releasing the App for final
testing.
Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com

5. 1. ADVERTISE FOR, FIND, AND HIRE A
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMER - CONTINUED
Don’t make the mistake of using the same resource as a
Designer and a Programmer. You can find a good
Programmer here:
• eLance
• Guru
• Odesk
• A development shop
• A reference
Our recommendation is eLance.
Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com

6. 1. ADVERTISE FOR, FIND, AND HIRE A
PROFESSIONAL PROGRAMMER - CONTINUED
Why use eLance?
• Fixed price or hourly options.
• Good depth of quality Programmers at a reasonable
price.
• Safeguards in place to ensure quality.
• Different options for finding Programmers.
• Quality of work and value are high.
Caveat: Have Programmers sign a Non-Disclosure
Agreement before releasing detailed Design and
Requirements documentation.
Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com

7. 2. COMPLETE CODING AND APPROVE A TEST
READY APP
You have an agreement in place, schedule in place and
milestones set, time to knock it out.:
- Schedule frequent status calls with your Programmer and
verify they are on track and answer any questions or
clarifications.
- Have the Programmer repeat the requirement, answer or
clarification in their own words to confirm they
understand what you are asking for.
- Ask for a full demo when they have completed coding
and unit testing.
Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com

8. 3. PREPARE THE APP FOR TESTING
Time to get ready for testing:
• Have the App deployed to a test environment
• Keep Programmers engaged throughout the test process.
Two Rivers Apps LLC
www.tworiversapps.com