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Ben Fox

Ben Fox

Co-founder of User Camp.

25 posts •
Why we made an app for fun

Why we made an app for fun

Spirality's users don't fit into any profile.

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    Ben Fox
2 min read
User Camp’s team is growing

User Camp’s team is growing

Windows Developer Award finalist Mateo Jurisic has joined User Camp.

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    Ben Fox
2 min read
Lessons from the Dark Side

Lessons from the Dark Side

What Microsoft needs to learn from the new Mac App Store

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    Ben Fox
3 min read
The Microsoft Store’s New, Unimproved Affiliate Program

The Microsoft Store’s New, Unimproved Affiliate Program

What developers need to know about Microsoft’s recent affiliate platform transition

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    Ben Fox
4 min read
How to Sell Your App

How to Sell Your App

What’s up, nerds? It’s me, your inner suit. We’re going to do that thing you always say you want to do: make money.

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    Ben Fox
6 min read
Recap: Our Code && Coffee Interview with Microsoft

Recap: Our Code && Coffee Interview with Microsoft

If you missed User Camp’s #CodeAndCoffee Twitter interview with Microsoft, here it is (all nicely threaded).

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    Ben Fox
4 min read
Building Up to Microsoft Build

Building Up to Microsoft Build

It’s time to plan how to get your money’s worth from your $2,500 ticket.

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    Ben Fox
3 min read
Distilling the Wisdom of the Crowds into App Store Success

Distilling the Wisdom of the Crowds into App Store Success

How Helge Keck’s passion for community and commitment to his craft paid off

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    Ben Fox
6 min read
We’ve acquired the WiFi Tool suite

We’ve acquired the WiFi Tool suite

The WiFi Tool apps for Windows are joining User Camp.

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    Ben Fox
1 min read
What App to Build Next

What App to Build Next

How to pick an app idea that’s guaranteed to make money

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    Ben Fox
7 min read
Announcing our first acquisition

Announcing our first acquisition

We’re growing our Microsoft Store catalog by acquiring apps.

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    Ben Fox
2 min read
Scaling Our Lifestyle Business to 15M Users

Scaling Our Lifestyle Business to 15M Users

We have two goals: make a good living, and don’t work too hard.

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    Ben Fox
5 min read
Product Hunt: Thanks for the Windows Love

Product Hunt: Thanks for the Windows Love

Everything went better than expected.

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    Ben Fox
2 min read
Less is More: Winning in the Microsoft Store

Less is More: Winning in the Microsoft Store

Appy Text shows how far an app can get with passion and transparency.

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    Ben Fox
9 min read
Product Hunt: Where’s the Love for Windows?

Product Hunt: Where’s the Love for Windows?

Windows is underrepresented on Product Hunt. Let’s change that.

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    Ben Fox
2 min read
Windows Phone Developers: Just Let It Go

Windows Phone Developers: Just Let It Go

It’s time to stop waiting for Windows Phone to come back.

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    Ben Fox
3 min read
Why Developers Are Choosing the Microsoft Store

Why Developers Are Choosing the Microsoft Store

The Store is the future of Windows, and you’re going to like it.

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    Ben Fox
10 min read
User Acquisition in the Microsoft Store: It’s (Almost) A Thing

User Acquisition in the Microsoft Store: It’s (Almost) A Thing

How we accidentally turned a marketing experiment into thousands of free downloads

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    Ben Fox
11 min read
Diary of an Indie Success

Diary of an Indie Success

How one indie developer succeeded the old-fashioned way in the Microsoft Store

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    Ben Fox
5 min read
Ombudsman: The Zapier App for the Windows Dev Center

Ombudsman: The Zapier App for the Windows Dev Center

Ombudsman connects the Windows Dev Center to Zapier, unlocking endless possibilities.

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    Ben Fox
2 min read
Our Best-Selling Windows App is Microsoft Office

Our Best-Selling Windows App is Microsoft Office

If you’re a Store developer, it can be yours too.

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    Ben Fox
5 min read
The Worst App Store Ever

The Worst App Store Ever

Believe it or not, users kind of like the Microsoft Store.

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    Ben Fox
9 min read
Make Your Windows App for the 1%

Make Your Windows App for the 1%

Our Windows app’s launch would have gone even better if we had changed just one thing.

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    Ben Fox
5 min read
Pushing Your Windows App to the Top

Pushing Your Windows App to the Top

When it comes to marketing to their users, Windows 10 developers have a secret weapon.

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    Ben Fox
13 min read
The Microsoft Store is the App Store Mac Developers Secretly Want

The Microsoft Store is the App Store Mac Developers Secretly Want

If you’re going to sharecrop, pick an enthusiastic landlord.

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    Ben Fox
5 min read
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