Show HN: Solo founder launched iOS Development Agency as a Subscription

https://www.swiftapplab.com/

7 19 2 years ago

Hi there! I recently launched my iOS development agency with a subscription model, inspired by DesignJoy founder Brett Williams. My agency is among the first in the US (or in Texas, or in Dallas ;)) to offer iOS development services on a month-to-month basis. The subscription is flexible, allowing for pauses or cancellations at any time. With 10 years of experience in software development and success as a consultant for Fortune 500 companies, I aim to leverage my expertise to help startups and other companies elevate their iOS development.

alexander2002• 2 years ago

Hi,how do i reach out to you!

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

You can send an email to hello@swiftapplab.com.

hilti• 2 years ago

Great approach, but I‘d like to understand what exactly a request means. The website is not very clear about it so far.

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

A request is a task on the board. Usually it is a bit of work which can be accomplished in up to 2 days. If takes more than 2 days, then create a separate task. For the Pro plan, it states "2 requests at a time" which means I'll have to work 2x harder to complete 2 tasks during the same time frame I would complete 1 request in the standard plan. In subscription model there's no concept of "business day" and "weekend", every day is a business day. So if a client creates a task on Friday evening, for me it is still up to 2 days to complete it regardless if it's a weekend or not. Usually I try to deliver as soon as possible and to keep the high quality at the same time. I value client satisfaction and believe in long business relationships and a word of mouth.

Also, in SwiftAppLab client portal (Login button), I use Breeew for tasks and subscription management (see more at https://breeew.com/). By the way, Breeew was built by an indie hacker and the tool is pretty powerful, convenient and user friendly.

piterrro2• 2 years ago

What is there to show? What did you build? To my understanding you're providing a service in a subscription model, no product. You are not even asking for any particular feedback. Most cringe thing is, why do you write about yourself in a 3rd person?

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

The original plan was to run the agency with a co-founder, but since the beginning and in the nearest future I'm going solo, until my co-founder frees up from his full time job. That's why I used "we". Now there's a trend with productized agencies so I wanted to show mine because I haven't seen many such agencies in native iOS development. If you have any constructive feedback - I welcome it ;)

piterrro2• 2 years ago

What is a "productized agency"? Why should I choose you instead of a freelancer, hiring an engineer or hiring an agency that is not "productized" (whatever that means)?

cpcat• 2 years ago

I like the idea. You can mention some more specific use-cases like offer to build an MVP from scratch, then provide subscription based support. Or suggest taking-over a project from another outsourcing team, etc.

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

Good idea, thanks for your valuable feedback!

isawczuk• 2 years ago

I like the idea. Pricing is a little bit odd, is small enough that I understand you will get other clients simultaneously, and large enough I want to gamble with East Europe dev agency.

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

I appreciate your feedback! While some clients prefer to outsource development overseas, others prefer to work with "local" US agency, since I'm located in Texas. Some clients may also have a project with sensitive information they don't want to send offshore (I worked on such projects). The local presence and commitment to client confidentiality can further differentiate SwiftAppLab from overseas outsourcing options.

8mobile• 2 years ago

I like the idea, the graphics are a little too dark and please enter an email as contact.

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

Thanks for your feedback! I just added an email on the bottom of the page. Also there are links to my LinkedIn and X (Twitter) where you can DM me.

imvetri2• 2 years ago

How are you reaching out to your target audience ?

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

I've been trying to be active on X and LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/company/swiftapplab/). Also I tried cold emails campaign recently (via Instantly).

imvetri2• 2 years ago

thanks for your response

nsabine• 2 years ago

Your FAQs has this question repeated:

- Is there a limit to how many requests I can have?

nikolai_tarasov9• 2 years ago

Fixed, thanks for pointing this out. I was going to add an additional question - answer there and it slipped from my attention.

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