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5 Inexpensive Ideas to Promote Your First Product

By Ilan Nass of Fueled -- is the leading iPhone app builder in New York City , renowned for its award winning mobile design and strategy. When launching your first product to market without brand recognition, trust or loyalty it’s essential that you run a vigorous and active promotional internet campaign. When first starting off though it’s likely that cash is going to be very tight, so you’ll need to find innovative, fresh and low-cost ideas to ensure your product gains maximum exposure during its crucial early stages. Here are 5 ways you can do just that. 1.  Be seen as the go-to expert. When consumers buy a product or service, one of the first things they’ll consider before committing to purchase is whether or not they can trust the seller. Getting yourself recognized as an authoritative figure in your niche is what will help endear people to your product. Getting said recognition won’t be easy, but it’s not impossible either. The most manageable way to achieve this is to s...

5 Things That Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Shark Tank

By Ilan Nassimi Written with love by the editorial team at Fueled , an award winning Android application design agency. The hit reality show 'Shark Tank' offers a fascinating glimpse of a do-or-die drama as entrepreneurs attempt to hook a venture capitalist. Even though most entrepreneurs don't make their funding pitch in front of the cameras, the thrashing that goes on in that tank can actually add some clarity to what are murky waters for many. Here are five vital lessons that any entrepreneur can take away from 'Shark Tank': 1) Value your business intelligently Venture capitalists are number crunchers, and they're experts at business valuations. Before you jump into a pool of money-hungry sharks, get some sound advice about what your business is really worth. Once you have that number in your head, decide the amount of equity that you're willing to give up to an investor. Retaining as much equity as possible shouldn't be your only goal. Trading the ex...

Inspirational Songs for Young Entrepreneurs

By Ilan Nassimi of Fueled Written by the editors at Fueled , an agency thatmakes stunning iPhone apps . You’ve got talent, great ideas, and plenty of ambition. You know that it’s just a matter of time before you’re entrepreneurial spark catches fire and ignites an explosion of consumer interest. Still, even the best young entrepreneurs need to keep their spirits up when things are challenging. These songs will keep you going as you build on your concepts and develop your business. 1.     Billionaire (Travie McCoy) This song captures the heart of the entrepreneur’s dream. McCoy sings about everything he would do if he were a billionaire, about how that fantasy is always lurking, always driving him “every time I close my eyes.” It’s a great inspirational song because it encourages you to keep a vision of what you want your life to be no matter what happens, and to set goals for what you’d do with your success. 2.     Mean (Taylor Swift) When you’re on your journey to the business big lea...

Get all your Retail Circulars and Coupons from Retale

Retale is a mobile and web app designed to get you all your coupons and circulars in one place. Launched in the US just i time for the holiday shopping season; Retale is just the kind of App you need to organize and find the best retail deals closest to you.  The way the app works is that based on your Geolocation it collects and finds circulars and coupons from your favorite retails nearest to you. The app also shows you the physical location of the store with its opening and closing times. This way you can plan and get your shopping done at a time that's most convenient to you. The App's layout is beautiful, clean and easy to navigate. based on your location you can see all the coupons just like in the newspapers -- except this is in 2D. So instead of reading through the newspapers or other magazines and cutting out your Sunday Coupons and taking it to the store. Find the latest coupons and circulars on the app, save the coupon to redeem later by mobile device or printing the...

The 5 Best Food Related Blogs on The Internet

Lovingly written by Mai Bar from the editorial team at Fueled , London's premier iPhone app design agency . Generation Y-ers love to be connected to the things they love as much as possible. Enter social media, blogging, smartphones, the whole gamut of interactive technologies that we so love. I like to eat. And because I like to eat, I like to spend my time with,around, and thinking about food. It only makes sense that I would enjoy blogs dedicated to food and appreciating it in all its glory, and I know I’m not the only foodie out there who indulges in their obsession through the internet, so heres a list of the best food blogs in five tantalizing categories: Best Food News Blog As a New Yorker, I want to keep up with what is going on in my city. I can read the Times, or the New Yorker, or New York Magazine, but my interests span beyond the usual fare of New York news -- I want to know about food. Not just about the opening and closing of restaurants, I want to know about litera...

How to view your like history on Instagram

If you are the kind of person who likes browsing Instagram and clicks away on photos and videos this one if for you. There are so many awesome pics on Instagram and you might have clicked like on 100's of them. There is no point trying to remember which, and keeping track of all those photos -- since it is easy to forget. Thankfully Instagram keeps a track and with a few simple steps you can find all the photos and videos you have ever liked on Instagram. All posts can be viewed in chronological order. Android users can browse through all likes using thumbnails only while iPhone and iPad users get to use a customized layout. No matte what if you want to view all the photos and videos you have ever liked here's how. How to view your like history on Instagram 1. launch Instagram 2. Go to your profile page 3. Tap on settings icon 4. tap on posts you've liked You can now view all the posts you have ever liked on Instagram.

What is Google Chromecast and how does it work

Google Chromecas t is a dongle device -- connect it to your TV and then stream movies, music and more form your phone, Tablet or laptop. Once connected is seamlessly streams video content from your device to your TV. The way it works is that you plugin the device into the HDMI slot on your HDTV after which you can direct video content to your TV via Smartphone, Tablet, Laptop or PC. The device can be used with Android, iOS (iPhone and iPad), MAC or Windows PC. There is no need for a remote control and while your device is busy casting -- you can still use it for other things like sending email. Chromecast works with Netflix, YouTube, Google Play Movies & TV and Music and soon Pandora. Chromecast is essentially Google's answer to Apple's AirPlay. You can use any device connected to the network. Which means you can start a video with one device and control it with another. It works very easy -- there is noting to learn to control the device. Simply plug-and-play and use yo...