So, you’re an independent iPhone developer and you have the next great app. But, you know if that app hits the app store and doesn’t work worth a poop … that app will be DOA. It’ll be ripped to shreds in seconds by the millions of users in the store and the millions of bloggers and you’re chances of making any money will end up down the tubes in a heartbeat. So what do you do? Well, you beta test that’s what. Now – where do you find beta testers? Until now – that’s been a tough question to answer.

Not so anymore. Welcome onto the scene – iBetaTest.com!

Now, iBetaTest.com is not a fully live site yet, but you can get on there, get registered as either a developer or a tester and they’ll let you know when things start taking off. So, click on for the press release and then click on through to iBetaTest.com to get signed up!

Full Release:

Friday, September 26, 2008

An iPhone Beta Tester Community and an Application Store Beta Registration Open

iPhone Developers and Beta Testers Soon to Get Connected in an On-line Community
to Benefit Both Groups and Encourage More Useful and Better Written Applications for iPhones

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Peconi Group, LLC today announced they are opening a beta registration for their new web application, iBetaTest.com, aimed at closing the gap between iPhone application developers and testers by providing an on-line community with tools for both groups. With over 1,000 programs and games in the Apple’s own application store and a long process it takes developers to get pre-approved and for their applications to get approved for release once complete, iBetaTest strives to create a unique opportunity for developers to get connected with quality beta testers where both can share information with a goal of creating better applications.

“There are so many iPhone applications which are great, but also a big number of them could have used some more testing before being published for sale.
The problem developers face is that they have no way of communicating with quality beta testers (those that actually test and report bugs), and even worse, those developers whose applications did not pass through Apple’s approval find themselves stranded”, said Petar Smilajkov, founder and CEO of Peconi Group, LLC.

iBetaTest.com online community plans to help those stranded developers and applications denied by Apple (like Podcaster), which are accused by Apple of mimicking the iPhone’s functionality, by giving those developers the ability to sell their applications to up to number of iPhones Apple allows provisioned for beta testing. This way, developers will be able to get at least some profit from people who want their applications even though they can’t sell them through the official channels.

iBetaTest.com will give developers direct access to quality testers (who are rated by developers so it’s well known who’s worth what), and give the beta testers what they need: an early access to the applications before they are launched. There’s even a potential for testers to make some profit in the process: developers can choose to sponsor beta testers by paying them for their participation, which should only encourage better and more involved participation of beta testers.

About Peconi Group, LLC: Web Development company from Columbus, OH, founded in 2002. Started with developing internal applications for the Associated Colleges of Illinois in Chicago, to programming custom Content Management Systems for its clients. The latest projects include a free on-line classifieds web application for ClickaPost, LLC, Clickapost.com, and Easy Realty Suite web application for realtors which is still in development and to be published shortly.

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