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This old safety guy is a bit of a "tech junkie." I've developed three websites and two apps, own five computers, buy and sell domain names, and publish a weekly safety app review that's ranked #1 by Google and Bing search engines.
Like some of you, I've dreamed of creating a suc- cessful safety app. But successful safety apps, like successful Internet websites, don't just happen over- night. They take lots of time and money to develop, and often your first few attempts don't work out.
I founded a successful workplace safety website called "SafetyAwakenings.com". It receives more than 50,000 visitors each month from all over the world. It took me five long years to build up this website to what it is today. But before my success with Safety Awakenings, I had two prior websites that failed miserably. These fail- ures set me up for success on my third attempt.
Safety app research & development
As with websites, one can't expect your first safety app to be wildly successful. Last year I partnered with a couple of friends to develop a safety app called QHSE Focus. It was a lot of work and expense. It launched in the Apple apps store and was available for a few months. Now this app has been terminated. Strike one for this old safety guy.
Developing a new workplace safety app requires expensive computer programming. Safety app developers tell me that the devel- opmental programming costs for a good safety app typically average from $30,000 to $50,000! And that does not include the time they put in themselves.
Another expense many potential safety app developers don't consider is that one safety app...