Charity
WhoNews charity appeal now closed
24/12/10 04:13
The month of donations to charity by WhoNews is now over. I hope to have the final figures today but this may be delayed due to Apple closing the App Store for developers over the Christmas period but there is a chance sales figures may still come in. I’m confident that with your support over 500 copies of WhoNews were downloaded raising over £800/$1234
Well it has been quite a month and I’ve learnt a lot about fund raising, the politics of it, how much promotion you need to maintain interest and how people even in hard times are willing to support and give to others. Looking back I think a month was too long and probably 2 weeks is a better period to fund raise over.
Is it a event I will do again? The answer is a definite yes. So put a note in your diary that from 23rd November 2011 WhoNews will be raising money for charity for two weeks.
Finally a genuine thank you to everybody who downloaded WhoNews during this period, to all the websites and podcasters that have posted articles and promoted the appeal and contributed so much to the success of this charity phase.
So I wish you all a very merry Christmas and will join you on the universal sofa at 6pm to watch a Christmas Carol. Let’s hope it’s a good one.
Paul.
Well it has been quite a month and I’ve learnt a lot about fund raising, the politics of it, how much promotion you need to maintain interest and how people even in hard times are willing to support and give to others. Looking back I think a month was too long and probably 2 weeks is a better period to fund raise over.
Is it a event I will do again? The answer is a definite yes. So put a note in your diary that from 23rd November 2011 WhoNews will be raising money for charity for two weeks.
Finally a genuine thank you to everybody who downloaded WhoNews during this period, to all the websites and podcasters that have posted articles and promoted the appeal and contributed so much to the success of this charity phase.
So I wish you all a very merry Christmas and will join you on the universal sofa at 6pm to watch a Christmas Carol. Let’s hope it’s a good one.
Paul.
WhoNews Charity Ends Tonight
23/12/10 19:35
Tonight is the final night bringing to a close a month of donations to charity.
Wednesday saw just 5 downloads bringing the total for Cure Leukaemia to £128.29, with just today’s downloads to be added before I announce the grand total.
So if you want the very latest news on Doctor Who from the internet’s finest Doctor Who sites and would like to support a great a charity then download WhoNews tonight.
Paul.
Wednesday saw just 5 downloads bringing the total for Cure Leukaemia to £128.29, with just today’s downloads to be added before I announce the grand total.
So if you want the very latest news on Doctor Who from the internet’s finest Doctor Who sites and would like to support a great a charity then download WhoNews tonight.
Paul.
2 days and counting...
21/12/10 19:57
Good news! Downloads on Monday saw a jump to 24 adding another £37 to the Cure Leukaemia fund, it really does go to show what kind of difference a mention on a popular Doctor Who site can make. This means we’ve broken the £100 barrier for this charity which is terrific.
I’m proud to say with the help of 478 new WhoNews users a total of £763.27/$1181 USD has been raised for charity and I think that is quite an achievement. I think in the time remaining breaking the £1000 barrier has probably slipped out of reach but you never can tell.
Cheers
Paul.
I’m proud to say with the help of 478 new WhoNews users a total of £763.27/$1181 USD has been raised for charity and I think that is quite an achievement. I think in the time remaining breaking the £1000 barrier has probably slipped out of reach but you never can tell.
Cheers
Paul.
3 Days and counting...
20/12/10 19:46
Just 3 days remain to download WhoNews for charity and I’ve been really encourage by the support offered by various websites including Omega Podcast, Nebula One, DoctorWho.com and Doctor Who News page.
WhoNews has already leapt back up to 16 in the UK charts and is hovering outside the top 100 in the US. Hopefully this trend will continue as yesterday I posted on a number of forums and Doctor Who related Facebook pages. I appreciate their is a very fine line between spamming and promoting, hopefully I haven’t crossed that line.
Cure Leukaemia were kind enough to contact me today to say they’ve posted a link on their site about the appeal.
A big thank you to all those helping support appeal in the final stages.
Paul.
WhoNews has already leapt back up to 16 in the UK charts and is hovering outside the top 100 in the US. Hopefully this trend will continue as yesterday I posted on a number of forums and Doctor Who related Facebook pages. I appreciate their is a very fine line between spamming and promoting, hopefully I haven’t crossed that line.
Cure Leukaemia were kind enough to contact me today to say they’ve posted a link on their site about the appeal.
A big thank you to all those helping support appeal in the final stages.
Paul.
4 Day countdown begins tomorrow
19/12/10 15:11
From Monday there are just 4 days left to purchase WhoNews and donate to Cure Leukaemia.
Downloads are starting to creep up very slow with 4 on Saturday, taking the total of 33 in the past 9 days for Cure Leukaemia. Converting this to cash equates to £55/$85. I’m hoping for a big surge in the final fews days and be able to give this charity a nice Christmas bonus.
I’ll be hitting various forums and facebook pages later today to spread the word. I’ll post updates everyday in the run up to the 23rd, so be sure to check back everyday to see how the appeal is going.
Cheers
Paul.
Downloads are starting to creep up very slow with 4 on Saturday, taking the total of 33 in the past 9 days for Cure Leukaemia. Converting this to cash equates to £55/$85. I’m hoping for a big surge in the final fews days and be able to give this charity a nice Christmas bonus.
I’ll be hitting various forums and facebook pages later today to spread the word. I’ll post updates everyday in the run up to the 23rd, so be sure to check back everyday to see how the appeal is going.
Cheers
Paul.
One week left
16/12/10 07:22
The first week has almost passed raising money for Cure Leukaemia and only 22 copies of WhoNews have been downloaded as of yesterday. I always assumed there would be a low spot in sales during the 2nd and 3rd weeks.
However we are now entering the final week with the 23rd being the final day for purchases of WhoNews going to Cure Leukaemia and I’m hoping for a big surge towards the very end. So if you are reading this, please post a link on your website, facebook page, tweet or anything you can do to spread the word. You can either post a link to WhoNews website (www.who-news.com) or direct to iTunes with this link
I thought I’d also give you a little update on Andrew the young boy who inspired the appeal. Andrew turned 13 on Monday but had to spend the day in hospital topping up his platelet levels which were very low. On Tuesday he was rushed to hospital after his speech became slurred and the Doctors suspected this may have been caused by a small clot which resulted in a mini-stroke. On Wednesday his speech had improved and he under went an M.R.I scan and we hope to hear the results very soon.
If I miss a couple of posts over the next few days forgive me but I received the news last night that my friend of 20 years had suffered a heart attack, only aged 44. So I will be quite busy over the next fews days and weekend but will post when I can.
Thanks for all your support so far and hopefully over the next week,
Cheers
Paul.
However we are now entering the final week with the 23rd being the final day for purchases of WhoNews going to Cure Leukaemia and I’m hoping for a big surge towards the very end. So if you are reading this, please post a link on your website, facebook page, tweet or anything you can do to spread the word. You can either post a link to WhoNews website (www.who-news.com) or direct to iTunes with this link
I thought I’d also give you a little update on Andrew the young boy who inspired the appeal. Andrew turned 13 on Monday but had to spend the day in hospital topping up his platelet levels which were very low. On Tuesday he was rushed to hospital after his speech became slurred and the Doctors suspected this may have been caused by a small clot which resulted in a mini-stroke. On Wednesday his speech had improved and he under went an M.R.I scan and we hope to hear the results very soon.
If I miss a couple of posts over the next few days forgive me but I received the news last night that my friend of 20 years had suffered a heart attack, only aged 44. So I will be quite busy over the next fews days and weekend but will post when I can.
Thanks for all your support so far and hopefully over the next week,
Cheers
Paul.
WhoNews & Cure Leukaemia
09/12/10 18:25
Two items of good news to report today.
Firstly the final total raised for the wish giving charity was £661.72/$1043.14 and funds will be shortly be transferred to the satellite charities in each country that WhoNews was purchased in. So in no particular order yours donations will be going to UK, America, Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Thailand, Austria, Denmark, Belgium and Korea. It keeps it nice and local on a global scale ;)
The second piece of good news is that from 9th - 23rd December all profits from WhoNews will be going to Cure Leukaemia, a charity that enables patients access to potentially life saving, ground breaking drugs and treatments. The charity supports the Haematology Centre at the University Hospital Birmingham, UK and also those hospitals woking with the centre through joint research into the condition. This includes Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Stoke on Trent, Dudley, Worcester, Stafford, Heartlands and Sandwell. Check out their website for more details.
The charity are delighted to be receiving support from WhoNews and the Who army. So in the final 2 weeks of the appeal, I’d like to ask you all to help spread the word and try and help me raise the profile of the appeal. Don’t forget with Christmas coming you can use iTunes to Gift WhoNews to family or friends and donate at the same time. What better stocking filler could a Doctor Who fan ask for and something they will use everyday. Just visit WhoNews in iTunes (Click here for a link) and instead of clicking Buy App, click the little arrow to the right and select Gift App.
Cheers
Paul.
Firstly the final total raised for the wish giving charity was £661.72/$1043.14 and funds will be shortly be transferred to the satellite charities in each country that WhoNews was purchased in. So in no particular order yours donations will be going to UK, America, Australia, Canada, France, Ireland, Germany, New Zealand, Thailand, Austria, Denmark, Belgium and Korea. It keeps it nice and local on a global scale ;)
The second piece of good news is that from 9th - 23rd December all profits from WhoNews will be going to Cure Leukaemia, a charity that enables patients access to potentially life saving, ground breaking drugs and treatments. The charity supports the Haematology Centre at the University Hospital Birmingham, UK and also those hospitals woking with the centre through joint research into the condition. This includes Birmingham Women’s Hospital, Coventry, Wolverhampton, Stoke on Trent, Dudley, Worcester, Stafford, Heartlands and Sandwell. Check out their website for more details.
The charity are delighted to be receiving support from WhoNews and the Who army. So in the final 2 weeks of the appeal, I’d like to ask you all to help spread the word and try and help me raise the profile of the appeal. Don’t forget with Christmas coming you can use iTunes to Gift WhoNews to family or friends and donate at the same time. What better stocking filler could a Doctor Who fan ask for and something they will use everyday. Just visit WhoNews in iTunes (Click here for a link) and instead of clicking Buy App, click the little arrow to the right and select Gift App.
Cheers
Paul.
Charity update
08/12/10 19:45
Following last nights letter I have spoken with the UK charity and we have agreed that all trademarked names are removed from my website and I am now in the process of transferring all donations between the 23rd November to 8th December to the UK charity. They will then distribute the donations between the countries. So US donations will go to the US, Canadian donations to Canada etc.
Just to reiterate there was nothing underhanded about this, it is just that for US based charity gets its funding from large corporate organisations who pay the charity considerable donations to use their name and trademarks in association with their business. If a lone developer comes along and starts using their name without prior agreement this can upset the relationship between the charity and the sponsoring businesses.
I am now contacting a blood cancer charity to agree they are happy for me to continue fund-raising until the 23rd December on their behalf. I do learn from my mistakes and will provide more details when they hopefully agree.
This wasn’t exactly how I planned for the fund raising to go but in hindsight I should have investigated the implications of fund raising globally before embarking on the project.
I am extremely grateful for the immense amount of support for WhoNews from all over the world and the fund raising so far.
I will publish the finals figures for the first charity and tomorrow once I’ve received them.
Cheers
Paul.
Just to reiterate there was nothing underhanded about this, it is just that for US based charity gets its funding from large corporate organisations who pay the charity considerable donations to use their name and trademarks in association with their business. If a lone developer comes along and starts using their name without prior agreement this can upset the relationship between the charity and the sponsoring businesses.
I am now contacting a blood cancer charity to agree they are happy for me to continue fund-raising until the 23rd December on their behalf. I do learn from my mistakes and will provide more details when they hopefully agree.
This wasn’t exactly how I planned for the fund raising to go but in hindsight I should have investigated the implications of fund raising globally before embarking on the project.
I am extremely grateful for the immense amount of support for WhoNews from all over the world and the fund raising so far.
I will publish the finals figures for the first charity and tomorrow once I’ve received them.
Cheers
Paul.
Very Important Please Read
08/12/10 07:18
A little background when I embarked on the charity appeal with WhoNews I naively thought it was a simple case of stating how you was going to raise funds and who those funds would be donated to. I been to fairs, fetes and fun runs and seen people being sponsored or raising money for their chosen charity. I thought fund raising using the profits from WhoNews would be no different.
How wrong could I be.
I have received a letter from the charity I had pledged my fund raising too, telling me to cease and desist using their name with regards fund raising in the US. I had been in close contact with the UK side of the charity and I didn't realise I needed prior authorisation to raise money for the charity. I have been told to stop using their name on the website, provide evidence of sales and pay the donations to date to them. None of this is a problem as I have all the figures, records of downloads and it was always my intention to donate 100% of the profits to the charity.
This is a real blow for me, however my current intention is to send the original charity the first 2 weeks proceeds, which is when I received the letter. I then intended to switch the remaining two weeks to a Leukaemia charity but I will check with them first before announcing them as the charity of choice. I have a learnt from this experience. I always said I would be donating the profit till the 23rd December and it would be wrong to change that date.
I hope to be talking to the Director for Fund Raising UK for the original charity today, to find out the best way to proceed. I must say the UK charity has been a great support throughout the appeal.
My biggest fear is that people will think I am some kind of fraudster or con-artist when a charity asks you to stop promoting them. Nothing could be further from the truth and I have always been as open and transparent as possible.
Paul.
How wrong could I be.
I have received a letter from the charity I had pledged my fund raising too, telling me to cease and desist using their name with regards fund raising in the US. I had been in close contact with the UK side of the charity and I didn't realise I needed prior authorisation to raise money for the charity. I have been told to stop using their name on the website, provide evidence of sales and pay the donations to date to them. None of this is a problem as I have all the figures, records of downloads and it was always my intention to donate 100% of the profits to the charity.
This is a real blow for me, however my current intention is to send the original charity the first 2 weeks proceeds, which is when I received the letter. I then intended to switch the remaining two weeks to a Leukaemia charity but I will check with them first before announcing them as the charity of choice. I have a learnt from this experience. I always said I would be donating the profit till the 23rd December and it would be wrong to change that date.
I hope to be talking to the Director for Fund Raising UK for the original charity today, to find out the best way to proceed. I must say the UK charity has been a great support throughout the appeal.
My biggest fear is that people will think I am some kind of fraudster or con-artist when a charity asks you to stop promoting them. Nothing could be further from the truth and I have always been as open and transparent as possible.
Paul.
14 days later
07/12/10 19:57
Two weeks have passed since the launch of the Wish appeal and we are really now down at the normal WhoNews download rates with just 2 on Monday. So for anyone who thought WhoNews was a money making exercise and not a labour of love then think again.
14 days have passed and a total of £653.29/$1029.48 USD has been raised. I spotted that a couple of sites have been kind enough to try and boost the appeal again and my thanks go out to Nebula One and Life, Doctor Who and Combom. I’ve already spotted a boost in the iTunes ranking and I expect it is down to you guys.
Tomorrow I plan to have a busy night with a big push again to try and raise interest during the third week and then I plan to get really busy for the final week of the appeal.
For those of you who have supported the appeal so far by purchasing WhoNews, I’d like to ask one more favour. Can you spare 15 minutes from your day to spread the word. Tell people what you think of the app and post a link to www.who-news.com on facebook, blogs, twitter, your website or to friends and families who are fans of the show.
You been great so far and together we hit £600 in a week, so surely we can raise £1000 in a month. Where’s the harm in trying ;)
Cheers
Paul.
14 days have passed and a total of £653.29/$1029.48 USD has been raised. I spotted that a couple of sites have been kind enough to try and boost the appeal again and my thanks go out to Nebula One and Life, Doctor Who and Combom. I’ve already spotted a boost in the iTunes ranking and I expect it is down to you guys.
Tomorrow I plan to have a busy night with a big push again to try and raise interest during the third week and then I plan to get really busy for the final week of the appeal.
For those of you who have supported the appeal so far by purchasing WhoNews, I’d like to ask one more favour. Can you spare 15 minutes from your day to spread the word. Tell people what you think of the app and post a link to www.who-news.com on facebook, blogs, twitter, your website or to friends and families who are fans of the show.
You been great so far and together we hit £600 in a week, so surely we can raise £1000 in a month. Where’s the harm in trying ;)
Cheers
Paul.
Wish appeal update
05/12/10 11:36
Saturday’s figures have just arrived and we’ve dipped down to normal levels of downloads for WhoNews with just 4 downloads. This takes the total number of downloads to 30 since November 30th. However it nudges the total raised up to £643/$1014 USD which is a figure to be proud of.
This week I’ll try give the numbers a boost by posting on forums, facebook etc. I’m hoping a couple of local newspapers are going to run articles on the fund raising and I’ve tried contact local and national TV channels without much success so far. If anyone out there has contacts in media who may be able to help please let me know.
Cheers
Paul.
This week I’ll try give the numbers a boost by posting on forums, facebook etc. I’m hoping a couple of local newspapers are going to run articles on the fund raising and I’ve tried contact local and national TV channels without much success so far. If anyone out there has contacts in media who may be able to help please let me know.
Cheers
Paul.
Week 2 update
03/12/10 12:58
Firstly an apology for no updates over the past couple of days. I’ve been very busy on other projects and testing the new WhoNews feed engine.
Downloads of WhoNews have dropped dramatically since this time last week but to be fair that was only to be expected. In the period from Tuesday to Thursday the have only been 20 downloads and this has generated just over £32 for the appeal.
If you are a user of WhoNews and you find the app useful, it would be really great if you could help spread the word, posting on forums, facebook, twitter or putting a link in your signature. Anything you can do to help perk up the sales a little would be greatly appreciated.
Don’t forget I always love hearing feedback about the app, good and bad so please drop me a line.
Cheers
Paul.
Downloads of WhoNews have dropped dramatically since this time last week but to be fair that was only to be expected. In the period from Tuesday to Thursday the have only been 20 downloads and this has generated just over £32 for the appeal.
If you are a user of WhoNews and you find the app useful, it would be really great if you could help spread the word, posting on forums, facebook, twitter or putting a link in your signature. Anything you can do to help perk up the sales a little would be greatly appreciated.
Don’t forget I always love hearing feedback about the app, good and bad so please drop me a line.
Cheers
Paul.
WhoNews the first week. Updated
30/11/10 19:34
Well it’s one week since the WhoNews wish appeal got under way and I can already tell you the appeal has racked up 375 downloads and raised £594.42/ $925.56. Now nearly £600 in a week is an exceptional achievement and we will make a difference to many children’s lives.
That kind of sum will allow Make-A-Wish to buy sparkly tiaras to transforms 30 little girls into princesses for a day or send 6 children to Paris via the Eurostar. Maybe 4 boys will receive a mini tuxedo and become James Bond or 3 children can now swim with dolphins in Florida. Who knows, what you can be sure of is that by purchasing WhoNews you will be touching a life and putting a big smile on a face.
I’d like to say a big thank you to 375 fans who have downloaded WhoNews, I sincerely hope you are finding the app useful and continue to find it so in the future. Rest assured it is constantly under development and we are heading towards v2.0, I’ll say no more about that for the moment. As River Song would say “Spoilers...”
I’d also like take the opportunity to express my special thanks to the following:
Wes Duellman of the Omega Podcast. Wes hit the ground running as soon as I mentioned the idea of donating the proceeds to charity. Whether by spread the word through the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance, posts on his website or through his Facebook group his support has been rock solid.
Christian Cawley of Kasterborous.com has constantly championed WhoNews from day one, well over a year ago. The wish appeal has received unwavering support from this fine site. As a small way of saying thank you, an Android phone has been purchased as a future test platform for WhoNews.....
The guys at Radio Free Skaro for taking the time to mention WhoNews and the wish appeal during their great podcasts.
Alwyn Ash of Nebula One Another great supporter of WhoNews and more than willing to give space to the appeal.
Life, Doctor Who and Combom for throwing their support behind WhoNews and the appeal at very short notice. I’m really glad to have you guys onboard, the honour is mine.
Ellis over at A Police Box for getting in touch and supporting WhoNews.
Harry Ward over at Doctor Who News page for reporting on the wish appeal which provided a big boost from the US.
Jonathan at Anglotopia.net Again for continued support of WhoNews and championing the appeal.
If I’ve missed somebody out please accept my apologies and nudge me to put it right.
The support from the Doctor Who community has been superb from the fans of the series and to the “High Council” whose passion is the creation of sites, podcasts and blogs listed above. Thanks to everyone of you.
Cheers
Paul.
That kind of sum will allow Make-A-Wish to buy sparkly tiaras to transforms 30 little girls into princesses for a day or send 6 children to Paris via the Eurostar. Maybe 4 boys will receive a mini tuxedo and become James Bond or 3 children can now swim with dolphins in Florida. Who knows, what you can be sure of is that by purchasing WhoNews you will be touching a life and putting a big smile on a face.
I’d like to say a big thank you to 375 fans who have downloaded WhoNews, I sincerely hope you are finding the app useful and continue to find it so in the future. Rest assured it is constantly under development and we are heading towards v2.0, I’ll say no more about that for the moment. As River Song would say “Spoilers...”
I’d also like take the opportunity to express my special thanks to the following:
Wes Duellman of the Omega Podcast. Wes hit the ground running as soon as I mentioned the idea of donating the proceeds to charity. Whether by spread the word through the Doctor Who Podcast Alliance, posts on his website or through his Facebook group his support has been rock solid.
Christian Cawley of Kasterborous.com has constantly championed WhoNews from day one, well over a year ago. The wish appeal has received unwavering support from this fine site. As a small way of saying thank you, an Android phone has been purchased as a future test platform for WhoNews.....
The guys at Radio Free Skaro for taking the time to mention WhoNews and the wish appeal during their great podcasts.
Alwyn Ash of Nebula One Another great supporter of WhoNews and more than willing to give space to the appeal.
Life, Doctor Who and Combom for throwing their support behind WhoNews and the appeal at very short notice. I’m really glad to have you guys onboard, the honour is mine.
Ellis over at A Police Box for getting in touch and supporting WhoNews.
Harry Ward over at Doctor Who News page for reporting on the wish appeal which provided a big boost from the US.
Jonathan at Anglotopia.net Again for continued support of WhoNews and championing the appeal.
If I’ve missed somebody out please accept my apologies and nudge me to put it right.
The support from the Doctor Who community has been superb from the fans of the series and to the “High Council” whose passion is the creation of sites, podcasts and blogs listed above. Thanks to everyone of you.
Cheers
Paul.
A Quick Update
28/11/10 21:25
Just a very quick update today. Saturday saw a slight dip down to 55 downloads but does mean we’ve already broken the £500 barrier which I was convinced was likely to be as much as I would raise in the whole month!
A stirling effort by all those involved which is the Who army for buying the app and the terrific support from websites and bloggers all over the planet. I salute you all.
In a couple of days time I plan to honour those who have help me get this off the ground and spread the word.
I’m drowning in tasks at the moment with testing the new feed generator for WhoNews. I’ve been bug hunting in the find-BOOK and find-CD apps which have just been released which have a few issues. Writing a speech for presentation tomorrow, updating the community news for the local newspaper and now the cat has appeared and is SHOUTING at me.
So I’m waving the white flag for the night.
Cheers
Paul.
A stirling effort by all those involved which is the Who army for buying the app and the terrific support from websites and bloggers all over the planet. I salute you all.
In a couple of days time I plan to honour those who have help me get this off the ground and spread the word.
I’m drowning in tasks at the moment with testing the new feed generator for WhoNews. I’ve been bug hunting in the find-BOOK and find-CD apps which have just been released which have a few issues. Writing a speech for presentation tomorrow, updating the community news for the local newspaper and now the cat has appeared and is SHOUTING at me.
So I’m waving the white flag for the night.
Cheers
Paul.
An International Effort. Updated
27/11/10 15:01
Well I now have Thursday and Friday figures and as I kind of expected we’ve dipped in sales to 29 downloads on Thursday. I’m not complaining as it is still beats my highest download rate which was when the 10th Doctor regenerated. However Friday’s figures leapt back up to 72 downloads which is just brilliant. As of 2PM (GMT) Saturday WhoNews is #3 in the UK, #27 in the US and #26 in Australia in the News chart.
So I’ll give you a few stats as promised....
Total downloads from Tuesday to Friday is 266 which raises £420.02 or roughly $655. The table below gives a breakdown by country and what people may find interesting is how different taxes and exchange rates in each country change the amount received by an iPhone developer.
I’m over the moon by how much has been raised so far. I expected a dip in sales during Thanksgiving in the States as people will be out and about visiting friends etc. However I’m glad I was wrong.
Thanks for a great international effort and it just goes to show what a little kindness and the love of a great TV show can do.
So I’ll give you a few stats as promised....
Total downloads from Tuesday to Friday is 266 which raises £420.02 or roughly $655. The table below gives a breakdown by country and what people may find interesting is how different taxes and exchange rates in each country change the amount received by an iPhone developer.
I’m over the moon by how much has been raised so far. I expected a dip in sales during Thanksgiving in the States as people will be out and about visiting friends etc. However I’m glad I was wrong.
Thanks for a great international effort and it just goes to show what a little kindness and the love of a great TV show can do.
| Country | Downloads | Amount |
| United Kingdom | 159 | £230.55 |
| United States | 70 | £123.72 |
| Australia | 13 | £25.62 |
| Canada | 13 | £22.72 |
| Germany | 2 | £3.09 |
| France | 2 | £3.09 |
| Ireland | 2 | £3.08 |
| Austria | 1 | £1.54 |
| Estonia | 1 | £1.55 |
| Sweden | 1 | £1.54 |
| Belgium | 1 | £1.54 |
| New Zealand | 1 | £1.97 |
Day 2 Figures
26/11/10 07:36
Well I’ve received the second days sales figures and we had a slight drop from 88 to 77 but this is still an amazing level of support and as a consequence I can tell you that together we’ve raised £260.55
Having looked a the UK Make-A-Wish website a sum of £200 would send a child to Florida to swim with dolphins and £50 would buy a uniform for a child to dress up as a policemen, fireman or may be even the Doctor.
It will be interesting to see the yesterday’s figures as WhoNews was constantly high in the US and UK charts throughout the day. So hopefully we can stay around the 70 downloads.
I know I mention the UK and US a lot but the rest of the world is doing it’s bit with terrific support from Australia, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, France, Estonia, Germany and New Zealand.
Tomorrow I will reveal which country has contributed the most so far..... just for a little healthy international competition :)
Thanks for all support from where ever you are and keep spreading the word.
Cheers
Paul.
Having looked a the UK Make-A-Wish website a sum of £200 would send a child to Florida to swim with dolphins and £50 would buy a uniform for a child to dress up as a policemen, fireman or may be even the Doctor.
It will be interesting to see the yesterday’s figures as WhoNews was constantly high in the US and UK charts throughout the day. So hopefully we can stay around the 70 downloads.
I know I mention the UK and US a lot but the rest of the world is doing it’s bit with terrific support from Australia, Canada, Sweden, Belgium, France, Estonia, Germany and New Zealand.
Tomorrow I will reveal which country has contributed the most so far..... just for a little healthy international competition :)
Thanks for all support from where ever you are and keep spreading the word.
Cheers
Paul.
A huge thank you
24/11/10 21:26
Wow what a day. I never expected this level of support from Who fans all over the world. You’ve propelled WhoNews to #2 in the UK App Store News chart, just behind one of the national newspaper apps. In the US WhoNews has soared into the top 40 of News apps which is a great achievement.
So total downloads for day 1 were 88 worldwide, which may not sound a great deal but let me tell you it is 30-40 times the normal download rate. If the momentum can be maintained for 1 week at that rate you would have raised nearly £1000 or $1500. A sum like that is beyond what I hoped to raise over the 30 days.
So a huge thank you for all your support and I intended to reward your efforts with a major upgrade which I shall be working on over the Christmas period.
Just to mention two new feeds have been added A Police Box and Life, Doctor Who and Combom.
Cheers
Paul.
So total downloads for day 1 were 88 worldwide, which may not sound a great deal but let me tell you it is 30-40 times the normal download rate. If the momentum can be maintained for 1 week at that rate you would have raised nearly £1000 or $1500. A sum like that is beyond what I hoped to raise over the 30 days.
So a huge thank you for all your support and I intended to reward your efforts with a major upgrade which I shall be working on over the Christmas period.
Just to mention two new feeds have been added A Police Box and Life, Doctor Who and Combom.
Cheers
Paul.
WhoNews for charity from Today
23/11/10 21:23
From today till the 23rd December all profits from the sale of WhoNews will be going to charity. 47 years ago the Doctor started his journeys through time and space and what better way to celebrate than watching an episode and kicking off my attempt to raise a pile of money for the Make-A-Wish foundation.
Your kind donations are already pushing WhoNews up the charts and I would like to say a big thank you for a great start.
To find out what it is all about take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
Your kind donations are already pushing WhoNews up the charts and I would like to say a big thank you for a great start.
To find out what it is all about take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
WhoNews Wish Appeal
14/11/10 21:22
From 23rd November to 23rd December all the profits from the sale of WhoNews will go to the Make-A-Wish Foundation. This organisation grants wishes to children and young people fighting life-threatening illnesses.
Recently the cousin of my step-children was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Andrew Brown is only 12 years old and recently underwent chemotherapy for the condition which thankfully seems to be in remission but Andrew still has to have a lot of treatment.
I'm donating 100% of the profits from the sale of WhoNews for a month from the 23rd November to 23rd December which marks the 47th anniversary of Doctor Who. The profits will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help other children like Andrew.
To find out more take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
Recently the cousin of my step-children was diagnosed with Leukaemia. Andrew Brown is only 12 years old and recently underwent chemotherapy for the condition which thankfully seems to be in remission but Andrew still has to have a lot of treatment.
I'm donating 100% of the profits from the sale of WhoNews for a month from the 23rd November to 23rd December which marks the 47th anniversary of Doctor Who. The profits will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation to help other children like Andrew.
To find out more take a look at the WhoNews Wish Appeal page
