10:11I Built & Published My First iOS App: Here’s What I’d Never Do Again
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If you've thought about making an app, 'My First' tells you Anna is only a step ahead of you. She holds the App Store and Apple logos on her open palms, so you know the topic at a glance, and her tight-lipped smile says it didn't all go to plan. The lower-case 'what i learned' reads as notes from a peer, not a lecture.
'Built & Published' says Anna actually finished and shipped, the part many beginners never reach, and 'Never Do Again' promises honest regrets rather than tips.
The App Store and Apple logos say iOS to anyone at a glance, and Anna's wry smile reads as a relatable beginner, not a polished expert.
When you've just done something your audience wants to try for the first time, frame it as your first go and what you'd never repeat. Show yourself looking honest about it, beside the logos they'd recognise.
A beginner's honest regrets pull the beginners one step behind.
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