Help : How to publish paid apps on Google play market

[Edward Pie]

Hello good people,

I've created an app for a client who wants to sell the app on  the Google play market but Google is not allowing me to post paid apps onto my developer console cos Ghana is not enlisted as part of the countries from which paid apps can be posted onto the market. I have a Google wallet account which I tried using but it was still rejected cos am from Ghana. Please if anyone knows a way around this problem please do help me out as soon as possible.

Best Wishes,

Edward Pie

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[Ato Ulzen-Appiah]

This is a long standing problem for which I don't know the solution too, at least locally.

Would be great if someone can share how they have navigated this problem.

- Ato

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[Michael K. Ocansey]

I see 2 ways out … they are more hacks than solutions

1. Get someone you trust in a listed country to signup as a developer on your behalf. 

2. Post the app as a free app and implement your billing in-app. I don't know if the play store EULA permits in-app purchases.

Mike

[Nana Ghartey]

Hi Eddie,
Unfortunately at the time of this writing, developers can't register as Google Checkout merchants and sell paid
apps on the google play store if they're in Africa; neither can they integrate in-app billing within apps/games.  It's one of those challenges you face as a developer in Africa, nonetheless
 there are ways to get around these impediments. I did the following:

* I found someone trustworthy in a listed country to setup the account. Users buy app > $$$ goes to his account > he remits it
- So far, not good

* Used alternative app stores to reach a wider market- SlideMe, amazon app store, samsung app store, yandex, soc.io, handster, appia, nexva, mobango, camangi, phoload, tucows, androidpit,
appslib.
- With the above stores, you don't need any google merchant wahala. You give 'em your bank account details and they remit your earnings via wire transfers. Amazon pay cheques.. Isn't that sweet

*  Make the app free and stuff it with non-instrusive ads. Unlike the iOS and Windows Phone ecosystem, android users normally expect free apps. Most of users don't have cards or carrier services to buy 'em apps..
 - Do you know rovio's angry birds(android version) makes atleast $1million a month using the above technique. Well, convincing your client to take that route might be hard.


Hope you find a way and by the way, if you're able to sell on the play store, remember to use google play licensing services or other alternatives to secure your app else you'll be seeing thousands of downloads but zero purchases in the stats. Haah! Say hello to the pirates of the carriandroid and their atrocious backdoors :(

Regards,
Nana
(http://thepalmwinetapper.com)

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Subject: {GDG Ghana} Help : How to publish paid apps on Google play market

[Michael K. Ocansey]

@Ghartey.. just out of curiosity ...

Whats the meaning of the Seychelles quote under your signature?

I find it quite interesting.

Mike

[tawheed]

Being fortunate to be in one of the so called 'trusted' countries, I believe that I can give you a hand in that (register and do all the necessary stuffs for you), however I would like you to figure out a way by which your money would be wired directly to you in Ghana.