Wallop: Calling all Flash developers!

If you work with Flash then your main source of income is likely to come from designing and building Flash banners, apps and websites for your clients. But 'work for hire' isn't the only way to make money from your skills.

Incremental forms of income include royalties from books and articles, or payments through the sale of design templates or components. It is this last income stream that Wallop is opening up to Flash designers and developers.

Online social networking is big business. MySpace, the biggest of them all was recently bought by News international for a cool $500 million. And it's really ugly. And it's hard to skin. In fact that's what Wallop has set out to challenge, and they need your help.

The site, launched this Tuesday, is built entirely in Flash. All the
functionality you'd expect from a social networking application is in there but crucially every element is skinnable and extendable through an open API. And here's the kicker, any skins or Mods you create can be bought and sold through the site. 70% of the sale goes back to you and Wallop take care of the DRM and online transactions.

Some big name developers have already begun working on Mods. Alex Bard, President & CEO of Goowy Media had this to say: "We have been working with Wallop's Modder Network for several months now and have been very impressed with the opportunity it presents to flash designers everywhere, whether individuals, or company's like us.

They made it very easy for us to extend our minis, from yourminis.com, into the wallop community. This creates value for the Wallop members while providing a great opportunity for flash developers and companies to extend their applications and to create revenue opportunities."

In a briefing with FlashMagazine, Scott Arpajian, Wallop VP of Product, demoed the one-click purchasing. It was very quick and most importantly easy for ordinary users to do. The potential is huge and could prove a lucrative alternative source of income for talented Flashers everywhere.


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