how do you get the money you make from your apps? do you get them in a bank account or do you get a check in the mail? im no where near distributing my first app, im just curious.

I just registered with apple few days ago as i`m close to launching
my 1st app and when I registered they asked for bank information
router number, bank name, ect so I assume you get payed as direct
deposit (every month) i think.

ohh okay. so you need to register with apple and corona?

You only need to register with apple ($99.00) to test your apps
on devices (up to 100 ipod,iphone,ipad ect) but if you plan to
distribute your app in the app store you need to register with
corona.

In short, works like this, mostly:

Get an Apple iOS developer account
Get the corona SDK trial
Start building your app
When you are convinced, get a Corona license for the platforms you want to build for (this won't be long!)
Towards the end of development (around user testing time) go into the iTunes Connect section of the iOS developer pages and add your tax information: https://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/submission/
Get it tested: http://testflightapp.com/
Prepare a website for your app: http://www.anscamobile.com/corona/tools/
Follow some instruction from the pros: https://developer.anscamobile.com/forums/marketing-your-apps

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"Towards the end of development (around user testing time) go into the iTunes Connect section of the iOS developer pages and add your tax information: https://developer.apple.com/appstore/resources/submission/"

Depending on your country I would move this up to step 2, since it can take a while or you might have some problems along the way.

Very true. Please don't consider my list as ordered. It's probably a good idea to do the sign-up items as early as possible to avoid irritating red tape later.