App Makers Utilizing Social Media
Have you been thinking about App Development?
You’ve finally hit on that perfect idea for the perfect app and now what? Create it? Market it? Make money? Where do you market it? Why of course, social media.
You see it all the time on social media – marketing for apps. You can have your very own app showing up on social media, too.
However, first things first, you’ve got to create that App, than pepper social media with it.
Dial-in to Potential Profits
As this article “5 things to know about creating iPhone Apps” shows, you may just be able to jump on in….
An idea is enough! – Don’t worry if you don’t know the first thing about App creation. If you’ve got the idea, you can hire someone to create the app. There are developers out there who do this very thing for a living – the are good at it and they are fast. You supply the idea; they create it – you don’t have to know a thing about code. Just make sure you have all the right paperwork and copyright information. There are even some pretty smart kids out there who know how to create apps if money is tight.
Learn about app development – If you want to tackle this yourself, you’ve got to learn about iOS. Read about Xcode, Cocoa Frameworks and more. Learn about all that entails apps: the anatomy, buttons, labels, scrolling and tabs, how to navigate the app and connect it to the Internet (you may decide to contact that developer).
Make it relevant – What do people want? What do you feel is lacking in the app world? Fill in the blank: I wish I had an app for_______________. So – make it relevant. And then tie it into social media. Do you want it to show up on Facebook? Do you want people to Pin it? Think about who uses your product and where they are on social media.
Make it unique – There’s lots of everything out there – what you are doing has to stand out. Whatever it may be, make it unique. Why choose your app over another one? What will make social media users take a second glance at your app? If you find just the right niche, it will get notice.
Utilize video – Sure, screen shots are great, but sometimes video is better. Don’t you love hearing a song clip before you buy it off iTunes? Show your app in all its glory through a video (like YouTube and you’re hitting social media at the same time).
You can do this! Don’t let your good idea slip away.
Whether you develop your app or someone else does it for you, you may be the hottest thing trending on social media before long and your app will be on everyone’s iPhone!
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