EPISODE · Oct 11, 2021 · 1H 1M
App Development Pitfalls - How to NOT Waste Your Money
from App Marketing by App Masters · host Steve Young
All the tips and strategies you need to know so you don't waste money developing app features that NEVER get used. Joining me is Austin Betzer who is the founder of Strides - an amazing team of developers and designers that bring real products to life. Their main focus is designing & developing full-scale mobile applications, for iOS, Android, and Web. Topics covered: 03:45 - How to build an app fast 05:38 - How to build the right features in the beginning 06:47 - Using Typeform for customer research 07:30 - How to find your early customers for feedback 10:01 - How Austin got started his company 11:13 - How he found his first freelancing clients 11:40 - How to post in FB groups and Reddit subreddits organically 14:39 - Any tips on making app promo videos 20:33 - Stark App Audit 29:14 - What is the #1 app development pitfall? (starting too big) 31:46 - What is Austin's tech stack? 32:47 - What if the client's app idea is not that great, do you tell the client? 39:18 - Supgro App Audit 51:05 - Is it worth publishing on the Amazon app store? 51:42 - Top Firebase features 53:28 - Is it worth to have an MMP after iOS 14 Listen to my episode on their podcast: https://www.strides.dev/podcast/marketing-and-growth-hacks-with-steve-young-app-masters You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/GLtBIw36FUM Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit *************** SPONSORS Scaling your Apple Search Ads campaigns can be challenging if you don’t have the right tool kit. From market insights to automation tools, SearchAds.com provides everything you need in a single intuitive dashboard, so you can easily adapt, optimize and grow your mobile business in the App Store. CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************
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All the tips and strategies you need to know so you don't waste money developing app features that NEVER get used. Joining me is Austin Betzer who is the founder of Strides - an amazing team of developers and designers that bring real products to life. Their main focus is designing & developing full-scale mobile applications, for iOS, Android, and Web. Topics covered: 03:45 - How to build an app fast 05:38 - How to build the right features in the beginning 06:47 - Using Typeform for customer research 07:30 - How to find your early customers for feedback 10:01 - How Austin got started his company 11:13 - How he found his first freelancing clients 11:40 - How to post in FB groups and Reddit subreddits organically 14:39 - Any tips on making app promo videos 20:33 - Stark App Audit 29:14 - What is the #1 app development pitfall? (starting too big) 31:46 - What is Austin's tech stack? 32:47 - What if the client's app idea is not that great, do you tell the client? 39:18 - Supgro App Audit 51:05 - Is it worth publishing on the Amazon app store? 51:42 - Top Firebase features 53:28 - Is it worth to have an MMP after iOS 14 Listen to my episode on their podcast: https://www.strides.dev/podcast/marketing-and-growth-hacks-with-steve-young-app-masters You can watch this video: https://youtu.be/GLtBIw36FUM Get our greatest growth hacks to increase downloads & revenue: http://www.appmasters.com/training *************** Get your app audited: http://www.appmasters.com/audit *************** SPONSORS Scaling your Apple Search Ads campaigns can be challenging if you don’t have the right tool kit. From market insights to automation tools, SearchAds.com provides everything you need in a single intuitive dashboard, so you can easily adapt, optimize and grow your mobile business in the App Store. CHECKASO is an analytical ASO platform that provides you with up-to-date data on keywords, competitors, ratings, and reviews. It also rates your ASO level and gives you custom tips on how to improve it. This way, you can increase your app page visibility, organic traffic, and installs with every update. Try it now for 7 days for free at checkaso.io Tired of overpaying for App Store Optimization? Get unlimited ASO and app marketing support to increase your keyword rankings, downloads, and revenue. Learn more at ASO Masters. *************** Follow us: YouTube: AppMasters.com/YouTube Instagram: @stevepyoung Twitter: @stevepyoung Facebook: App Masters ***************
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