What motivates you to create a mobile app? Do you want to follow in the footsteps of other entrepreneurs, or have you encounter a problem that you believe you can solve? The answer to this question will determine whether or not your top mobile app development companies is successful.
Here’s a starting point, but keep in mind that it may not work for everyone. This is base on my more than three years of experience working with entrepreneurs to help them build and market their mobile apps. Take what fits your strategy best, or follow it to the letter. The most important thing is to get start.
Step 1: Come up with an idea or a problem. If you already have an app concept, skip to step two. If not, continue reading. Want to build an app but don’t know what to build? What you really need are problems, and there are plenty of them!
Successful entrepreneurs solve problems in ways we never imagine. Look around you: every product and service you use was design to solve a problem. You bought a car to get from one place to another faster. You bought planes to get from one country to another faster.
Step 2: Determine the need. Validation will demonstrate that there is a market for your app. You can validate your idea by using the Google Keyword Planner tool to see how many people are searching for what you’re trying to do. You could also create a landing page that highlights your app concept in general and solicit user interest via email signup.
Step 3: Organize the flow and features. Validation of your app concept indicates that you have something that people want to use. Now is the time to detail your product on a document, or use a wireframing tool if you want to go the extra mile.
Remember to be as detail as possible when putting your idea down on paper. Include the flow of how the user will navigate the app, as well as all of the features that are being consider. This will assist your developer in understanding your expectations.
Step 4: Remove non-essential features. Start looking closely at features that you can remove from the flow and features document you create. Only provide the core value of your app concept. Build features that are “nice to have” but can always be add later as an update in the first version. This will help you keep development costs low in the beginning and get to market faster.
Step 5: Prioritize design. Many entrepreneurs have told me that they want a simple design and to concentrate on developing an app. They are completely incorrect! Design is more than just how your app looks; it is also about how a user will interact with the app. “Design is a way of making technology useful,” says Vinod Khosla of Khosla Ventures. So look for a developer who prioritises design (user experience and graphics).
Step 6 Hire a designer/developer as the sixth step. Look for a development company with excellent design talent and a strong development team. When hiring a developer, research their credibility and the apps they have create online. If you like an app they create in their portfolio, they might be the right fit for your product.
Step 7: Make a developer account. To sell your app through the respective app stores, you must first create a developer account with them. You can register as an individual or, if you already have a company, as a corporation.
Step 8 Integrate analytics as step eight. Analytics allow you to track your mobile app’s downloads, user engagement, and retention. Make sure to use free tools like Flurry and Localytics, which both have free and paid versions.
Step 9: Get feedback quickly and make changes. Once your app is live on the app store, the first set of customer usage and behaviour will provide you with information on how to improve and enhance your app. Because improvements and changes are ongoing, keep an eye on user feedback and keep building.
Step 10: introduce features. You created the first version with few features and only the core offering. It is now time to evaluate and implement the remaining features that were left out of the first version. Analytics and feedback will tell you whether the features are still relevant.
These steps are not sacred, but rather a guideline for developing your app in the most efficient way possible based on my experience. When you’re ready to begin, you should know that developing a mobile app is the easiest part. The difficulty is in acquiring customers.
