Marketing your app, any ideas to do that.

[helloworld2013d]

Hi everyone.

I have two apps already on the app store.

I would like to know, if someone would like to share ideas in how to market my apps, or advertise them without spending a lot of money.

I saw some videos on line – I think they are scams. “buy my guide to apps bla bla bla” “make 1 million dollars in one week” “this and that”

How do I know who to trust?

Any developers there, that may want to share “their secrets” please…

If you want to help, please let me know.

The names of my apps are:

Piano For Kids Level 1

How To Make An App For Beginners

Any help will be greatly appreciate it.

Victor

[Saerothir]

A little searching goes a long way.
video - The video is a few years old, but most if not all of the core concepts discussed are still valid.
It is just one of many videos that can be found, on the subject of marketing apps and marketing in general.

On another note, Make sure you have a firm grasp/understanding of the concepts you are trying to “teach” people through your app.
There is a right and wrong way to code things, and developing bad ‘coding-habits’ early on puts the person at a huge disadvantage… I say this from experience.
*I haven’t downloaded your app, I’m basing what I just said on posts/comments I’ve seen by you. *

Good-luck!

-Saer

[helloworld2013d]

Thank you Saer for your comments. And for taking the time to talk to me.

I’m learning. I’m new at all this. I don’t think I know a lot. But even if I had “bad” coding I got two apps in the app store.

to me that is a great accomplishment. I remember when I couldn’t even make a button play a sound.

As for your comment “Make sure you have a firm grasp/understanding of the concepts you are trying to “teach” people through your app.”

I’m doing my best. I’m just showing what I know, how to add a background, or make a button. I may not have the “best” code but for beginners I think it will help a lot. For only $4.99 they can learn a lot of things, that took me months of searching, asking,trying, and nothing.

Besides, the people that “really knows a lot”…

1.- They say things too advanced that I don’t even understand…

2.- They are too busy, they don’t have time to teach…

As of right now, I have like 12 questions that I don’t know the answer. Simple questions. And I would gladly pay $4.99 to an app if they would answer only 1 of those questions.

I know for sure, I a very small guy, and I don’t know much, but the little I know I’m willing to share it with more people, If I can help at least 1 person, I would be so happy.

I as I learn more, I can always, make updates to the app, to make it better.

In a personal note* – IF you get my app, and let me know what you think about it, I would really appreciate it. – Thank you.

And I will watch that video, thanks.

[Saerothir]

Oh I completely understand where you’re coming from. When I first started learning about mobile app dev, I spent a good six months trying to teach myself Objective-C and the Xcode environment, but it was Way too advanced for me
(if you look on iTunes-U, Standford University has a course on app development using Objective-C. <-- advanced stuff, for me at least)

luckily I found Corona, which obviously uses the Lua language, and within a week/2 I had a ‘bubble-shooter’ game working - though that was just so I could learn the basics… I never submitted the game.

Anyways, back to the main topic of discussion - 
From the little bit of research I’ve done on marketing, a common strategy I’ve heard from multiple sources is to make a list of websites that focus on app reviews/mobile application media, and email each one with a request to review your app.
If you come across some sites or a different media outlet that could potentially be very beneficial for you if they were to review/mention your app, just send them a promo code so they can download your app for free (always a good incentive ). If it turns out they, for whatever reason, don’t like your app well at least you know and can move on to the next thing.

– Might not be the best advice, seeing as how I myself haven’t had to start marketing anything. –

P.S. Also, when you’re looking for app review websites, try to find a site/forum that focuses on the type of app you’ve made. i.e. You have an app that teaches piano… try to find a website that focuses on musical applications etc…

P.P.S. Another good thing to do, is to make a promo video and put it on YouTube.
 

[helloworld2013d]

Thanks a lot! I think that would help me out.

I already have 2 or 3 videos on youtube. But the web-sites idea is great.

I am a teacher. A music teacher. I already have 24 books (you know, the old ones with real paper) So I have been teaching for more than 30 years, So I have an idea in how to teach. I will be making a lot of easy apps to teach people and kids something.

During my life I have learn a few things, now I want to share that with more people, not just my students here.

So thank you for everything.

PS – I’m working on a guitar app for kids.

[ranflas]

One of the best posts on the topic of marketing, and it’s really recent too:

http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2013/07/12/top-ten-app-part-2-marketing-launch/

[helloworld2013d]

thanks I have a lot of work to do

[Saerothir]

A little searching goes a long way.
video - The video is a few years old, but most if not all of the core concepts discussed are still valid.
It is just one of many videos that can be found, on the subject of marketing apps and marketing in general.

On another note, Make sure you have a firm grasp/understanding of the concepts you are trying to “teach” people through your app.
There is a right and wrong way to code things, and developing bad ‘coding-habits’ early on puts the person at a huge disadvantage… I say this from experience.
*I haven’t downloaded your app, I’m basing what I just said on posts/comments I’ve seen by you. *

Good-luck!

-Saer

[helloworld2013d]

Thank you Saer for your comments. And for taking the time to talk to me.

I’m learning. I’m new at all this. I don’t think I know a lot. But even if I had “bad” coding I got two apps in the app store.

to me that is a great accomplishment. I remember when I couldn’t even make a button play a sound.

As for your comment “Make sure you have a firm grasp/understanding of the concepts you are trying to “teach” people through your app.”

I’m doing my best. I’m just showing what I know, how to add a background, or make a button. I may not have the “best” code but for beginners I think it will help a lot. For only $4.99 they can learn a lot of things, that took me months of searching, asking,trying, and nothing.

Besides, the people that “really knows a lot”…

1.- They say things too advanced that I don’t even understand…

2.- They are too busy, they don’t have time to teach…

As of right now, I have like 12 questions that I don’t know the answer. Simple questions. And I would gladly pay $4.99 to an app if they would answer only 1 of those questions.

I know for sure, I a very small guy, and I don’t know much, but the little I know I’m willing to share it with more people, If I can help at least 1 person, I would be so happy.

I as I learn more, I can always, make updates to the app, to make it better.

In a personal note* – IF you get my app, and let me know what you think about it, I would really appreciate it. – Thank you.

And I will watch that video, thanks.

[Saerothir]

Oh I completely understand where you’re coming from. When I first started learning about mobile app dev, I spent a good six months trying to teach myself Objective-C and the Xcode environment, but it was Way too advanced for me
(if you look on iTunes-U, Standford University has a course on app development using Objective-C. <-- advanced stuff, for me at least)

luckily I found Corona, which obviously uses the Lua language, and within a week/2 I had a ‘bubble-shooter’ game working - though that was just so I could learn the basics… I never submitted the game.

Anyways, back to the main topic of discussion - 
From the little bit of research I’ve done on marketing, a common strategy I’ve heard from multiple sources is to make a list of websites that focus on app reviews/mobile application media, and email each one with a request to review your app.
If you come across some sites or a different media outlet that could potentially be very beneficial for you if they were to review/mention your app, just send them a promo code so they can download your app for free (always a good incentive ). If it turns out they, for whatever reason, don’t like your app well at least you know and can move on to the next thing.

– Might not be the best advice, seeing as how I myself haven’t had to start marketing anything. –

P.S. Also, when you’re looking for app review websites, try to find a site/forum that focuses on the type of app you’ve made. i.e. You have an app that teaches piano… try to find a website that focuses on musical applications etc…

P.P.S. Another good thing to do, is to make a promo video and put it on YouTube.
 

[helloworld2013d]

Thanks a lot! I think that would help me out.

I already have 2 or 3 videos on youtube. But the web-sites idea is great.

I am a teacher. A music teacher. I already have 24 books (you know, the old ones with real paper) So I have been teaching for more than 30 years, So I have an idea in how to teach. I will be making a lot of easy apps to teach people and kids something.

During my life I have learn a few things, now I want to share that with more people, not just my students here.

So thank you for everything.

PS – I’m working on a guitar app for kids.

[ranflas]

One of the best posts on the topic of marketing, and it’s really recent too:

http://mobile.smashingmagazine.com/2013/07/12/top-ten-app-part-2-marketing-launch/

[helloworld2013d]

thanks I have a lot of work to do