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MenuI have an idea for an app but dont really know where to start... what should my first steps be in terms of moving forward with my idea?
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Hi,
These are the 3 most important first steps (all are related to validating your idea - meaning checking that there truly is a need for it):
1. Online research with D"r Google :-).
2. Offline research: ask as many people as possible what they think of "the" idea. Not YOUR idea. You need to ask them in a way that allows them to give honest feedback and the only way to do that is either by telling them it is someone else's idea ("my friend has this idea and he wants me to join him...") or by criticizing it yourself so they too feel comfortable to do so.
3. Validation: create a very initial working version and test the waters. read more about this here: https://clarity.fm/questions/6423/how-do-you-do-market-research
It is crucial that you do the above before spending a lot of time and money on an idea.
Feel free to reach out if you need more help.
Good luck!
Think of a few apps that you use very often. Is there a way that you could take the most useful features and meld them together to form a new type of app? Write down any of these ideas even if you know an app already exists to solve this problem because as you will see in the next step, there may be an opportunity to make a better app than what currently exists. The next step is to validate your idea to make sure that it has a chance to thrive in the app store.
You can read more here: https://codewithchris.com/how-to-make-iphone-apps-with-no-programming-experience/#1-generate-an-app-idea
Besides if you do have any questions give me a call: https://clarity.fm/joy-brotonath
You strategize a thought of action for your app to form it onto the app scene.
You must also note that you simply can’t just create an app out of nothingness. It takes time, money, and resources to rework a concept into a living, breathing application utilized by people throughout the state or maybe the planet.
When you have an honest app idea but aren’t sure the way to move forward, here is what's suggested:
Step 1: Do Your Research
When developing your app, treat it as you would if it were a significant business project. It’s perfectly fine to induce excitement and dependent on your concept, but remember that the mobile app business is extremely competitive.
There may even be 100 people out there actively trying to develop an app with the identical exact concept as yours. the sole difference between succeeding and failing in your app creation endeavors is that the plan that you simply formulate.
When conducting your marketing research, ask yourself the proper questions:
What reasonably app do I would like to create?
How will my app benefit the user?
Who is my target audience? Are they men or women? Are they adults or children? What devices do they use, and the way often?
Are there similar apps out there? If so, how many? How big/successful are they? In what app stores are they present?
How will my app differ from competitors? What features will my app include that other apps don’t?
What are the pros and cons of my app idea?
How am I able to make money off my app? Do I show ads? Do I offer in-app purchases? Do I sell data to third parties?
These are just some of the first questions required to seek out the answers to if you wish to develop your app.
Step 2: Create An App Monetization Strategy
Based on your findings during the research phase, take the time to craft a meaningful business concept/app monetization strategy.
It’s crucial that you simply write this stuff down rather than just keeping all of them in your head. Staying organized during this phase is crucial to how you perform your plan.
Also, when writing down your ideas for a way to monetize your app, you will find that you’ve stumbled across new useful ideas that would become another propulsion behind getting your app created and distributed.
The chances are that you’re developing a mobile application from one or two starting points:
You wish to make a mobile application as an embarkment of your new company.
You have an existing business, and you would like to develop a mobile app that orchestrates alongside your company website.
Step 3: Find Investors/Business Partners
Let’s face it.
Unless you have already got numerous dollars at your disposal, you’ll never be able to create an app on your own. You require investment capital to induce your app off the bottom and downloaded it onto various potential users’ phones.
The most successful app creators didn’t get to where they're now on their own. they'd investors and partners. If you’re on the explore for a high-quality business partner, consider choosing one who has similar goals but has qualities you lack.
Step 4: Hire An Application Development A-Team
When developing your new app, it’s essential to possess the correct team behind you. Unless you’re a master programmer or app developer, you would like to rent out.
The best reasonably facilitate your can find is thru professional software development companies. they need the resources that you simply must develop your app quickly, efficiently, and affordably.
Understandably, you’d be very hesitant or cautious about who you select to develop your application.
Step 5: Harvest the facility Of An MVP
There has never been an app that was released with all of its final features in application development history. Even market leaders and tech powerhouses, like Microsoft and Google, release and edit apps incrementally, pivoting consistent with feedback.
Let go of the dream of bringing an ideal product to plug immediately, and identify some must-have features to essentially nail down. We always advise you to start with a Minimal Viable Product (MVP) to pilot your proof of concept for extra investors.
An MVP is that the younger brother to your finalized concept.
It’s a loosely designed product with merely enough functionality to entice early adopters or convince a bunch of partners to funnel more cash into your project.
Have your development team build a viable solution and aggregate the feedback. Learn where the holes within the design are and fix them.
Harvesting an MVP’s power could mean the difference between gaining enough funding to develop your project to its fullest potential or becoming another statistic as someone who “attempted” to form an app but failed.
Step 6: Publish Your App
Once you’ve perfected your application and are able to launch, you need to first give some thought to how you would like to create the globe know that your new app is prepared for download.
I answered a similar question asked just after yours... an MVP, or some sort of market validation, would be the first step. No point in building it if no one will use it (unless for fun).
Let's try this approach:
"imagine you have an idea for an app but don't know how to start because of:
a) lack of startup and management skills to move forward
b) lack of ability to test the market or clear identificaiton of a problem
c) the idea of the app is not detail enough
d) lack of capital to kick-start
e) and so on ..."
If you know clearly what you don't know first, you will able to know what you need to improve. The very first step to understand your current situation.
Hope the above reposition your perception, if you need full understanding with deep insight of your current situation so that you can clearly what you need to do next, please feel to contact me. I can share with you my deep understanding and analysis methodlogies that I use to grow 400+ companies so far.
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