Saturday, July 21, 2012

How To Build An App And Let The World Benefit From It

By Darren Perry


Do you have a certain idea that could become a very good mobile app? If you do, what are you waiting for? You are supposed to share your ideas, especially the brilliant ones. If not, they will only be wasted and you will end up hating yourself when someone else has the same idea and actually does something about it. That is why it is important to learn how to build an app so you can make it happen.

Let us say you are making an app for the iPhone in particular. You should go through the motions and follow certain steps. First, you need an idea. The idea should be something that is unique and could prove to be of use in one way or another. If they are not handy, they could also be entertaining. There must be a niche for the idea of an app you have in your head. There should be people who will have a use for it and would even be willing to shell out some money, if it comes to it.

Are you worried that you app is not unique and that there are already apps that are essentially the same? That's not a problem. Instead, make sure your app can hold its own against those already existing apps. Make sure it can do something that the others cannot. Some market research will give you some insights on this. You will find out what improvements could be made to the existing apps and incorporate it into your own.

Design has an important role in how to build an app. Visuals are highly instrumental in attracting the public's attention so you should make sure the graphics would be catchy enough. If you do not trust your designer skills and you also do not want to settle for those templates you can find online, go to a professional designer.

Next would be the actual building of the app, and this would require knowledge of programming languages. You can hire a programmer if this is beyond your grasp or skill set. There are firms who specifically provide these services but if you want to hire someone who charges lower rates, independent developers would be the way to go.

Once the developer has built the app, you will have to let it undergo a few test runs to make sure there won't be problems or bugs. Then you submit it to the App Store and wait for it to be approved. The public will then be able to download it once it has been approved. At the beginning you should already have known whether you are going to make the users pay for this app or let them have it for free. Thus, you should know how to price it accordingly. Was the building of the app profit-oriented or were you simply doing it for fun? If you have answered that question from the start, then you would know what to do afterwards.

So what if you already know how to build an app? It has already been released to the public. Is that it? You need to do some marketing so many people will know about the existence of your app and actually download it. All your efforts would have been for nothing if no one will even pay any attention to it.

What will you do when you get hold of an idea for an app? Go to work mode immediately and start making the app. Therefore, you should start learning now.




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