Marketing Tips for Your Mobile Applications

Oct 27
07:42

2011

Bob B. Hamilton

Bob B. Hamilton

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More and more people are getting smart phones every day. This means the market for mobile applications is steadily increasing. You can take advantage of it by providing users with mobile applications. You will need to market your applications so people know they exist though. Here are a few tips to that end.

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More and more people are getting smart phones every day.  This means the market for mobile applications is steadily increasing.  You can take advantage of it by providing users with mobile applications.  You will need to market your applications so people know they exist though.  Here are a few tips to that end.

Although not everyone will have an iPhone they still make up a large portion of the market.  Therefore you should strongly consider adding your mobile applications to the iTunes app store.  This gives potential customers the ability to find your application whenever they are searching the store.

You would not want to release your application then be done with it.  It is usually a good idea to update it frequently.  Your customers would definitely appreciate you doing so.  Also updating your application will also serve to make it much more visible in the app store.

One of the best ways to go about marketing your mobile applications is to offer a free trial version of it.  People appreciate having the ability to test something out before they pay for it.  If they like your trial version then there will be a much higher chance they will buy the full version of your application.  This is even more important if your application is relatively high-priced.

Another excellent way to market your mobile application is to get others to review it.  There are blogs and websites setup for this very purpose.  Just know that this can easily backfire if you receive a lot of negative reviews.  Make sure your application is pretty good before you ask people to review it.

Social networking will also go a long way towards getting the word out about your mobile applications.  You should target the most popular sites such as Twitter and Facebook.  The more people talking about your application on these sites the more sales you will potentially make.

Make sure you also build a website for your application and pay attention to SEO.  There is nothing like receiving traffic you do not need to pay for.  Whenever you release your application you should also submit a press release for it.  This can potentially draw in a lot of customers quickly.

Releasing mobile applications can be a good venture especially considering the fact plenty of people are getting smart phones every day.  If you follow some of these tips you should have little trouble getting the word out about your apps.